Burning Man Fire Picked Up From Space In New Satellite Imagery
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Burning Man is an annual gathering held in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert that celebrates art, self-expression, and community. This temporary metropolis emerges from the desert for a week, characterized by its colossal, intricate art installations, eclectic performances, and an ethos of radical self-reliance and inclusion. This year’s grand monument imagines an upside-down desert flower, called the Temple of the Heart, reaching out into the sky, offering a place of refuge for those who seek solace or are grieving.
Those who are far away from the magic, which is located about 120 miles north of Reno, might be glad to know that they can still have a glimpse of the festival—albeit from the far distance of a satellite’s eye. As reported by Space.com, some Earth-watchers have shared images from the site of the yearly ritual, which kicked off on August 28.
As revealed by a researcher known as kosmi, the European Sentinel-2 satellite hovered around the main plaza on August 27, a day before the festival debuted, and sighted “some kind of fire,” though it’s to be noted that this wasn’t the main blaze from the actual temple.
Yesterday's view of #BurningMan #festival in #BlackRock City, #Nevada.
— kosmi 🛰ï¸ðŸŒ (@kosmi64833127) August 28, 2023
Image taken by @CopernicusEU #Sentinel2 seems to show some kind of fire 😎🔥
Mix of greyscale visible light and SWIR.
Data processed in @sentinel_hub @ai6yrham 😉#USA #BurningMan2023 #blackrockcity pic.twitter.com/RNtjroXxEc
Separately, US satellite technology company Maxar captured pictures of the site in the daytime, showcasing the plaza’s circular shape and the traffic from that day.
#BurningMan is a once-a-year event where thousands of people gather in the #Nevada desert to create #BlackRockCity, a temporary metropolis dedicated to community, art, self-expression and self-reliance, where all are welcome.
— Maxar Technologies (@Maxar) August 28, 2023
These images were taken on August 27, 2023. pic.twitter.com/IUgfAxevB9
Burning Man 2023 runs through September 4. Each year, the act of burning a wooden figure symbolizes a cathartic release, a way to let go of the past and embrace new beginnings.
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