What a massive shot in the arm for the RSAA and Brian in particular.
Thanks to everyone for sharing their personal experiences of contact with Brian.
I heard him speaking on ABC radio this morning, he comes across just as you have said - a regular guy with his feet on Aussie ground and his head in the universe.
Loved his humble response "I think one Nobel Prize is enough for one lifetime." He joins a notable line of high achievers stretching back to the beginnings of research at the Commonwealth Solar Observatory.
I am sure one of those high achievers, Ben Gascoigne (I last spoke to just before he died last year) will be hugely proud of Brian and this achievement.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Gascoigne
BTW found this wonderful presentation on Brian's website, "Life History of the Universe":
http://msowww.anu.edu.au/%7Ebrian/ft...Universe-1.pdf
I wish Brian and his SkyMapper Team further success at RSAA. See attached photo.
David