R.I.P Sir Patrick Moore.

[loobyloo6]

I was lucky enough to get a book signed by him a couple of years ago along with a nice letter. Will be sadly missed..Taught me to "Look up" and to boldly go....

Sir Patrick Moore, the veteran astronomer and TV presenter, died

on Sunday aged 89, a group of his friends and staff said.

The broadcaster "passed away peacefully at 12.25pm this afternoon", at his home in Selsey, West Sussex, they said in a statement.

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."

-- Edited by loobyloo6 at 12/09/2012 4:36 PM GMT

[thehornets]

He was a legend when we were kids, and he still is. RIP

[not_brazil_norn_iron]

Sad news. Will always remember him as "The GamesMaster". RIP

[falcons_flyhalf]

Always sad news to hear R.I.P

God Bless,

[westiesx2]

Very sad news. Another great figure from my childhood gone but not forgotten.

[rallison470]

R.I.P

[film4watcher]

He taught me a lot about the night sky. Rest easy Sir Patrick.

[wheel-lose]

sad loss,was one of the few guys who could put astrology in laymans terms for the wider public,believe he had been ill for quite a while

[rcsmg1]

Great shame he was quite a character