Sir Patrick Moore has passed away

northernbaldy · Dec 9, 2012, 12:43 PM

such a shame

Happybunny · Dec 9, 2012, 01:18 PM

I remember my father watching the 'Sky at night ' on BBC TV in the 1960's.

Scepticalscribe · Dec 9, 2012, 01:57 PM

Ah, no. I really loved that guy; his erudition, his appreciation of learning and wit, his love of life, his cheerful disregard for the tyranny of trendy appearances, above all, his sheer, unadulterated enthusiasm for the night sky and the marvels it holds and his utter joy and pleasure in attempting to bring this to us.

A sad loss.

Grey Beard · Dec 9, 2012, 02:02 PM

I hope he's with the stars.

KGB

VulchR · Dec 9, 2012, 02:06 PM

Noooooooooooo....

The sky at night will never be the same....

Portaluk · Dec 9, 2012, 02:23 PM

Commented to my wife yesterday he wasn't looking very well when we was watching the sky at night on the iplayer.

Even though the other presenters got the majority of the air time for some time, the program just isn't going to be the same without him.

kryten2 · Dec 9, 2012, 04:52 PM

Watched the Sky at night for many years. You'll be greatly missed.

Wardenski · Dec 10, 2012, 05:53 AM

RIP.

I remember him from Gamemaster as well.

oscillatewildly · Dec 10, 2012, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scepticalscribe

Ah, no. I really loved that guy; his erudition, his appreciation of learning and wit, his love of life, his cheerful disregard for the tyranny of trendy appearances, above all, his sheer, unadulterated enthusiasm for the night sky and the marvels it holds and his utter joy and pleasure in attempting to bring this to us.

A sad loss.

+1

Imagine some numpty at the BBC suggesting a makeover.

Dec 9, 2012, 12:43 PM	#1
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Happybunny macrumors 65816 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 's-Hertogenbosch Netherlands	I remember my father watching the 'Sky at night ' on BBC TV in the 1960's. __________________ 'You cannot undo history, but you can learn from it'
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Dec 9, 2012, 02:06 PM	#5
VulchR macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Scotland	Noooooooooooo.... The sky at night will never be the same.... __________________ My first was a Mac+. Now I own an iPhone with 3.5x the pixels, a colour display, WiFi, 512x the RAM, >1500x the data storage, and 100x the speed. And it fits in the palm of my hand.
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kryten2 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Belgium	Watched the Sky at night for many years. You'll be greatly missed. __________________ Space Corps Directive 34124
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Dec 9, 2012, 01:57 PM	#3
Scepticalscribe macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The Italian café at the end of the universe	Ah, no. I really loved that guy; his erudition, his appreciation of learning and wit, his love of life, his cheerful disregard for the tyranny of trendy appearances, above all, his sheer, unadulterated enthusiasm for the night sky and the marvels it holds and his utter joy and pleasure in attempting to bring this to us. A sad loss.
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Dec 9, 2012, 02:23 PM	#6
Portaluk macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: England	Commented to my wife yesterday he wasn't looking very well when we was watching the sky at night on the iplayer. Even though the other presenters got the majority of the air time for some time, the program just isn't going to be the same without him.
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Dec 10, 2012, 05:53 AM	#8
Wardenski macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2012	RIP. I remember him from Gamemaster as well.
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