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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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Mercury transit webcast from Oslo, Norway, May 7,
2003 (www.astronomy.no)
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Solar eclipse webcast from Oslo, Norway, May 31,
2003 (www.astronomy.no)
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Solar eclipse webcast from Oslo, Norway, May 31,
2003 (www.astronomy.no)
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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 Ha filter etc.
• .... and more!