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

Measuring the size of the Earth

• Erathostenes (276-195 BC)

Exercise for schools: Measure size of the Earth

Distance to the Sun

Major national event in Frognerparken June 7, 8

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

• 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.

Live webcasts using web cameras

Webcam adapted for astrophoto

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)

Solar eclipse webcast from Oslo, Norway, May 31, 2003 (www.astronomy.no)

Lunar eclipse webcast from Oslo, Norway, November 9, 2003 (www.astronomy.no)

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!