Blog post: ajb: Sir Patrick Moore passes away

<p>Today at 12:25 Sir Patrick Moore passed away peacefully at his home in Selsey, West Sussex.</p><br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Sir_Patrick_Moore.jpg" alt="Moore" /><br /><p>Patrick presented the BBC's The Sky At Night for over 50 years, making him the longest-running host of the same television show in history.</p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><blockquote>He counted himself as a writer and broadcaster first and foremost, but as Britain's most recognisable scientist for more than 50 years, he inspired countless people to take up astronomy as a hobby or astrophysics as a career. </blockquote><em>Chris Lintott</em><br /><br /><br /><p>Astronomy has lost one of its heroes and the country has lost an institution. Our thought are with his friends and family.</p><br /><br /><p><strong>Links</strong></p><br /><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20657939" title="BBC News" target="_blank">BBC News report</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20659504" title="Chris" target="_blank">Sir Patrick Moore: Chris Lintott's tribute</a><br/><a href="http://blogs.scienceforums.net/ajb/?p=2684">Read and comment on the full post</a>