The Sky at Night first broadcast date and the name being Latin for "The Sky at Night". In February 2007, the Royal Mail issued a set of six astronomy stamps to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the programme. In the "Guinness Book of World Records", Patrick Moore is listed as the most prolific TV presenter in the world, having hosted all but one episode of the programme between 1957 and January 2013. A DVD of the special commemorative "Sky at Night" film "Apollo 11: A Night to Remember" was released on 6 July 2009 to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the first man
Patrick Moore Patrick Moore Sir Patrick Alfred Caldwell-Moore, (4 March 19239 December 2012) was an English amateur astronomer who attained prominent status in that field as a writer, researcher, radio commentator and television presenter. Moore was President of the British Astronomical Association, co-founder and president of the Society for Popular Astronomy, author of over seventy books on astronomy, and presenter of the world's longest-running television series with the same original presenter, BBC's "The Sky at Night". He became known as a specialist in Moon observation and for creating the Caldwell catalogue. Idiosyncrasies such as his rapid diction and monocle made him a