Award from the BBC to Sir Patrick Moore, commemorating 50 years of The Sky at Night
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- 2007 in United Kingdom
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Award from the BBC to astronomer and broadcaster Sir Patrick Moore, commemorating 50 years of programme The Sky at Night in 2007.
Sir Patrick Moore (1923–2012) hosted the BBC’s The Sky at Night for over 50 years, commencing on 26 April 1957. The programme was one of Britain’s longest-running TV shows (and the longest run by the same presenter). In 1969 he was part of the BBC commentary team that described the Moon landings.
He was best known for his popularisation work, and described himself as an amateur astronomer as he never had formal training. However, his astronomical observations were significant in their own right; both NASA and the Soviet space authorities used his lunar atlas to prepare for robotic and crewed missions to the Moon.
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- Category:
- Astronomy
- Object Number:
- 2014-551/2
- Materials:
- glass and paper (fibre product)
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overall: 296 mm x 262 mm x 52 mm,
- type:
- awards
- copyright:
- The Sir Patrick Moore Heritage Trust
- credit:
- Purchased from The Sir Patrick Moore Heritage Trust
