Maybe not the right topic for Serious Discussion, but anyway...
So for the scientifically interested ones here at queenzone:
Nice surprise to notice that Brian's research work was a topic of a scientific radio program yesterday in the German Deutschlandradio. Brian and his co-authorship in the nature article from the 1970s (link have been explicitly mentioned. At the moment the constellation for observing the zodiacal light two hours after sunset in the western skies is apparently excellent, as the sun is far away and the ecliptic is almost prependicular to the horizon (provided that you have the privilege to live in an area without artificial light...).
Here is the link to yesterdays show (in German): link
And my translation (sorry for the poor English):
Astro time, February 28, 2013: „Dusty sunlight in the night“
Today evening the sun sets around 6pm. Two hours later the sun is 18 degree below the horizon. Then it is, physically speaking, totally dark. No sunlight can reach us anymore. But indirectly the sun can still be seen. First, of course, via Jupiter, only shining due to reflection of sunlight. Secondly, by a pale pyramid of light shimmering in the western skies in the constellations of Pisces, Aries, and Taurus. The pale glow stems from myriads of tiny dust particles circulating around the sun in the plane of the planetary system, scattering the sunlight. Astronomers refer to the zodiacal light, as this phenomenon can be seen in the constellations of the zodiac. An important study dealing with the origin of the zodiacal light was published 40 years ago in the renowned scientific journal ‚Nature‘. One of the three authors was a certain Brian May. He is less known as an astronomer than as guitarist of the rock band Queen. The pale shimmering of the dust in the planetary system can only be observed from really dark areas without disturbing artificial light. In addition, the moon must not be present. So the situation is particularly favourable in the coming two weeks. No moon in the evenings and the obliquity of the ecliptic is almost perpendicular to the horizon. The zodiacal light can clearly be seen with eyes well adapted to the darkness. Maybe you have a chance to look out for the dusty sunlight. Two hours after sunset it shows up as a pyramid of light in the western skies.