Sir Patrick Moore, astronomer and broadcaster, dies aged 89
Hrm...some of his "eccentric" views should be viewed for what they are, xenophobia and sexism of the most boring sort.<p><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1550903/Patrick-Moore-complains-women-ruining-BBC.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1550903/Patrick-Moore...</a>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Moore#Activism_and_political_beliefs" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Moore#Activism_and_poli...</a><p>He might have been a fantastic astronomer, but let's not use his death to laud this claptrap as cute eccentricity.