Sir Patrick Moore astronomy centre plans scrapped, says Brian May The thatched cottage, known as Farthings, was the filming location for The Sky At Night during the last ten years of the astronomer's life, due to his ill health. May, who has a PhD in astro physics, told The Telegraph last year that the Royal Astronomical Society had rejected the treasures left behind by Sir Patrick. At the time he said: "You'd think the Royal Astronomical Society would be interested, but they're, like, 'Oh, we've got an awful lot of stuff already' Patrick leaves behind him a wonderful library and all these amazing things from astronomers he met. You think it might be easy to give it to a museum, but they'll stick it in a cupboard somewhere and no one will see it.