Sussex astronomer Patrick Moore has given his fee from his first ever radio advertisement to the Royal Observatory.
The stargazer is the voice behind Brighton-based Mind's Eye's latest radio campaign for electric fuel, which is broadcast in London and the Midlands.
Patrick was approched by Mind's Eye and Chichester radio production company Mango,and agreed to lend his voice to the advert as "a bit of fun".
Mind's Eye head of radio Karen Cass said: "We were delighted when Patrick agreed to take part in the campaign, not only because he is so well-known in the world of science, but more importantly because this was his first ever radio advertisement."
"He was a natural performer and great to work with and we were very pleased when he told us that he would be donating his fee to further reseach and developent in astronomy."
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