It’s official. Black Rock Observatory has a Theme Camp at Burning Man this year, with presentations, science experiments, and a ton of awesome people to entertain you. We have been placed at 4:15 and Ganymede and Black Rock Observatory (the dome and scopes) has been placed nearby. Our Kickstarter campaign is live! Please donate here, […]
Our very own Major Tom Varden made an appearance on Burner Podcast! BRO has its roots and origin in Burning Man and it is an honor for Burner Podcast to host Tom and speak about our presence there. Without further ado, Episode 80: Beyond The Observatory. http://www.burnerpodcast.com/previous-episodes/episode-80-beyond-the-observatory
SOAK! 2016 Looking back by Zoom Newhouse – A few months ago, I discovered that the theme for SOAK, Portland’s regional Burningman event, was to be SCIENCE! What a great opportunity to bring an outpost of Black Rock Observatory to yet another event. Bought tickets and a camping vehicle pass, and signed up as an art […]
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Proto-planetary disks forming. Check back soon!
Black Rock Observatory participated in an exhibition at Natural History Museum’s Summer Nights in the Garden, where we were invited back for a second year after an overwhelming response in 2015. This free public event provided an opportunity to view the moon as well as Jupiter and various star clusters through both our 14” and custom […]
Want to see more stars? (The answer is always yes). Check out this great event taking place at Black Rock City! More info here: See the sky! Black Out Black Rock! Synopsis: WHEN: Wednesday, August 31, 11 – midnight WHAT: Turn all your lights out. Look up at the sky.
Lightning in a Bottle is an Electronic Dance Music and Art festival held in Bradley, CA, on the remnants of seven spits of land that once jutted out into the nearby lake. The festival connects each spit with bridges and places large sound stages, lines of vendors, lecture halls, yoga spaces, and more along each […]
Still Packing… Check back soon for more info.
Our Kickstarter: http://kck.st/1dzBxvP