Information before the Olympiad

• The 1^st announcement
• The 2^nd announcement, the main points for formation of the teams
• The 3^rd announcement, dates, deadlines and applications

Information after the Olympiad

APAO is a relatively new Olympiad which was founded in the spring 2005 as an international regional programme in line with the International Astronomy Olympiad. The 8^th Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad (VIII APAO) took place in November-December 2012 in town of Cox's Bazar (South-East part of Bangladesh). The Olympiad organized by Bangladesh Astronomical Association. The local part of jury was formed by scientists from Bombay (Mumbai, India).

The participants stayed in Hotel Shaibal.

Hotel Shaibal

Theoretical and Practical rounds were held in Sunny Beach International School.

Sunny Beach International School

Observational round was held at the Indian Ocean Beach near Hotel Shaibal.

Sunset at the Indian Ocean Beach

38 students from 6 countries took part in the Olympiad.

BD		Bangladesh - 8 students
CN		China - 8 students
ID		Indonesia - 4 students
KR		Korea - 7 students
KZ		Kazakhstan - 8 students
RU		Russia (East-Asian part) - 3 students

The fulfilled programme of the Olympiad

• Monday, November 26
  Delegations arrival
• Tuesday, November 27
  Opening ceremony
  Welcome party
  Teams presentations
• Wednesday, November 28
  Theoretical round
  Lecture
  Sky observations
• Thursday, November 29
  Visit to Weather Station
  Observational round
• Friday, November 30
  Excursion to Inani Beach
  Lecture
  Olympiad Celebratory Dinner
• Saturday, December 1
  Practical round
  Excursion to Cox's Bazar downtown
  Shopping
• Sunday, December 2
  Excursion to Bandarban
• Monday, December 3
  Closing ceremony
  Excursion to Cox's Bazar
• Tuesday, December 4
  Delegations departure

Problems of the Olympiad

Theoretical round, problems 1-6, group a: English, Russian
Theoretical round, problems 1-6, group b: English, Russian
Practical round, problem 7, groups a and b: English, Russian
Practical round, problem 8, group a: English, Russian
Practical round, problem 8, group b: English, Russian
Observational round, problems 9-12, groups a and b: English and Russian

Problems in other languages to be published later

Winners and prizewinners of the Olympiad

I Diploma
• Hwang Insu (Korea)
• Lee Won Ki (Korea)
• Liu Junda (China)
II Diploma
• Jin Sun Ho (Korea)
• Kim Jaehong (Korea)
• Li Enliang (China)
• Sun Fengwu (China)
• Wang Kaixiang (China)
• Xie Yuting (China)
• Xiong Yingxin (China)
• Zhang Tianqing (China)
III Diploma
• Azhenov Anuar (Kazakhstan)
• Borodin Kirill (Kazakhstan)
• Chen Tianzeng (China)
• Dabylov Bakhtiyar (Kazakhstan)
• Datta Turjja (Bangladesh)
• Joh Junghoon (Korea)
• Kabir Md. Mohsinul (Bangladesh)
• Lee Sang Min (Korea)
• Nikonov Alexey (Russia)
• Pramanto Kusuma Yani (Indonesia)
• Sattar Mohammad Sowad (Bangladesh)
• Woo Minwoo (Korea)
Special Diploma
For the best result in all the rounds
• Liu Junda (China) - in group Alpha
• Lee Won Ki (Korea) - in group Beta
  
  For the best result in theoretical round
• Sun Fengwu (China) - in group Beta
  
  For the best result in practical round
• Pramanto Kusuma Yani (Indonesia) - in group Alpha
• Hwang Insu (Korea) - in group Beta
  
  For the best result in observational round
• Jin Sun Ho (Korea) - in group Beta
• Sattar Mohammad Sowad (Bangladesh) - in group Beta
  
  For the funny picture of bear in solutions
• Chen Tianzeng (China)

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LOC Web-Site

Dr. Michael G. Gavrilov, Founding Chairman and Coordinator of the Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad (APAO)
ISSP of Russ. Acad. Sci., Institute street 2, 142432 Chernogolovka, Moscow region, Russia.

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