International heliophysical year

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The year 2007 has been declared the International Heliophysical Year (IHY). This was decided by the General Assembly of the United Nations by resolution 60/99 of December 8, 2006.

The IHY was the consistent continuation of the International Geophysical Year 1957 (IGY), which 2007 was 50 years old. The research activities will be extended to the sun and the heliosphere , i.e. to the area of ​​space that is dominated by the hot, ionized gas (the plasma of the solar wind ) emanating from the sun .

The objectives of the IHY, which was officially opened in Vienna on February 19, 2007 , were:

  1. Improvement of the understanding of heliophysical processes that determine the influence of the sun on the earth and the heliosphere.
  2. Expansion of international cooperation in the tradition of the International Geophysical Year 1957.
  3. To illustrate the relevance of earth and space research to society and to inspire future researchers.

exhibition

The traveling exhibition “The Empire of the Sun - Home of Mankind” was put together by scientists from leading German research institutions, universities and the European Space Agency . Space instruments, scientific simulations and generally understandable explanations were on display. The exhibition was complemented by paintings by the artist Indira Heber-Novkinic.

The exhibition was shown in many planetariums across Germany.

Tour dates

2007

  1. April 3, 2007 - June 24, 2007: Zeiss Planetarium Bochum
  2. July 1, 2007 - September 16, 2007: Planetarium Mannheim
  3. September - December 2007: Wilhelm Foerster Observatory eV with Planetarium Berlin
  4. November 1, 2007 - January 7, 2008: Media dome of the Kiel University of Applied Sciences

2008

  1. November 1, 2007 - January 7, 2008: Media dome of the Kiel University of Applied Sciences
  2. January - March 2008: Nicolaus-Copernicus-Planetarium Nuremberg
  3. April - May 2008: Carl Zeiss Planetarium Stuttgart
  4. May - July 2008: Space flight planetarium "Sigmund Jähn" Halle
  5. August - October 2008: Cottbus space flight planetarium
  6. November 2008 - January 2009: Zeiss Large Planetarium Berlin

2009

  1. November 2008 - January 2009: Zeiss Large Planetarium Berlin
  2. Spring 2009: Klagenfurt Planetarium

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