Patrick was born on 4 March 1923 in what was then the little Middlesex village of Pinner. At the age of six months he and his parents moved to Sussex where he has lived ever since - not counting the war years when he was a navigator in the RAF and a brief time in Northern Ireland in the 1960s. Between the ages of six and sixteen Patrick was ill, on and off, and this prevented him from attending school and so was mostly educated at home.

The famous astronomer Sir Patrick Moore, who brought the heavens to the people in his extremely popular British monthly "Sky at Night" television programme, which has been on the air since 1957, celebrated his 83rd birthday recently.

Sir Patrick who has written approximately 60 astronomy books attacking newspaper horoscopes, does not know the difference between horoscopes and solarscopes. He constantly mixes up newspaper sun sign solar-scopes with multi-planet horoscopes. These have been used by the White House and many world Governments in the planning of important events. In fact, many of the major battles of W.W.II and Israel's six-day war were fought largely based on astrological advice.

Carl Jung admitted he based his theories of personality types on the zodiac signs. Christianity and Judaism are astrology based, and Islam is astrology influenced.

So poor Patrick by attacking astrology, by implication is attacking psychology as well as the world's three major religions and the countries that fought in W.W.II.

The big news in 2006 is that at last after years of denial the British Ministry of Defence has admitted the reality and existence of UFOs, but still fudges on what they actually are.

Sir Patrick's credibility has suffered as he was one of the UFO deniers.

Patrick's agent Robert Voice claimed the self taught astronomer and loveable eccentric, was fitted with a pace-maker to regulate his heart this past April. Ironically, this skeptic of horoscopes, if he had read his for February would have been advised, albeit warned against the possiblity of cardio-vascular difficulties.

Get well soon Patrick.