IV International Astronomy Olympiad 1999

IV International Astronomy Olympiad Crimean Laboratory of SAI MSU and Crimean Astrophysical Observatory, s. Nauchnyj, September 25 - October 2, 1999.

The IV-th International Astronomy Olympiad took place on September 25 - October 2, 1999 in the scientific town of Nauchnyj, Republic of Crimea, on a base of Sternberg Astronomical Institute Crimean Laboratory, Crimean Astrophysical Observatory and Crimean "Youth Academy os Sciences" Astronomical Department. There were two official languages at the Olympiad - English and Russian. Problems were prepared by the Organizing Committee in these two languages but the team leaders were responsible to translate problems to native languges of participants (i.e. to Bulgarian, Portuguese and Ukrainian). Character of the problems to solve were analogous to ones of the Olympiads 1996, 1997 and 1998.

States, participaited in the IV IAO: Brazil. Bulgaria. Crimea. India. Moscow land. Russia. Ukraine. observer and jury member from Sweden. The main points of the programme of the Olympiad were the following:

Wednesday September 22 Brazilian delegation arrive Free time Thursday September 23 Free time Friday September 24 Indian delegation arrive Free time Saturday September 25 Bulgarian, Crimean, Moscow land and Russian delegations arrive Free time Sunday September 26 Ukrainian delegation arrive Official opening ceremony, conference Lecture about history of Crimean Astrophysical Observatory Excursion to the main telescopes of CrAO Unofficial opening ceremony, concert Welcome party Concert prepared by schoolchildren of Nauchnyj Monday September 27 Theoretical round Sports, walking near Nauchnyj Sweden delegation arrive Observational round Tuesday September 28 Excursion to Sebastopol Wednesday September 29 Practical round Sports, walking near Nauchnyj Thursday September 30 Excursion to Bakhchisaray Excursion to the main telescopes of Crimean Laboratory of Sternberg Astronomical Institute Friday October 1 Sweden delegation depart Excursion to solar telescope of CrAO Closing ceremony Final dinner Saturday October 2 Visit to Katsiveli (Branch of CrAO at the South Cost of Crimea) for Brazilian and Indian delagations Excursion to radio telescope of CrAO Sunday October 3 Indian delegation depart Monday October 4 Brazilian delegation depart Saturday-Tuesday October 2-5 Autumn astronomical School for Russian language speaking participants (for Bulgarian, Crimean, Moscow land, Russian and Ukrainian delegations) Wednesday October 6 Bulgarian, Crimean, Moscow land, Russian and Ukrainian delegations depart

Winners of the Forth International Astronomy Olympiad: I prize:

Abolmasov Pavel (Moscow city) Bhalerao Varun (Pune, India) Jha Mayank (Bhopal, India) Rufat Jelyl (Kyrdzhali, Bulgaria) Sokolovski Kirill (Moscow city) Voitsik Petr (Moscow city) II prize:

Biswal Punyashloka (New Delhi, India) Fauzan Yousuf (Lucknow, India) Ivanov Alexander (Chelyabinsk, Russia) Ivanov Svetoslav (Stara Zagora, Bulgaria) Manannikov Alexander (Ramenskoye, Moscow land) Savcheva Antonia (Pleven, Bulgaria) Shridhar Jayanthi (Sao Jose dos Campoc, Brazil) Tassev Svetlin (Varna, Bulgaria) Vutha Amar Chandra (Bangalore, India) III prize:

Bakay Dmitriy (St.Petersburg, Russia) Bashakov Andrey (Tikhvin, Russia) Dattchenko Andrey (Moscow city) Diankov Nikolay (Varna, Bulgaria) Ignatovich Alexander (Zlatoust, Russia) Konstantinov Sergey (Chekiabinsk, Russia) Krumov Vladimir (Varna, Bulgaria) Kurilova Tatjana (Moscow city) Mathew Ranchu (Pune, India) Samarin Pavel (Yekaterinburg, Russia) Tsvetkov Egor (Novgorod-the-Great, Russia) Number of Diploma:

            Team       1...2...3
          Brazil.......-...1...-
          Bulgaria.....1...3...2
          Crimea.......-...-...-
          India........2...3...1
          Moscow land..3...1...2
          Russia.......-...1...6
          Ukraine......-...-...-
          Total........6...9..11

The 5th International Astronomy Olympiad took place on October 20-27, 2000 at the Special Astrophysical Observatory of Russian Academy of Sciences (SAO RAS) in the North Caucasus. Dr. Michael G. Gavrilov, Chairman of the Coordinating Council of the International Olympiad of Euro-Asian Astronomical Society, ISSP of Russ. Acad. Sci., Institute avenue 15, 142432 Chernogolovka, Moscow region, Russia.

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