RIP Sir Patrick Moore: a life in photos

RIP Sir Patrick Moore. You were the BBC TV astronomer with the looks of a Bond villain. You presented the BBC programme The Sky At Night for at least 50 years. You were the longest-running host of the same television show in history. You were a star when TV was not on 24-hours a day. We watched when nothing else was on. But you kept us tuned in and you were TV’s most famous xylophone player:

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Astronomer Sir Patrick Moore stands in his garden in Selsey today (Thursday) beside his beloved telescopic observer which was badly damaged by the tornado which swept through the coastal town in West Sussex during the early hours of this morning. See PA story WEATHER Tornado. Photo by Adam Butler/PA