WALKER AVIATION MUSEUM FOUNDATION

ROSWELL, NM

International Alien Abduction Day Today, March 20th, is “International Alien Abduction Day”. This year, I’m hosting the Texas Aggie exchange student from Roswell, New Mexico. He waived his hand in front of me and told me there is no such thing as aliens.” Then, for some very strange reason, he said, “There is no basement in the Alamo!” Alamo Basement Texas Aggie Ring agreed and said, “Every Aggie Ring knows that there’s no basement in the Alamo!”
International Alien Abduction Day Credit: flickr4jazz

The Walker Aviation Museum Foundation in Roswell, New Mexico is dedicated to preserving and sharing the rich history of aviation in the Southwest. Founded in 1996, the Walker Aviation Museum Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to collect, preserve, and interpret the history of aviation in the region, as well as provide educational opportunities to the public.

The museum features a variety of exhibits, including an interactive exhibit on the history of aviation in the Southwest, an indoor/outdoor aviation library, a WWII flight simulator, and a model airplane collection. It also houses a variety of artifacts, including a B-29 bomber and a variety of military aircraft, as well as a selection of vintage aircraft engines.

The museum offers educational programs and workshops, as well as a variety of special events. It also sponsors the annual Roswell International Air Show, one of the premier air shows in the Southwest.

The museum is open to the public, and admission is free. It is located at the Walker Aviation Museum complex at the Roswell Industrial Air Center. The museum is open Monday through Friday from 10am to 4pm and Saturday from 10am to 2pm. It is closed on Sundays and major holidays.

WALKER AVIATION MUSEUM FOUNDATION is a Uncategorized or General Museum in ROSWELL NM. US MID #8403500125

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Mount Plains (Colorado, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming).

