Patrick Moore dies

[Lord Bracknell]

As he once said ...

“At my age I do what Mark Twain did. I get my daily paper, look at the obituaries page and if I'm not there I carry on as usual.”

 

[glasfryn]

"The Sky at Night" will never be the same
RIP
Patrick

 

[Frutos]

RIP

 

[Doc Lynam]

He bought the beauty of the the Stars into our living room's and changed TV for ever. Will be much missed.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

A genuine British eccentric; shame he's gone.

 

[Biscuit]

Such a shame

RIP Patrick

 

[fataddick]

A nasty person by all accounts (I worked on GamesMaster and the stories I heard from those who had to go and film him for it...) but RIP nonetheless. Lived in a giant telescope on Selsey Bill, didn't he?

 

[Deleted User X18H]

RIP

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Shiver me f***ing timbers! RIP fella.

 

[fire&skill]

Put the Common Cockchafer [maybug] into his own 'Room 101' as I remember. I can identify with that; nasty little beggars.

 

[Arthritic Toe]

A nasty person by all accounts (I worked on GamesMaster and the stories I heard from those who had to go and film him for it...) but RIP nonetheless. Lived in a giant telescope on Selsey Bill, didn't he?

I met him once years ago and he was an absolute gent. Lovely fella. Legend. RIP.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

As he once said ...

“At my age I do what Mark Twain did. I get my daily paper, look at the obituaries page and if I'm not there I carry on as usual.”

He also (allegedly) said....

<Unfounded allegations. Not clever, not funny>

 

[BensGrandad]

Surprised he was only 89 as I thought that he was older than that, mind I say only. RIP

 

[Kumquat]

Surprised he was only 89 as I thought that he was older than that, mind I say only. RIP

I thought he was older too.

 

[RyFish]

I met him once years ago and he was an absolute gent. Lovely fella. Legend. RIP.

Ditto this. Couldn't have been nicer and more generous with his time.

 

[Fungus]

A nasty person by all accounts (I worked on GamesMaster and the stories I heard from those who had to go and film him for it...) but RIP nonetheless.

But that's not "by ALL accounts" is it? Plenty of positive accounts too.

RIP PM.

 

[wadhurstseagull]

Met him twice and on both occasion he was genuinely friendly and generous with his time.

 

[Worthingite]

He also (allegedly) said....

"<Unfounded allegations. Not clever, not funny>."

Bit wrong and far too soon IMO.

Sir Patrick Moore was an absolute gent. Met him when I was at college many years ago, took the time to answer any questions we had, despite us all trying to be cool and indifferent I was impressed by his ability to answer every question at length, but in a way that total numpties could understand. A total expert in his field, and played a mean xylophone as well

 

[Fungus]

He also (allegedly) said....

"<Unfounded allegations. Not clever, not funny>."

I don't think adding the word "allegedly" protects you from anything...

 

[happygull]

A nasty person by all accounts (I worked on GamesMaster and the stories I heard from those who had to go and film him for it...) but RIP nonetheless. Lived in a giant telescope on Selsey Bill, didn't he?

I used to live in Selsey Bill too and met him on many occasions and found him a really decent guy, remember me and mate bunking off school once and he stopped in his old morris minor and gave us a lift while we were hitching a lift to chichester. Also when my daughter had a telescope for xmas i wrote to him asking for some tips and he invited myself and daughter to his house and the use of his observatory .... RIP Patrick