Sunday, December 09, 2012

Sir Patrick Moore, R. I. P.

BBC News: British astronomer and broadcaster Sir Patrick Moore has died, aged 89, his friends and colleagues have said. 

He "passed away peacefully at 12:25 this afternoon" at his home in Selsey, West Sussex, they said in a statement. 

Sir Patrick presented the BBC programme The Sky At Night for over 50 years, making him the longest-running host of the same television show ever.

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