THE MOBILE OBSERVATORY PROJECT
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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


 Where did the idea for The Mobile Observatory Project come from?
The Suspicious0bservers YouTube channel
was created by Ben in 2011
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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2014 came around and the channel was growing; he convinced his wife Kat to leave her job in the financial industry to help manage The Mobile Observatory Project: turning 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.
They purchased the base RV, a 2002 Bounder themselves, and a successfully funded Kickstarter campaign with 870 sponsors helped with the retrofit and journey (Thank you MOP Sponsors!). 
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The husband and wife team (and their 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. They wrapped up in February 2015 to put The Mobile Observatory into storage to 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


Thank you for your support!
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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  • Welcome!
  • KIRA AND LULU BOOKS
  • WEATHERMAN'S GUIDE
  • OBSERVING THE FRONTIER 2020
    • OTF 2020
    • OTF 2019 >
      • DISPLAYS/EXHIBITS
      • WATER WORLDS
    • OTF 2018 >
      • STUDENTS
    • OTF 2015/2016/2017
  • The Journey
    • MOP Sponsors
  • CAMPGROUND CONTEST
  • About