International Alien Abduction Day Today, March 20th, is “International Alien Abduction Day”. This year, I’m hosting the Texas Aggie exchange student from Roswell, New Mexico. He waived his hand in front of me and told me there is no such thing as aliens.” Then, for some very strange reason, he said, “There is no basement in the Alamo!” Alamo Basement Texas Aggie Ring agreed and said, “Every Aggie Ring knows that there’s no basement in the Alamo!”
International Alien Abduction Day Today, March 20th, is “International Tiki Alien Abduction Day”. This year, I’m hosting the Texas Aggie exchange student from Roswell, New Mexico. He waived his hand in front of me and told me there is no such thing as aliens. Then he told me that “These are not the Tiki Gnomes you’re looking for.” Of course they weren’t. I was looking for different Tiki Gnomes!
Annular Solar Eclipse - Ring of FIre I think these images of the annular eclipse look more like bullseyes. They were the best part of experiencing the not-quite-total eclipse in Roswell.
SolarEclipse_20231014_2b The Great Annular Eclipse of 2023 Composite of 5 images captured from 16:37 to 16:45 UTC. This image shows the progression of the eclipse from bottom left to top right. The 2nd image in the sequence shows 2nd contact (C2) at the beginning of annularity, and the 4th (towards the upper right) shows C3. The elusive Baily's beads effect seen in both is caused by sunlight shining through some parts of the rough lunar terrain (craters, mountains, valleys, etc.), creating a "string of beads" along the lunar limb. This is the first of many upcoming posts from my grand adventure to New Mexico with my best friend, Grace. After I flew to DFW, we drove out west to set up under the pristine dark skies of the Cosmic Campground in Gila National Forest, an international dark sky sanctuary. The next day, we drove back east and stopped at the NRAO VLA (Very Large Array) in central NM. And finally, we set up for the eclipse in the Salt Creek Wilderness just 1.5 miles away from the centerline, giving us a near-perfect ring of fire during totality. Grayscale version: <a href="https://flic.kr/p/2pg7DGR" rel="noreferrer nofollow">flic.kr/p/2pg7DGR</a> For each image in the composite: Stack of 20 frames (best of 185, which was 5 seconds @ 37 FPS) Exposure 2.5 ms, Gain 0, Offset 50 Location: Salt Creek Wilderness (NE of Roswell, NM) Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro Telescope: Explore Scientific ED80 f/6.0 Apochromatic Refractor (with HoTech 2" SCA Field Flattener) Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G (unguided) Capture software: FireCapture, Stellarium Processing software: PIPP, AutoStakkert! 3, PixInsight, and GIMP
SolarEclipse_20231014_2 The Great Annular Eclipse of 2023 Composite of 5 images captured from 16:37 to 16:45 UTC. This image shows the progression of the eclipse from bottom left to top right. The 2nd image in the sequence shows 2nd contact (C2) at the beginning of annularity, and the 4th (towards the upper right) shows C3. The elusive Baily's beads effect seen in both is caused by sunlight shining through some parts of the rough lunar terrain (craters, mountains, valleys, etc.), creating a "string of beads" along the lunar limb. This is the first of many upcoming posts from my grand adventure to New Mexico with my best friend, Grace. After I flew to DFW, we drove out west to set up under the pristine dark skies of the Cosmic Campground in Gila National Forest, an international dark sky sanctuary. The next day, we drove back east and stopped at the NRAO VLA (Very Large Array) in central NM. And finally, we set up for the eclipse in the Salt Creek Wilderness just 1.5 miles away from the centerline, giving us a near-perfect ring of fire during totality. False color version: <a href="https://flic.kr/p/2pgc8Va" rel="noreferrer nofollow">flic.kr/p/2pgc8Va</a> For each image in the composite: Stack of 20 frames (best of 185, which was 5 seconds @ 37 FPS) Exposure 2.5 ms, Gain 0, Offset 50 Location: Salt Creek Wilderness (NE of Roswell, NM) Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro Telescope: Explore Scientific ED80 f/6.0 Apochromatic Refractor (with HoTech 2" SCA Field Flattener) Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G (unguided) Capture software: FireCapture, Stellarium Processing software: PIPP, AutoStakkert! 3, PixInsight, and GIMP
SolarEclipse_20231014_1 The Great Annular Eclipse of 2023 This image shows the first few moments of third contact (C3) as the leading edge of the moon crosses beyond the sun's disk at the end of annularity. The elusive Baily's beads effect in the lower left is caused by sunlight shining through some parts of the rough lunar terrain (craters, mountains, valleys, etc.), creating a "string of beads" along the lunar limb. From our location near the centerline of the eclipse, this effect was only visible for a few seconds on either side of annularity. This is the first of many upcoming posts from my grand adventure to New Mexico with my best friend, Grace. After I flew to DFW, we drove out west to set up under the pristine dark skies of the Cosmic Campground in Gila National Forest, an international dark sky sanctuary. The next day, we drove back east and stopped at the NRAO VLA (Very Large Array) in central NM. And finally, we set up for the eclipse in the Salt Creek Wilderness just 1.5 miles away from the centerline, giving us a near-perfect ring of fire during totality. False color version: <a href="https://flic.kr/p/2pfFEFM" rel="noreferrer nofollow">flic.kr/p/2pfFEFM</a> Stack of 20 frames (best of 185, which was 5 seconds @ 37 FPS) Captured from 16:43:30.5 to 16:43:35.5 UTC 2023-10-14 Exposure 2.5 ms, Gain 0, Offset 50 Location: Salt Creek Wilderness (NE of Roswell, NM) Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro Telescope: Explore Scientific ED80 f/6.0 Apochromatic Refractor (with HoTech 2" SCA Field Flattener) Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G (unguided) Capture software: FireCapture, Stellarium Processing software: PIPP, AutoStakkert! 3, PixInsight, and GIMP
SolarEclipse_20231014_1b The Great Annular Eclipse of 2023 This image shows the first few moments of third contact (C3) as the leading edge of the moon crosses beyond the sun's disk at the end of annularity. The elusive Baily's beads effect in the lower left is caused by sunlight shining through some parts of the rough lunar terrain (craters, mountains, valleys, etc.), creating a "string of beads" along the lunar limb. From our location near the centerline of the eclipse, this effect was only visible for a few seconds on either side of annularity. This is the first of many upcoming posts from my grand adventure to New Mexico with my best friend, Grace. After I flew to DFW, we drove out west to set up under the pristine dark skies of the Cosmic Campground in Gila National Forest, an international dark sky sanctuary. The next day, we drove back east and stopped at the NRAO VLA (Very Large Array) in central NM. And finally, we set up for the eclipse in the Salt Creek Wilderness just 1.5 miles away from the centerline, giving us a near-perfect ring of fire during totality. Grayscale version: <a href="https://flic.kr/p/2pfDXJW" rel="noreferrer nofollow">flic.kr/p/2pfDXJW</a> Stack of 20 frames (best of 185, which was 5 seconds @ 37 FPS) Captured from 16:43:30.5 to 16:43:35.5 UTC 2023-10-14 Exposure 2.5 ms, Gain 0, Offset 50 Location: Salt Creek Wilderness (NE of Roswell, NM) Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro Telescope: Explore Scientific ED80 f/6.0 Apochromatic Refractor (with HoTech 2" SCA Field Flattener) Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G (unguided) Capture software: FireCapture, Stellarium Processing software: PIPP, AutoStakkert! 3, PixInsight, and GIMP
IMG_20231015_144742203 International Unidentified Flying Object Museum and Research Center, Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, USA (2023-10-15). <a href="https://www.nicolesharp.net/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.nicolesharp.net/</a>
IMG_20231015_144728917 International Unidentified Flying Object Museum and Research Center, Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, USA (2023-10-15). <a href="https://www.nicolesharp.net/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.nicolesharp.net/</a>
IMG_20231015_144717435 International Unidentified Flying Object Museum and Research Center, Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, USA (2023-10-15). <a href="https://www.nicolesharp.net/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.nicolesharp.net/</a>
IMG_20231015_144804673 International Unidentified Flying Object Museum and Research Center, Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, USA (2023-10-15). <a href="https://www.nicolesharp.net/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.nicolesharp.net/</a>
IMG_20231015_144815624 International Unidentified Flying Object Museum and Research Center, Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, USA (2023-10-15). <a href="https://www.nicolesharp.net/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.nicolesharp.net/</a>

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WALKER AVIATION MUSEUM FOUNDATION
PO BOX 4080
ROSWELL
NM
88202

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MID # 8403500125
Name WALKER AVIATION MUSEUM FOUNDATION
Alternate Name
Classification Uncategorized or General Museums, , Mount Plains
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 270298458
NTEECC A50
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201312
INCOME 0
REVENUE 0
LAT/LONG 33.398786, -104.522709
CODES FIPS State Code: 35
FIPS County Code: 005
US Census Tract: 000201
US Census Block: 2001