News that he has passed is out. He greatly helped to expand my understanding of the heavens for more years than I care to count. Cannot look at the sky without something he pointed out coming into view.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q= ... 5LeBdBskGQ
His book "The Sky at Night" is a science bible for me.
RIP Sir Patrick Moore 12/9/12
- Jack of All Parades
- Posts: 5716
- Joined: Sun Apr 12, 2009 11:31 am
- Location: Where I wish to be
RIP Sir Patrick Moore 12/9/12
"....there's a merry song that starts in 'I' and ends in 'You', as many famous pop songs do....'
- Otis Westinghouse
- Posts: 8856
- Joined: Tue Jun 03, 2003 3:32 pm
- Location: The theatre of dreams
Re: RIP Sir Patrick Moore 12/9/12
It's a shame that it's almost impossible to think of him in this country without thinking of Mike Yarwood or some other impersonator sending him up. I mean he was terribly eccentric, and though he was on the telly loads, I'm sure many like me will think of him as a figure of fun ahead of his serious position in astronomy. Would like that book. My ignorance of the sky at night is hopeless.
There's more to life than books, you know, but not much more