* Astronomy

William Thomson "Will" Hay (6 December 1888 - 18 April 1949) was an English comedian, actor, film director and amateur astronomer. 
Aside from his day job as a comedian, Hay was a dedicated and respected amateur astronomer. His personal observatory sat in his garden in Mill Hill, the dome very visible from the main Hendon Road. He became a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1932. He is noted for having discovered a white spot on the planet Saturn in 1933; the spot lasted for a few months and then faded. 
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