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Secret Lemonade Drinker
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The Sky At Night
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Sad.
He has been in poor health for a long time, so this wasn't unexpected.
Amazing to think that NASA chose their Moon landing sites based on his maps. Many just think of him as a slightly eccentric TV presenter, but the sum of his life's work has provided a huge contribution to astronomy.
He has been in poor health for a long time, so this wasn't unexpected.
Amazing to think that NASA chose their Moon landing sites based on his maps. Many just think of him as a slightly eccentric TV presenter, but the sum of his life's work has provided a huge contribution to astronomy.
mcshroom
Bionic Subsonic
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- Egremont, Cumbria
I was only watching 'The Sky at Night' yesterday. Real shame, and thank you.
Sad news. A very poignant quote in his BBC obituary:
The war also brought a personal tragedy. His fiancee, Lorna, was killed when an ambulance she was driving was hit by a bomb. He never married. "That was it," he said. "There was no one else for me. Second best is no good for me. I would have liked a wife and family, but it was not to be."
The war also brought a personal tragedy. His fiancee, Lorna, was killed when an ambulance she was driving was hit by a bomb. He never married. "That was it," he said. "There was no one else for me. Second best is no good for me. I would have liked a wife and family, but it was not to be."
numbnuts
Squire
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- Gone over the hill and far away
RIP
growingvegetables
Guru
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- Leeds
Aye - sad news.
outlash
also available in orange
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- ice station zebra
Spot on, I saw him a few years back at a Q& A session and he was in a wheelchair even then. Still sharp as a button though. He's been the public face of astronomy in the UK for decades and his legacy will live for a long, long time even if it's only though the Caldwell catalogue. RIP.
Tony.
Headgardener
Armchair Cyclist
Aye RIP Sir Patrick you will be missed
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BigonaBianchi
Yes I can, Yes I am, Yes I did...Repeat.
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- Iskele TRNC & Mordor UK
May the force be with you Patrick!
byegad
Legendary Member
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- NE England
As an Amateur Astronomer which he always claimed to be, he advanced his chosen 'hobby' in a way that made professionals sit up and pay attention. He inspired many, including myself and several well known and well regarded professionals, to look up and see the stars and planets,
His death is a sad loss to many of us.
His death is a sad loss to many of us.
twentysix by twentyfive
Clinging on tightly
- Location
- Over the Hill
Another of my heros gone
Yellow Fang
Legendary Member
- Location
- Reading
Another fixture from childhood gone
Sad news.
Sad news.
Over The Hill
Guru
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- Ridden off into the sunset
I am very sad at the news.
Lovely tribute on Johnny Walker show on R2-
he played the sky at night theme, Read out Biran May's tribute in full -
The Queen guitarist, Brian May, who holds a PhD in astrophysics, said the world had "lost a priceless treasure that can never be replaced" and he had lost a "dear friend and kind of father figure".
May said in a statement: "Patrick was the last of a lost generation, a true gentleman, the most generous in nature that I ever knew, and an inspiration to thousands in his personal life, and to millions through his 50 years of unique broadcasting.
"It's no exaggeration to say that Patrick, in his tireless and ebullient communication of the magic of astronomy, inspired every British astronomer, amateur and professional, for half a century.
"Patrick will be mourned by the many to whom he was a caring uncle, and by all who loved the delightful wit and clarity of his writings, or enjoyed his fearlessly eccentric persona in public life," he added.
"Patrick is irreplaceable. There will never be another Patrick Moore. But we were lucky enough to get one."
Then finished off with Star Man by Bowie.
Finished on an interesting fact that Moore was the only person to have met Orville Wright, Yuri Gagarin and Neil Armstrong
Lovely tribute on Johnny Walker show on R2-
he played the sky at night theme, Read out Biran May's tribute in full -
The Queen guitarist, Brian May, who holds a PhD in astrophysics, said the world had "lost a priceless treasure that can never be replaced" and he had lost a "dear friend and kind of father figure".
May said in a statement: "Patrick was the last of a lost generation, a true gentleman, the most generous in nature that I ever knew, and an inspiration to thousands in his personal life, and to millions through his 50 years of unique broadcasting.
"It's no exaggeration to say that Patrick, in his tireless and ebullient communication of the magic of astronomy, inspired every British astronomer, amateur and professional, for half a century.
"Patrick will be mourned by the many to whom he was a caring uncle, and by all who loved the delightful wit and clarity of his writings, or enjoyed his fearlessly eccentric persona in public life," he added.
"Patrick is irreplaceable. There will never be another Patrick Moore. But we were lucky enough to get one."
Then finished off with Star Man by Bowie.
Finished on an interesting fact that Moore was the only person to have met Orville Wright, Yuri Gagarin and Neil Armstrong
Mad Doug Biker
Banned from every bar in the Galaxy
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- Craggy Island
Reach for the stars Patrick!
Night Train
Maker of Things
- Location
- Greater Manchester
Very very sad news.
He will be missed, I will miss him.
He will be missed, I will miss him.
