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Sunday, July 5, 2020

Clyde’s Spot – South African amateur astronomer recognised for discovery on Jupiter

Title:
Clyde’s Spot – South African amateur astronomer recognised for discovery on Jupiter

Author:
Jan Vermeulen

Published:
Mybroadband, 4 July 2020
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/science/358529-clydes-spot-south-african-amateur-astronomer-recognised-for-discovery-on-jupiter.html

From the article:
There was excitement for South African amateur astronomer Clyde Foster this week when NASA’s Juno team referred to a discovery he made as “Clyde’s Spot”.

Foster is a retired chemical engineer who has become a passionate amateur astronomer specialising in planetary imaging.