So there you have it, Burning Man Festival is this year’s winner of our Top Satellite Image contest!
What is Burning Man?
The Burning Man festival (or project) has grown from a small group of people gathering spontaneously to a community of over 48,000 people. Held in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, Burning Man is an annual experiment in temporary community dedicated to radical self-expression and radical self-reliance. The towns of Empire and Gerlach serve as guardians of the desert region. The event is always held the week prior to and including Labor Day weekend. In 2012 the dates were Monday, August 27 to Monday, September 3. Each year has a different theme, with past themes including - Fertility, Time, Hell, Outer Space, The Body, and The Floating World. Innovative sculptures, installations, performances, theme camps, art cars and costumes are encouraged. Source: http://www.burningman.com
Our WorldView-2 satellite captured this image on August 28, 2012. The off-nadir angle was 38.96 degrees. The sun elevation was 56.91 degrees and we were fortunate to get 0 percent cloud cover.
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