The Patrick Moore medal was created in 1995 from a donation by long time Fellow of the BIS, Sir Patrick Moore, to recognize outstanding contributions to the Society.
- 19 December 1995 – Leslie R. Shepherd
- 1 June 1996 – Eric M. Waine
- 10 August 1996 – Leonard J. Carter & Gerald V. Groves
- 21 May 1997 – Lee D. Saegessar
- 2 July 1997 – H.H. Koelle
- 9 December 1998 – Anthony R. Martin & Alan Bond
- 5 December 2001 – Yvonne Cooper
- 10 December 2003 – Neville Kidger
- 8 September 2007 – Peter Mata
- 19 January 2011 – Mark Stewart & Alex Stewart
- 2013 – Adrian Mann
- 02 August 2014 – Ralph Timberlake
- 06 February 2015 – Andrew Vaudin
- 10 December 2015 – Steve Salmon
- 07 October 2016 – Terry Henley
- 07 December 2016 – Vix Southgate
- 1st August 2020 – Gill Norman