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| Sir Patrick Moore's monocle and xylophone auctioned | |
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| Sir Patrick Moore's famous monocle and his xylophone have been sold at auction. | |
| The astronomer, who presented The Sky At Night for over 50 years, died at his home in Selsey, West Sussex, in December 2012. | The astronomer, who presented The Sky At Night for over 50 years, died at his home in Selsey, West Sussex, in December 2012. |
| The xylophone - which he used during a Royal Variety Performance in front of the Queen - sold for £1,500 at Henry Adams Auctioneers in Chichester. | |
| The monocle fetched £688 at Christie's, in London. | |
| Sir Patrick presented the first edition of The Sky at Night on 24 April 1957. | Sir Patrick presented the first edition of The Sky at Night on 24 April 1957. |
| He became famous for his habit of wearing a monocle on screen, as well as his dishevelled and idiosyncratic persona. | He became famous for his habit of wearing a monocle on screen, as well as his dishevelled and idiosyncratic persona. |
| However, he was a celebrated and gifted astronomer and wrote dozens of books, with his research being used by the US and the Soviet Union in their space programmes. | However, he was a celebrated and gifted astronomer and wrote dozens of books, with his research being used by the US and the Soviet Union in their space programmes. |