John,
 
Coincidentally, I was at a charity lecture by Patrick Moore in Liverpool (England) last Monday evening.
He was selling books for the charity, and said that he regretted being unable to sign then - he clearly has arthritis or something similar which makes it difficult for him.  It was noticeable that he had quite a problem putting his watch back on at the end of his talk.  He now walks with two sticks, a fairly recent addition.
 
Last year, Tony Moss and I were fortunate enough to have dinner with the great man - we discussed, amongst other things,sundials located on the moon.
I have his business card on which he wrote his signature for me - it's a bit shaky.
If it is his signature that you want to see, I could scan it and forward to you - let me know.
 

Mike Shaw

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jmikeshaw/

N 53º 21' 24"
W 03º 01' 47"
Wirral, UK.

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