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ESAs Proba-1 spies Burning Man festival
 
Around 50 000 people gathered in the desert in Nevada this week for the annual Burning Man festival. ESA's Proba-1 microsatellite snapped a souvenir as it flew some 600 km overhead.
A mosaic of four 5 m-resolution black and white images was acquired by Proba-1's HRC high-resolution camera on Thursday, showing massed camper vans and tents gathered for the week-long art and self-expression festival.
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Ten of thousands of 'burners' are gathering in Nevada's Black Rock Desert in the US to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Burning Man festival.
This year the desert-based event could be even wilder than usual seeing all sort of creations - from aliens to wind surfing.
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Every year, media coverage of Burning Man gets it wrong. Scott G presents many myth-busting details about the annual celebration held the week before Labour Day on the Playa of Black Rock Desert, 120 miles north of Reno, Nevada.

Fiction: In the media, Burning Man is sometimes called an unstructured hippie event that plunges participants into a ritualistic freak show of mob-rule.
Fact: There are rules for safety. There is a city map. There is a plan. Within those self-imposed protective limits is an informal structure that encourages self-expression, participation, audience interaction, and the opportunity to achieve the poetry of the soul.

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