If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things. -Rene Descartes
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Where did the idea for The Mobile Observatory Project come from?
The Suspicious0bservers YouTube channel was created by Ben to provide a short daily summary and analysis on the following topics: heliophysics, astrophysics, seismology, earth's magnetism, and more - all by 6:30AM EST! See his background here. |
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Ben convinced his wife Kat to leave her job in the financial industry to help manage The Mobile Observatory Project: retrofitting an RV into a Mobile Observatory, traveling across the U.S. and Canada on tour, doing educational outreach and research at schools, museums and public venues.
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They purchased the base RV, a 2002 Fleetwood Bounder themselves, and a successfully funded Kickstarter campaign with 870 sponsors helped with the retrofit and journey (Thank you MOP Sponsors).
The husband and wife team (and their two dogs) have traveled 20,000+ miles to 40 states and 4 provinces, with over 75 events in 8 months! Between the morning news, driving several hours a day, scheduling events, filling up the MOP and speaking/presenting, it was a nonstop adventure. February 2015: The Mobile Observatory into storage as Ben and Kat get ready for their new role: parents! Although no longer on the road (for now), the projects continued on: - Observing The Frontier, an annual conference series - The Disaster Prediction App - Additional online resources: SpaceWeatherNews.com, QuakeWatch.net - Books: Weatherman's Guide to the Sun - Children's Books: Kira and Lulu Visit the Sun, Kira and Lulu Visit the Planets |
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2020 and all that it brings cancels Observing The Frontier conference - Ben and Kat purchase 70 acres in Central Colorado to develop Observer Ranch, a campground and learning center to serve the community (ObserverRanch.com).
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Thank you for your support!
EYES OPEN, NO FEAR
EYES OPEN, NO FEAR
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CONTACT:
Ben & Kat Davidson Ben@ObservatoryProject.com Kat@ObservatoryProject.com Mailing Address: 3578 Hartsel Dr 583 Colorado Springs, CO 80920 |
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