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SIR Bernard Lovell - the father of modern telescope astronomy - has paid tribute to the 'amazing feat of human courage' by the men who landed on the moon.

Speaking on the 40th anniversary of the momentous space mission, the founder of Jodrell Bank observatory described the tense moments as his team tracked Apollo 11's progress into space.

Hundreds of space enthusiasts gathered at the Cheshire observatory, a focal point for world celebrations of the landmark moment when Neil Armstong set foot on the moon 40 years ago today.

Sir Bernard, 95, said the men had risked dying on the moon.

He also told the audience how his team were also following the Russian Luna 15, an unmanned moon probe hastily launched at the same time as the US mission, which could have re-written history had the Apollo mission failed.

The audience was also treated to a special greeting from pioneer Buzz Aldrin, who revealed his moon mission would hav