Patrick Moore and Uranus - 1960 TV

[billdan]

Fascinating video clip by Patrick Moore in 1960 about the discovery of Uranus by William Herschel, Patrick even plays some music written by Herschel on the piano.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=xtB53WwX2MI

[Ukastronomer]

Patrick was a personal friend of mine and my sons :)

Many is the time I took him to Hersmonseaux and Astrofest

My son Stephen I always talk about is on the left

[billdan]

Is that you dressed as Darth Vader, Jeremy?

That would be awesome knowing Patrick, did he inspire you to take up Astronomy?

[Ukastronomer]

Started watching the Sky at night when I was 12, so yes I suppose, wrote to him but he never replied.

Wrote to him again about 18 years ago telling him that he never replied.

I was vacuuming my lounge one morning the phone rang, "Hello Patrick Moore here"

He invited us down to stay in summer, and it went from there

Vader, no I am too fat.