It seems that I have been hearing Nick Lomb of the Sydney Observatory on the radio or reading him in the press forever. In fact he has been in his job for 30 years. But according to the SMH today Nick retires this weekend (and the Geminids are his farewell crackers!).
Nick .. Nick, say it isn't so!!
I'm sure all on IIS will join me in wishing Nick all the best for the future and thank him for his tireless work promoting astronomy to the public. He has become an institution in the astronomical community and it will take a while to get used to not hearing Nick explaining this or that bit of astronomical news. I hope he is given a suitable farewell.
