Sir Patrick Moore enters hospital

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Astronomer Sir Patrick Moore, host of The Sky at Night, has been admitted to hospital with heart problems.

The 83-year-old is being treated at a hospital in Chichester, West Sussex, after being admitted last night.

Sir Patrick, who was knighted in 2001, has presented The Sky at Night, the UK's longest-running TV show, since it began on the BBC in 1957.

He also won a Bafta for his services to television in 2001 and became a fellow of the Royal Society.

Sir Patrick is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest-serving TV presenter.

He has taken part in TV coverage of events such as the first pictures of the far side of the Moon in 1959, the Apollo Moon landings of 1969 and the UK's total solar eclipse in 1999.

Away from the TV screen, he is a well-respected astronomer and was involved in the lunar mapping before the Nasa Apollo missions...

In 2004, Sir Patrick missed presenting The Sky At Night for the first time in 47 years after being struck by food poisoning.
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Get well soon Sir Patrick
 
Wow, I remember going through an astronomy phase when I was a kid and taping all of the Sky at Night programmes that were on later on in the day!

Get well matey!!
 
When I saw him on the Sky at Night the other day I didn't think he looked to good.

Get well soon Sir Pat.
 
Good ol' Patrick!!! I hope he gets well soon.

My brother-in-law has a friend who when younger wrote to Sir Patrick about astronomy based stuff, Patrick sent a reply and invited him to his home! He's a top bloke.

Oh, and I don't believe for one minute he's only 83. He's been around for at least 150 years.
 
I am very shocked.

I only just finished his auto-biography in which the last few pages he speaks of how he plans to depart this world (it's almost like Patrick is saying farewell to those who are listening.)

I respect Patrick Moore. He's a very great person and it would be a great loss if anything happened. I really hope he gets through this one!
 
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