BURNING MAN 2022 WITNESSED FROM SPACE

BlackSky satellites captured dozens of images during the nine day event in Black Rock Desert, Nevada.


Each summer, tens of thousands of participants travel to Black Rock Desert, about 100 miles northeast of Reno, Nevada, to build the temporary settlement of Black Rock City. After a two year hiatus, Burning Man officially returned on August 28, 2022 with the theme 'Waking Dreams.'


Click through the slide show below to see Burning Man unfold -- before, during, and after the event.

BEFORE: Creating a Metropolis

August 24 - 27, 2022

August 24 at 4:34pm

Black Rock City starts to take shape four days before Burning Man

August 25 at 3:50pm

Three days before the event

August 26 at 8:55am

Two days before the event

August 27 at 8:39am

One day before the event

August 27 at 8:39am

Cars arriving the day before the event

August 27 at 7:52pm

The night before Burning Man is set to begin

The bright light in the center of the ring road is Center Camp, the 'largest temporary freestanding tensile shade structure in the world'

DURING: Black Rock City 2022

August 28 - September 4, 2022

August 28 at 11:09am

Cars (and private planes) arrive in time for day one of Burning Man

In this image, a small red plane can be seen landing on the airstrip below Black Rock City

August 29 at 6:41pm

Art installation take shape on the Playa on day two of Burning Man

August 30 at 1:50pm

Black Rock City continues to grow on day three of the event

August 31 at 10:27am

A sandstorm on the Playa on day four of the event

August 31 at 6:48pm

The dust settles in Black Rock City after the sandstorm

September 1 at 4:30pm

A vehicle kicks up a long dust cloud as it drives past the perimeter of Black Rock City

September 2 at 5:57pm

Attendee's private planes can be seen parked outside of Black Rock City on day six of Burning Man

September 3 at 5:22pm

35mph winds on day seven caused an intense sandstorm and whiteout conditions in Black Rock City

September 3 at 5:22pm

A zoomed out view of the sandstorm

September 3 and 4

The man effigy in the center of the Playa before (day seven) and after (day eight) it was burned

AFTER: Back to Desert

September 5 - 7, 2022

September 5 at 2:31pm

Black Rock City begins to fade on the final day of the event

September 6 at 12:46pm

One day after the event

September 7 at 6:32pm

Two days after the event


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With our rapid revisit capabilities, up to hourly for parts of the globe, we can monitor and detect detailed change over time.

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