Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium curator Mark Rigby retires but stargazing will never end
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Mark Rigby has been fascinated by the stars since he was a child.
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After 36 years at the helm of the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium, well-known curator and passionate space enthusiast Mark Rigby is retiring.
Throughout his career under the cosmic skydome at Mount Coot-Tha, Mr Rigby presented about 15,000 shows, inspiring an estimated audience of 1 million people.
Dubbed the Star Man by his colleagues, Mr Rigby said in later years his attention had turned towards Earth. I must say that over those 36 years, as we ve looked out, towards the end I m looking more back, towards our own planet and the need to look after it, he said.