A Happy 89th birthday to Sir Patrick Moore!
Patrick Moore was born on 4 March 1923 and is a British
amateur astronomer who has Legendary status in Astronomy as a writer, researcher, radio commentator and
television presenter of the subject, and who is credited as having done more than any other person to raise the profile of astronomy among the general public.
He is the author of over 70 books on astronomy, and presenter of the world's longest-running television series with the same original presenter,
The Sky at Night .
I'm a big Fan of Patrick Moore and have read a lot of his books.
As A young Boy I was inspired by his books and it sparked and inspired my interest in Astronomy.
What about other people on the forum.Did he spark your interest in Astronomy?
What's your favourite Patrick Moore Book?
"Stargazing:Astronomy without a Telescope" is one of my favourites as it doesn't require you to have the latest very expensive GoTo whizz bang telescope to enjoy the night Sky.All you need is your own pair of eyes and star chart.
Also another good book is
"Exploring the night sky with binoculars" which again doesn't require space age "I can never afford" that expensive bit of astronomical equipment for those don't have or can't afford a Telescope.All you need is a simple pair of cheap binoculars to start exploring the night sky.
