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Off Topic => General Discussion => Topic started by: Jason Thompson on December 09, 2012, 08:17:07 AM
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Sir Patrick Moore has died. :(
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20657939 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20657939)
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Very sad indeed. He has been looking a bit shaky of late.
Grown up with him over the years pointing the way in the skies.
Edit. And he was involved with Apollo to some degree. What a life.
RIP.
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And he was involved with Apollo to some degree.
In two ways. He was a leading expert of the topography of the moon. He took a major role in the BBC coverage of the missions.
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The Soviets used his maps of the Moon to compare their pictures of the far side to so they could properly map it out from the Luna 3 images.
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A real character, he will be sorely missed. My own interest in Astronomy was kindled by seeing him on The Sky At Night and reading his books.
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He was a crusty old cove. A real eccentric with some oddball political views. But he was a peerless astronomer.
Of course, he had to be silenced because he knew the truth.
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Of course, he had to be silenced because he knew the truth.
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Maybe better to keep conspiracies off this? (edit, am I missing something, not meaning to come across awkward)
Back OT, from Voyager Twitter
Voyager (https://twitter.com/NASAVoyager2/status/277776358757785602)
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Meant to be sarcastic. I figured it was only a matter of time given what was said about Neil Armstrong after he died.
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Ah, thought it might be but I am easily confused.
Some of the vitriol after Neil's passing away was amazing. You are probably right here as well going on what is out and about in the usual places.
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A sad day. He probably did more to raise awareness of science and astronomy than most have ever dreamed of, and significant substantive contributions too.
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Interesting tribute on the BBC tonight ;D