▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Western ▁Australia , ▁was ▁a ▁Foundation ▁member ▁and ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Astronom ical ▁Society ▁of ▁Australia , ▁a ▁life ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Astronom ical ▁Association ▁of ▁Western ▁Australia ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁I AU ' s ▁original ▁Commission ▁ 8 ▁( A st rom etry ) ▁and ▁I ▁( F und amental ▁Astronom y ); ▁he ▁also ▁continued ▁the ▁Observ atory ' s ▁public ▁information ▁services ▁and ▁t ours . ▁He ▁retired ▁on ▁ 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁died ▁on ▁ 8 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Per th ▁Observ atory ▁Direct ors ▁Upon ▁the ▁ret irement ▁of ▁Dr ▁I ▁Nikol off , ▁the ▁gover ning ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁Per th ▁Observ atory ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁( Austral ia ), ▁replaced ▁the ▁primary ▁title ▁of ▁what ▁was ▁previously ▁called ▁the ▁Government ▁Astronom er , ▁with ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Director ▁Per th ▁Observ atory . ▁The ▁reason ▁given ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Government ▁Astronom er ▁"... se emed ▁anti qu ated ▁to ▁them ", ▁it ▁also ▁reflected ▁similar ▁changes ▁throughout ▁the ▁world ▁with ▁astronom ical ▁institutions ▁mer ging ▁with ▁Univers ities . ▁ ▁Michael ▁Philip ▁C andy ▁With ▁the ▁comp uls ory ▁ret irement ▁age ▁still ▁in ▁place , ▁after ▁Dr ▁I ▁Nikol off ▁retired , ▁Mr ▁Michael ▁Philip ▁C andy ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Per th ▁Observ atory . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁C andy ▁was ▁offered