Objetivo On June 8, 2004, planet Venus will pass in front of the Sun. This event, a transit, is extremely rare - the last one occurred 121 years ago. Easily observable in Europe, it will most certainly generate unprecedented attention from the media and the public. This project aims at transforming curiosity into knowledge and interest in European science through large-scale pedagogic action, specially geared towards the importance of uncertainty in scientific observations, the leading European role in the discovery of extra-solar planets and the measure of the Universe. This project will set up a large international network of individuals (teachers, students, amateur astronomers, etc.), and institutions (planetariums, science centers, etc.). It will encourage them to participate in real-time measurements of one of the most fundamental astronomical parameters, the distance from the Earth to the Sun. It will explain the relation of this event to a current front-line research area, the search for extra-solar planets by the transit method; the only one, which, in the near future, will enable the discovery of Earth-size planets and thus possibly, alien habitable worlds. The project will promote international collaboration throughout Europe, and also in Africa and Asia, by observing the same rare celestial event, debating it via web and adding local observational contributions to a large, common database. The project is centred on the delivery of the detailed explanation in all European languages of all aspects (scientific, technical, historical etc.) of the event itself and its implication in the search for life, and on the involvement of media, teachers and amateur astronomers to ensure the highest return. The Internet will be the main vector of interaction. To emphasize the sociological importance of this event, a video contest will be launched. The project will be thoroughly evaluated in terms of impact and management in a Final Event during the Science Week. Palabras clave Astronomy Venus Transit extra-solar planets internet-based activities teaching materials the scale of the Universe Programa(s) FP6-SOCIETY - Science and society: specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration : "Structuring the European Research Area" under the Sixth Framework Programme 2002-2006 Tema(s) SOCIETY-1 - Bringing research closer to society SOCIETY-3.1 - Public understanding and confidence Convocatoria de propuestas FP6-2002-SCIENCEANDSOCIETY-2 Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoria Régimen de financiación SSA - Specific Support Action Coordinador EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2 GARCHING Alemania Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Participantes (3) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS Francia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Avenue Denfert-Rochereau, 77 PARIS Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR ASTRONOMY EDUCATION Alemania Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Karl-Schwarzschild-Str. 2 GARCHING Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos ASTRONOMICAL INSTITUTE - ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC Chequia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Observatory Ondrejov Fricova1 ONDREJOV Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos
