85 years young....Patrick Moore

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Happy 85th Birthday to Sir Patrick Moore for tomorrow :huh: :huh:

[Osbourne One-Nil]

I still disagree with him when he says a 3" refractor equates to a 6" reflector. Stupid old fool.

Happy birthday anyway.

[MAF]

am i right in thinking that "the sky at night" is the longest running programme on TV in the world?? quite a record.

happy birthday Mr Moore, long may you strut your stuff on your Xylophone

[Gray-Wolf]

yeah, a happy B'day Mr M!

Anyone with such beater control and a willingness to donate Hats to volcanoes can't be all bad........the mother ship will be along for you later.

[Guest Shetland Coastie]

Good old Patrick! Happy birthday.

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Sir Bernard Lovell is 95 this year and looked in great health when being interviewed by Patrick last year. A combined age of nearly 180 years between the two of them!

I remember Patrick in an article saying he met a French female astronomer who saw Donati's comet back in 1858! To think you have met someone who saw a comet that was now 150 years ago.

[Osbourne One-Nil]

And meanwhile, Heather Couper looks like she's 127.

My grandad could remember knowing someone who was born in the 1700s.

[MAF]

i think i was born around 17:10 not far off tea-time

[stewfox]

I still disagree with him when he says a 3" refractor equates to a 6" reflector. Stupid old fool.

Happy birthday anyway.

First met Patrick when he was opening a new caravan for the disable in Selsey in mid 70s , i was around 10 and my parents asked if I could say hi (I was keen on Astronomy)

He then invited me to his place with my dad a few weeks later despite his mum being very ill

A lovely man and not a stupid old fool

Happy birthday