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.
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.
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.
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!).
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:
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
- 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
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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