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SWEETS invites to participate on the world-wide first web quiz on space weather and International Heliophysical Year. The question and regulations for the quiz are available on the SWEETS (Space Weather and Europe - an Educational Tool with the Sun) homepage. Deadline 15th July 2007.
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Choose Quiz in the main top menu and start to fill the form before answering the questions. The main theme "The Sun" in sarepta.org may be helpful to study before starting the Quiz.
Quiz winners coming form the SWEETS consortium member states (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Latvia, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and Turkey) will be invited to stay one day in the SWEETS institutes to watch and participate on the daily life of scientist. The main quiz winner will take part on rocket launch at Andoya Rocket Range in northern Norway in August 2007. In addition she/he will be part of the SWEETS TV film on space weather and IHY. |
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Space weather is primarily an astronomical phenomenon due to the solar activity and cosmic rays but its study is by nature interdisciplinary and encompasses various fields of physics, engineering and human activities. Space weather showed already significant effects like failures in satellite navigation (GPS), in telecommunication, or spacecraft losses, electricity cut off, pipeline corrosion, radiation risks on aircraft passengers and electronics.
It will increase the impacts on every day life - like for instance on applications of Galileo satellite navigation. Space weather effects on terrestrial weather like global warming are studied, on long-term climate change and on biological systems have been conjectured. |
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SWEETS will also demonstrate the beauty and significance of the Sun, solar activities, cosmic rays and space weather to Europe. The solar aspect of this phenomenon becomes known more and more to the public. However the other ones remain largely ignored despite of its great potential of interest for several scientific, commercial and public sectors all over Europe. Europe achieved significant capacities in the field of space weather as well as solar science and this will be presented in the public.
SWEETS project aims to promoting and raising public awareness by means of very attractive and high quality deliverables (like space weather mobile truck tour, web quiz, DVD, festivals & fair, rocket & balloon campaign and space weather TV movie) during science weeks and festivals in 27 countries all over Europe. The main space weather festival will take place during the European Science Week between 19 – 24 November 2007 at the Schwerin castle / House of Parliament in Germany.
Read more at the SWEETS website. |
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