http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20657939
Sir Patrick Moore has died at home aged 89. There really isn't anything I could say that would do justice to this man, so I won't even try. A sad day indeed.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20657939
Sir Patrick Moore has died at home aged 89. There really isn't anything I could say that would do justice to this man, so I won't even try. A sad day indeed.
Very, very sad to hear. :(
I'm still shocked to hear about this. Watching The Sky At Night just won't be the same now. Despite that programme's massive significance subject matter.
R.I.P. Sir Patrick Moore.
I like to think he now knows every secret about the universe wherever he is.
A true legend and one-off gentleman. He'll be sadly missed.
Truly a sad day. He was one of a kind, a true gentleman.
R.I.P Sir Patrick Moore, you'll always be missed on The Sky at Night. :(
His maps of the moon were used for the apollo missions; His work made it in to space even if he never did. And he made it in to Doctor Who too.
A great local hero as well as a National one; the South Downs planetarium is on the same site as our school, and all the local schools that use it are greeted by a mannekin of the great man himself.
I'd encourage everyone to read his autobiography - you won't agree with everything he says, but along with Attenborough he was one of the last true Science eccentrics.
Enjoy the cosmos in a new way, Sir P :(
It's cheesy but you will smile.
Sad, but as I said today, age gets us all in the end. He reached a good age, and most importantly he was still involved in the program that was his passion up until the other week.
He was obviously a huge inspiration on me to study Astronomy - my parents used to get me his books, and subscribe to the Sky At Night newsletters for me. I got to see one of his talks back in 1999 which was pretty impressive.
Part of me feels I should blog about him, but with Neil Armstrong and my Auntie Jill, I feel a bit overkill on the obits. :(
Well not know, but be in a better position to explore. "We just don't know, but I full intend to find out!"Quote:
Originally Posted by Dino
Very sad news. One of my girls' got some facebook bile about him on her thread- 'good riddance to one more bigot' type thing, with one or two contributors claiming he was a right wing, racist, misogynist'.
It's not the impression I got from watching him. Sure, he undoubtedly had a few anachronistic societal notions, but I'm yet to meet a 90 year old that didn't. It'd be good riddance to a lot of our nans and great uncles.
All I know is he was a remarkable, charismatic man who inspired a lot of us to look up a little more often, to pay attention to the galaxies that appear when you just hold your gaze a little bit longer, and to not only see a bit of magic, but to have a name for it. Good enough for me.
Sad news indeed. Not a complete shock if I'm honest but that doesn't take away how sad it is.
I was into astromony many years ago before a certain blue box kept distracting me. I loved books about the universe and I always used to watch the Sky At Night - even though it was on so late.
I still chuckle when I see him play the vibraphone!
He will be missed:(
RIP Sir Patrick
