Just heard the very sad news that Sir Patrick Moore has passed away. RIP
Hosted The Sky at Night for over 55 years - the longest running programme with the same presenter in TV history. He was also one of the very few people to have actually met Orville Wright (the first airman), Yuri Gagarin (the first spaceman), and Neil Armstrong (the first man on the moon).
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12-09-2012, 03:29 PM #1
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RIP Sir Patrick Moore
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12-09-2012, 03:41 PM #2Swisher Admin
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Very sad to hear this. While never into astronomy myself, I always enjoyed his TV appearances. He was truly an English gentleman in the very best sense. RIP Sir Patrick
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12-09-2012, 04:39 PM #3Official FSU Alte Kacher
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I have the 1968 revision of his book, Amateur Astronomy. I was my bible when I was heavy into it. RIP, Sir Patrick.
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12-09-2012, 05:33 PM #4
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What a grand old gentleman! R.I.P.
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12-09-2012, 06:07 PM #5Not in McDonald's
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A highly intelligent man and a brilliant astronomer, but well known here for his anti-feminist, anti-homosexual and quasi-racist views. I'm not sorry to see him go.
"I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricasie, or a ragoust." ~ 'A Modest Proposal' ~ Jonathan Swift
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