Rock star and astrophysicist Brian May visits Paranal
On 28 and 29 September 2015, ESO’s Paranal Observatory welcomed a very special visitor — British rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and astrophysicist, Brian May. Famed for being the lead guitarist of the legendary rock band Queen — May also has a passion for astronomy. This picture shows Brian May in one of the domes of the ESO Very Large Telescope.
Credit:ESO/J. Girard (djulik.com, @djulik)/G. Hüdepohl (atacamaphoto.com)
Music: ’39 by Queen/B. May 1975 (A night at the Opera), with kind permission from Brian May
About the Video
| Id: | ann15074a |
| Release date: | 30 September 2015, 15:00 |
| Related announcements: | ann15074 |
| Duration: | 04 m 17 s |
| Frame rate: | 30 fps |
About the Object
| Name: | Cerro Paranal, Very Large Telescope |
| Type: | Unspecified : People : Other/General Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
| Category: | Paranal People and Events (disabled) |
