activities in norway
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Activities in Norway. Major event in famous Frognerparken, Oslo Extensive web sites ( www.astronomy.no and www.astronomi.no ) Exercises and information for schools: Measure the size of the Earth and the distance to the Sun On June 8: Live high capacity webcast, animations and comments - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Activities in Norway
-Major event in famous Frognerparken, Oslo
-Extensive web sites (www.astronomy.no and www.astronomi.no)
-Exercises and information for schools: Measure the size of the Earth and the distance to the Sun
-On June 8: Live high capacity webcast, animations and comments
-Very high activity towards media
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Measuring the size of the Earth
• Erathostenes (276-195 BC)
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Exercise for schools: Measure size of the Earth
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Distance to the Sun
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Major national event in Frognerparken June 7, 8
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Main elements
• Huge video screen (40 m2) showing the transit live from several locations in Norway etc.
• Numerous activities and exhibitions, from science and engineering. More than 20 organizations participating, planetarium
• Concert and national activities on the evening of June 7.
• Astronomical material for sale and distribution: Eclipse shades, posters, special magazine, meteorites etc.
• More than 30 telescopes in use for the public
• June 8, 2pm: National prize ceremony for best research project for young school children with minister of science and education
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• The famous Frognerpark with the Vigeland statues is an amazing location
• Partial eclipse May 31, 2003: More than 20 000 people in the park at 5 am!
• Norway is important of historical reasons. In 1769 Maximilian Hell measured the AU from Vardø.
• Special celebration of this in Vardø on June 8.
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Live webcasts using web cameras
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Webcam adapted for astrophoto
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Lunar eclipse webcast from Oslo, Norway, November 9, 2003 (www.astronomy.no)
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Venus transit webcast from Oslo, Norway, June 8, 2004 (www.astronomy.no)
Cameras with live coverage from
• Oslo
• Bergen
• Trondheim
• Mobile team (rented aircraft!) equipped with 60 mm Hfilter etc.
• .... and more!