Title: The International Heliophysical Year IHY in SPAIN
1The International Heliophysical Year (IHY) in
SPAIN
Foreseen activities and Institutions already
involved
Javier Rodríguez- Pacheco1 1Space Research
Group/Science Universidad de Alcalá
Casa de las Ciencias del Ayto. de Logroño
Contact Dolores Fernández ActivitiesOpen-Doors
day 10th June, Practical applications of the
Solar Energy, Live Solar Observations (solar
image projected on a big screen),
Solar/Heliospheric Conference,Exposition on
Solar/Heliospheric Physics
Planetario de Santander Contact Andrés Ortega
Piris Activities Collaboration with the local
Astronomy Club Cantabria Solar Research,
Conferences, Expostions,
Planetario de Pamplona Contact Javier
Armentia Activities Open-Doors day 10th June,
Live Solar Observations coordinated with local
Astronomic Associations, including screen
projections, spectrograph, and workshops on the
street, Exposition Conferences and Courses on
Solar/Heliospheric Physics.
Museu de la Ciencia I de la Técnica, Terrassa
Contact Eusebi Casanelles I Rahola Activities
Open-Doors day 10th June, Practical applications
of the Solar Energy
Research Institutes/Faculties 1.- DMG (Data
Mining Group, Univ. Málaga), Contact Marlon
Núñez 2.- GACE (Grupo Astrofísica y Ciencias del
Espacio, Univ. Valencia), Contact Vicente
Domingo 3.- IAA Instituto de Astrofísica de
Andalucía, Contact Juan Carlos del Toro Iniesta
4.- IAC (Instituto de Astrofísica de
Canarias), Contact José A. Bonet 5.- OE
Observatori de lEbre, Contact J.J. Curto J.
Germán Solé 6.- SRG/UAH (Space Research Group,
Univ. Alcalá), Contact Javier R.-Pacheco 7.-
STPSW (Solar-Terrestrial Physics and Space
Weather Group, Univ. Barcelona), Contact Blai.
Sanahuja 8.- UE (Universidad de Extremadura),
Contact José M. Vaquero 9.- UIB Universitat de
les Illes Balears, Contact J. L. Ballester
LHemispheric/Valencia Contact Jose Carlos
Guirado Activities TBD
Museo de la Ciencia y el Cosmos del Organismo
Autónomo de Museos del Cabildo de
Tenerife Contact Inés Rodríguez Activities
Open-Doors day 10th June, Live Solar
Observations, Exposition on Solar/Heliospheric
Physics, Conferences and courses on
Solar/Heliospheric physics, Special session of
the ApEA (Astronomy Teaching Association)
dedicated to Heliophysics
Planetario de Madrid Contact Asunción Sánchez
Activities TBD
Museo de las Ciencias de Valladolid Contact
Victoria Toro Activities Open-Doors day 10th
June, Live Solar Observations, Exposition on
Solar and planetary Astronomy (2nd March 27
June), Solar/Heliospheric Conference
Remarks J. Armendia from the Planetario of
Pamplona, has been designed National IHT
coordinator for Museums and Planetariums. APLE
(Spanish Planetariums Association) has programmed
Several activities and Solar Observations during
the Open-doors day. It has also developed a web
page focused on the IHY www.sol2007.es The
Agrupacion Astronomica de Sabadell is also
involved with IHY Contact Dr. Ricard Casas
Cosmocaixa Contact R. Rodríguez-Vita Activities
TBD
WEBSITE http//www.srg.uah.es/ciencia/SRG/docume
ntos/IHY/
IHY Inauguration Ceremony February 19, 2007