We talked to Dr Douglas Pierce-Price of the European Southern Observatory about the telescopes they operate in Chile and the recent involvement in the Quantum of Solace James Bond movie.

MP3: Dr Douglas Pierce-Price Interview

It is strange sometimes what you can do on Facebook. Aside from battling endless zombie/vampire/pirate invitations, I quite enjoy the social networking site. I recently found out that you can become a ‘fan’ of ESO on Facebook. They have a page up (this a new thing Facebook have started) with lots of information and you can declare yourself a fan,

If you would like to be a fan of ESO (or if you already are and think more people should know about it ) then visit http://www.facebook.com/pages/ESO-Astronomy/10867667494. If you are a UK national then you really should be a fan since we are a member of ESO and it produces some of the best images of space and astronomy that are out there.

If you are overwhelmed by the Hubble Ultra Deep Field image then you could join the Facebook group ‘The Hubble Telescope’s Ultra Deep Field Has Made Me Completely Apathetic‘ or you can join almost 200 hundred others who really like the Mars Rovers (its a rock!).

With almost 1.3 million members, one of the most popular Facebook groups is ‘When I Was Your Age, Pluto was a Planet‘, which tickled me.

There are also some amazing images to be seen in the ‘Astrophotography / Amateur Astronomy Entusiasts Group‘ if you have some time.

Finally, and with particular NAM relevance, if you’re still studying in astronomy in the UK then a nice group to join would be the ‘UK Astronomy Students‘ (UKAS) group. It has some general chat and a few handy links. Worth taking the time to click.

If you find anymore you’d like to share, posts some links in the comments.