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...in last years Spring clean.

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A reply to a letter I sent to the legend that is Patrick Moore circa 1985!

It's something I'll always treasure - just thought I'd share whilst it was close to hand before I lose it for another 27 years!

My Phillips Planisphere from the same date was also recovered in this find :)

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Fantastic, what a bloke!

Can you imagine the workload of replying to every letter he received, that's dedication.

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There's no date on the letter so I could be wrong about '85. When was Austin's comet around?

I was very lucky. My Aunt had a friend who lived next door to him and knowing I was getting into Astronomy suggested I drop him a line.

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great bloke, just goes to show you don`t need fancy degrees, common sense and dedication to the cause

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I would lock it in an indestructable safe and then bubble-wrap the safe... Just to be sure!

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It definately deserves framing after being lost for so long.

I'm pretty sure he still lives their, wonder if he'd reply again lol? Might be worth a try :)

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