Counting Down to Eclipse Live from FUJIYAMA by Panasonic's Solar Power
18 Maggio 2012 - 7:00PM
Business Wire
It's only days away from a rare solar eclipse and Panasonic is
counting down to the special
day!http://news.panasonic.net/archives/2012/0419_10352.html
Setting up Panasonic HIT Solar Panels at
Base Camp at the Fifth Station of Mt Fuji (Photo: Business
Wire)
For the residents of the main "Honshu" island of Japan, to be
able to observe the solar eclipse is really a rare opportunity with
the last full eclipse visible only in the scattered southern
Okinawa islands on September 23, 1987 and the next full eclipse
expected to be visible in Hokkaido on June 1, 2030, or in other
words eighteen years later!
To make sure we and all our fans will be able to view this
year's solar eclipse on May 21, Panasonic will broadcast this rare
opportunity live from the peak of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest and
most prominent mountain (as well as the area that will be right
smack in the middle of the path of the eclipse). And better yet to
give this challenge an ironic twist, the electricity used by the
equipment for the live filming will only be powered with
electricity generated by the sun using Panasonic's HIT solar
panels.
Currently, the base camp is being set up at the fifth station of
the mountain, steadily preparing for the big day, including
generating and storing the electricity for the challenge at the
peak.
[Video]Setting Up for Eclipse Live from Mt Fuji by Panasonic
Solar PowerAbout This Project
During the live broadcasting, HIT solar panels situated at the
base camp will charge the mobile power supplies which will then be
shouldered up to the peak by the climbing expedition where the live
broadcast will take place.
And even if the clouds decide to play "hide and seek" with us,
our climbing expedition at the peak of Mt. Fuji, which boasts a
height 3776.24 m (12389 ft), will be able to bring you the
experience from (hopefully) above the clouds.
Filming the Sun, Using the Sun. Have fun with us!
http://panasonic.net/eclipseliveOfficial facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/PanasonicEclipseLiveOfficial
twitter account: https://twitter.com/#!/FujiyamaEclipse#PanasonicFujiyamaEclipsePressKit:
http://news.panasonic.net/presskits/eclipselive_by_solarpower
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