There is nothing in the whole of Nature to rival the glory of a total
           eclipse of the Sun.... Michael Maunder & Patrick Moore

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HELIODYSSEY 2008

SPACE, a national body working for the popularisation of astronomy and space science is organising the second student solar expedition Heliodyssey 2008 to Russia during the Total Solar Eclipse on 1st August 2008. Heliodyssey is a project of SPACE to follow the Total Solar eclipses all over the world and perform experiments. In this highly prestigious project, school students from all over India will selected through an online exam. These selected students will travel to the location of Total Solar Eclipse internationally fully sponsored (this year it is Russia) and will trained in various experiments and scientific procedures. They become the part of the official SPACE team of astronomers and scientist to work on various experiments during the Total Solar Eclipse and record the event scientifically. They will not only get a chance to represent their school and themselves internationally but the exposure opens their horizon for scientific research and the cultural diversity adds to their personality. 

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