Sir Patrick Moore remembered

[GeoffW1]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/may/01/sir-patrick-moore-missing-trousers

[jjjnettie]

Thanks for the read Geoff. :)

[ThinBlueLine]

He was a truly remarkable man Sir Patrick Moore..

[RefractorPhill]

Well there's a collector's issue of The Sky At Night magazine
http://www.cloudynights.com/photopost/data/504/7334SkyAtNight_2013.jpg

[mr bruess]

He was a good astronomy educator Sir Patrick Moore.
he lived a long life

[RichardJ]

Sir Patrick Moore got me hooked on astronomy at a very early age. I have many of his books and still enjoy reading them.

RichardJ

[mr bruess]

too bad the "Sky at night" is not shown here.

[Hans Tucker]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4nq5i64xSE
:rofl::rofl::rofl:

[mr bruess]

The Sky at Night 2012 Curiosity at Mars

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6p32ofATj8

[IanL]

A true gentleman who would reply to every letter he received. *He would even speak to people who looked him up in the local phone directory and called him. *He done so much and inspired so many people into astronomy. *I would put him down in the top ten astronomers of all time. *The caldwell catalogue is named after him.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldwell_catalogue

He apparently had a good sense of humor. *I believe he once tried to get to the BBC studios using nothing but a compass and got lost. *He also took part in some of the BBC TV shows like Morcome and Wise, The goodies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4nq5i64xSE&feature=youtube_gdata_player

The list of things Sir Patrick Moore done for Astronomy is endless.

He was a great loss to the education of Astronomy to the masses.

Ian

[UniPol]

I could never really warm to him or his writings somehow.

[bigjoe]

Remembered his books in many a library as a kid and was always fascinated by

the many incredible pictures of Saturn, Andromeda etc.

He was a larger than life character who inspired many including Brian Cox and will be missed by many.

[ian fry]

Should watch his one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3bb-4URRHI&sns

Should be working now

[mr bruess]

I read some of his books like fireside astronomy and it is an enjoyable and crackling good read.
He made astronomy more popular and was a good promoter of the hobby.

[bigjoe]

Really enjoyed this one. Ronnie Barker a great talent.
Thanks for posting this.:thumbsup:

[mr bruess]

Buying a Telescope advice with Patrick Moore

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCmESSthHA4

[RefractorPhill]

A must-read:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Came-Outer-Space-Wearing-Blazer/dp/3319006088/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1380198660&sr=1-1&keywords=It+Came+From+Outer+Space+W earing


http://www.vvs.be/werkgroepen/werkgroep-astrogeschiedenis/nieuw-boek-it-came-from-outer-space-wearing-an-raf-blazer

;) :thumbsup: