Sir Patrick Moore RIP

Temaz

British astronomer and broadcaster Sir Patrick Moore has died at his home at the age of 89, a group of his friends and staff say.

http://news.sky.com/story/1022912/british-astronomer-sir-patrick-moore-dies

Swampy

That the guy from Games Master?

pablomakaveli

Just saw this on the news. Found out he played the xylophone as well as being into astronomy. RIP

losthorizon

RIP> A legend of British science and British Broadcasting plus a great friend of Brian May.

admiralofthefleet

it was always impossible to have a conversation with him

he just stared into space


RIP

Ando's Saggy Bottom

Swampy wrote: »

That the guy from Games Master?

Exactly the first thing that sprang to mind!

Seems like he had a good and varied life which is all you can ask.

RIP.

Sulla Felix

Shame to see the great man go.

klose

Loved his shows on bbc, always very interesting!

Rip

quickbeam

Hardly sad at his age, but he'll be missed. I wonder who'll take over The Sky At Night?

donvito99

Ah no. That guy was about as suitable for television as a dead kitten, but he was brilliant.


RIP

DB21

RIP. Absolute legend of science, and helped bring it to the common man.

MidlandsM

RIP to the man......he was good at what he did.

Agricola

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH9L6VonhQc

Mint Sauce

Swampy wrote: »

That the guy from Games Master?

I do remember him from that actually.



More remembered for the Sky at Night though i'd say.

RIP.

galwayrush

Sorry to hear this. R.I.P.

Kristopherus

RIP to the great man.

Max Power

Thought it was the Star Trek guy...oops

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVUJ7ePLgWo

RIP, Gamesmaster

M cebee

RIP patrick
i loved the show

stanley1

one of the last great english eccentrics, i will badly miss him on sky at night, rip

Madam

A real eccentric gone - RIP.

120_Minutes

quickbeam wrote: »

Hardly sad at his age, but he'll be missed. I wonder who'll take over The Sky At Night?

Brian Cox
Brian Cox
Brian Cox

The Rock n roll Prof!

TheIrishGrover

That is a pity. He did an awful lot to introduce astronomy to the general populace. The US had Carl Sagan, England had Patrick Moore. I barely remember watching him on BBC at a friend's house during the Voyager fly-bys. He and Leo Enright on RTE got me interested in astronomy (Something I must take up again, especially since comet C/2012 S1 should be so spectacular next November hopefully). He was quite difficult to understand the last few years but he will be missed.

At least the ESA will have a name for one of their future probes. RIP Patrick Moore

Odysseus

A great man indeed, at least he kept going until the end. RIP

Latchy

The sky tonight won't be the same without Patrick .

Interesting chapter of his life below from Wiki


Moore lied about his age in order to join the RAF and fight in World War II at the age of sixteen, and from 1940 until 1945 he served as a navigator in RAF Bomber Command, reaching the rank of Flight lieutenant. He first received his flying training in Canada, during which time he met Albert Einstein and Orville Wright while on leave in New York. The war had a significant influence on his life: his only romance ended when his fiancée, a nurse called Lorna, was killed by a bomb which struck her ambulance. Moore subsequently remarked that he never married because "there was no one else for me...second best is no good for me...I would have liked a wife and family, but it was not to be."In his autobiography he stated that after sixty years he still thought about her, and that because of her death "if I saw the entire German nation sinking into the sea, I could be relied upon to help push it down."

El Guapo!

quickbeam wrote: »

Hardly sad at his age, but he'll be missed. I wonder who'll take over The Sky At Night?

Why is it not sad just because he was old?
It's still sad when someone dies.
RIP

humberklog

120_Minutes wrote: »

Brian Cox
Brian Cox
Brian Cox

The Rock n roll Prof!

I think Brian May (from Queen) will be favourite in the running for the job.

He was mooted for it about 2 year ago.

M cebee

120_Minutes wrote: »

Brian Cox
Brian Cox
Brian Cox

The Rock n roll Prof!

dunno i thought maybe Chris Lintott

mike65

Swampy wrote: »

That the guy from Games Master?

After Hours in a sentence.

Madam_X

Latchy wrote: »

The sky tonight won't be the same without Patrick .
Interesting chapter of his life below from Wiki

Moore lied about his age in order to join the RAF and fight in World War II at the age of sixteen, and from 1940 until 1945 he served as a navigator in RAF Bomber Command, reaching the rank of Flight lieutenant. He first received his flying training in Canada, during which time he met Albert Einstein and Orville Wright while on leave in New York. The war had a significant influence on his life: his only romance ended when his fiancée, a nurse called Lorna, was killed by a bomb which struck her ambulance. Moore subsequently remarked that he never married because "there was no one else for me...second best is no good for me...I would have liked a wife and family, but it was not to be."In his autobiography he stated that after sixty years he still thought about her, and that because of her death "if I saw the entire German nation sinking into the sea, I could be relied upon to help push it down."

Awful thing to say (the last bit) but the poor man - no interest in any woman again, that's fecking heartbreak to the extreme.

Will be missed greatly - I know fook all about astronomy but I've heard about him loads of times.

Burky126

pablomakaveli wrote: »

Found out he played the xylophone as well as being into astronomy. RIP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO_Ckg5ott8

Latchy

Madam_X wrote: »

Awful thing to say (the last bit) but the poor man - no interest in any woman again, that's fecking heartbreak to the extreme.

Yes ,kinda sad that he didn't move on and find another woman and obviously didn't help with his feelings about Germany but similar to the many British ,American and Australian POW's , brutally ill treated by the Japanese and they wont ever forgive them for it either .

Will be missed greatly - I know fook all about astronomy but I've heard about him loads of times.

Back in the days of two channel tv his Sky At Night was on very late and it became addictive ,if only to know more about the stars and planets of which we know so much more about now .

Chain_reaction

"I used to wake up and think: ‘What have I got time for today?’ Now, I get up, drink my usual four coffees, have a look at the obituaries in The Times, and if I'm not in them, I'll get on with the day's work"


RIP Patrick.

Ava_e

His knowledge of his subject was matched only by his enthusiasm. The David Attenborough of the stars.

RIP old chap.

padd b1975

Probably one of the last recognised monocle wearers.


RIP.

Latchy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnlWZZwB7_g

nlgbbbblth

RIP.

Here's one I made earlier.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw8DvyOODeY

His knowledge of cheats for 90s games was legendary and apparently he was also an avid astronomy enthusiast. RIP

take everything

RIP.

LordSutch

quickbeam wrote: »

Hardly sad at his age, but he'll be missed. I wonder who'll take over The Sky At Night?

Has to be Prof Brian Cox O.B.E. http://images.harpercollins.co.uk/hcwebimages/hcauthors/011000/011034-AP222.jpg

Xantia

I was only watching it the other night on BBC4
RIP

starlings

Latchy wrote: »

Yes ,kinda sad that he didn't move on and find another woman and obviously didn't help with his feelings about Germany but similar to the many British ,American and Australian POW's , brutally ill treated by the Japanese and they wont ever forgive them for it either.

How lucky for us that he turned his attention and love to exploring the universe, and sharing it with us all.

Sarky

An intellectual powerhouse, one of the main people who got me interested in science as a child. World won't be as bright without him.

Sunnyisland

RiP Patrick Moore.

Latchy

starlings wrote: »

How lucky for us that he turned his attention and love to exploring the universe, and sharing it with us all.

Yes, he was very single minded and focused on his life's work and will go down as one of the great pioneers of 20th / 21st century space exploration .

Napper Hawkins

mike65 wrote: »

After Hours in a sentence.

After Hours in a sentence.

Stinicker

So sad to read this and one of the last few proper English things on Television, he had a great attitude and I liked his show alot. RIP to the stars man!

Skerries

he also had the honour of being the longest running presenter of a programme with the Sky at night which started in 1957

ads20101

I don't normally comment on a RIP page, but this gentleman was a legend.

Sir Patrick Moore was a catalyst in modern astronomy. He described himself as an amateur but many professionals cite him as a primary reason why they are scientists.

He has seen it all, he was there from the start of the race and gracefully allowed us to share it with him.

RIP Games Master

Piliger

Legend of Astronomy and Space in this part of the world - an inspiration for countless scientists because of his great Sky At Night.

Immaculate Pasta

R.I.P Sir Patrick Moore. I always enjoyed his programmes. He's the last in a generation of those old conservative English gentlemen. His type won't be seen again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXickS_Qbug