The Transit of Venus, June 6, 2012: Programme in Tromsø |
The main elements of the public event will be:
- A huge video screen where the transit will be shown with video from many different locations in Norway and other countries. Even if the weather is poor, the transit will be possible to experience.
- Many activities related to science, astronomy and technology.
- Sale of eclipse shades, special information booklets and astronomy in general.
- Telescopes and other equipment for safe viewing of the transit and the Sun (even when the transit is not ongoing).
FREE ADMITTANCE!
During the event and the transit there will be many activities and exhibitions in Tromsøhallen and on the fields on Templarheimen!
Free admittance!
MORE INFORMATION
Major celestial events in Norway 2010-2015
Transit of Venus 2012
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Magnificent images, movies accompanied by majestic music. | |
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Separate tracks about the eclipses in Norway in 1954, Turkey in 2006, the Arctic in 2008 and China in 2009. | |
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News from space in Norwegian | |
Web sites |
bangirommet.no
News from space in Norwegian
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www.svalbard2015.no describes the spectacular total solar eclipse taking place on Svalbard and the North Pole on March 20, 2015.
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