Sir Patrick Moore, CBE, FRS, FRAS (4 Mar 1923 – 9 Dec 2012)

Sir Patrick MooreThe BBC has just announced the death of Sir Patrick Moore

A group of his friends and staff said in a statement the broadcaster “passed away peacefully at 12.25pm this afternoon”.  It added: “After a short spell in hospital last week, it was determined that no further treatment would benefit him, and it was his wish to spend his last days in his own home, Farthings, where he today passed on, in the company of close friends and carers and his cat Ptolemy”.

Anyone with even a passing knowledge or interest in astronomy will surely know the important contribution Sir Patrick made during his life – His Wikipedia entry tells the story far better than I ever will.

Sir Patrick, an honorary member of the Vectis Astronomical Society for many years, will be sadly missed by astronomers everywhere.

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