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  • Blog Post: Another Brian May 3-D image of Comet PANSTARRS!

    Yesterday, I shared a cool 3-D image of Comet PANSTARRS sent by Ph.D. astronomer, Queen guitarist, and Astronomy Editorial Advisory Board member Brian May. Today, I have the good fortune to share another image Brian sent me. You may know that Brian is very much into stereo photography (see “Brian...
  • Blog Post: Brian May’s amazing 3-D image of Comet PANSTARRS

    Ph.D. astronomer, Queen guitarist, and Astronomy Editorial Advisory Board member Brian May sent some 3-D images of Comet PANSTARRS (C/2011 L4) the other day. These are absolutely incredible and will blow your mind when you see them in the right way. You may know that Brian is very much into stereo photography...
  • Blog Post: Winners announced in Brian May/Queen “A Kind of Magic” Contest!

    Many thanks to all of you who submitted such fantastic essays in the Brian May/Queen “A Kind of Magic” Contest. Brian and I asked you to submit an essay on what you would study if you could magically return to school and focus on an astronomy Ph.D. that would address your wildest dreams in...
  • Blog Post: Brian May's Queen “One Vision” month at Astronomy is here!

    • Bone up on your Queen knowledge for a chance to win autographed items from Brian May • “One Vision” contest opens November 28 and runs until December 31 • Read the story “Brian May’s world of stereo astro pictures” in the January 2012 Astronomy • Watch...
  • Blog Post: Brian May presents Queen “One Vision” month at Astronomy magazine! And a little bit about “A Kind of Magic.”

    • Bone up on your Queen knowledge for a chance to win autographed items from Brian May • “One Vision” contest opens November 28 and runs until December 31 • Read the story “Brian May’s world of stereo astro pictures” in the January 2012 Astronomy • Watch...
  • Blog Post: Brian May presents Queen “One Vision” month at Astronomy magazine!

    • Bone up on your Queen knowledge for a chance to win autographed items from Brian May • “One Vision” contest opens November 28 and runs until December 31 • Read the story “Brian May’s world of stereo astro pictures” in the January 2012 Astronomy • Watch...
  • Blog Post: The world’s most celebrated astronomy Ph.D.

    Over the Memorial Day break, I had occasion to throw in a DVD or two, and wanting to relive a little music, I watched large swaths of Live Aid, the iconic 1985 concert that featured numerous acts on stages at Wembley Stadium in London, England, and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Again, I...