{"id":913,"date":"2012-12-09T21:25:59","date_gmt":"2012-12-09T21:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dgen.net\/blog\/?p=913"},"modified":"2018-11-08T23:38:54","modified_gmt":"2018-11-08T23:38:54","slug":"rip-patrick-moore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dgen.net\/0\/2012\/12\/09\/rip-patrick-moore\/","title":{"rendered":"RIP Patrick Moore"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Very few public figures have influenced me over the years – Patrick Moore was an exception.<\/p>\n

As a friend of my aunt, he wrote to me when I was 8, sending letters and copies of his books. Being on Arran<\/a>, the skies were dark, and even the Milky Way visible on a clear night.<\/p>\n

Fast-forward 10 years and I’m studying Astronomy at Glasgow University, then working at Jodrell Bank<\/a> on Radio Astrophysics.<\/p>\n

Fast-forward another 10, and I’m working at an early start-up, Virgin Net<\/a>, where one evening we held an “webchat” with Sir Patrick. We then went for dinner.<\/p>\n

Fast-forward another 10, and I’m in discussion with Sky at Night<\/a> magazine about writing a feature, and separately with Chris Lintott<\/a> on related projects.<\/p>\n

I know his enthusiasm for Astronomy was felt by many of my peers.<\/p>\n

Thank you. Goodnight, and RIP.<\/p>\n

And now, go outside and look at the stars.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-20657939<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/science\/2012\/dec\/09\/sir-patrick-moore<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/boingboing.net\/2012\/12\/09\/sir-patrick-moore-1923-2012.html<\/a><\/p>\n

from 1978<\/p>\n

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