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Thomas Bopp, American astronomer best known as the co-discoverer of comet Hale–Bopp (born 1949)
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Thomas Bopp
American astronomer (1949–2018)
Thomas Joel Bopp was an American amateur astronomer. In 1995, he discovered comet Hale–Bopp; Alan Hale discovered it independently at almost the same time, and it was thus named after both of them. At the time of the comet discovery he was a manager at a construction materials…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Comet Hale–Bopp
Great Comet of 1997
Comet Hale–Bopp is a long-period comet that was one of the most widely observed of the 20th century and one of the brightest seen for many decades.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
January 5
Day of the year
January 5 is the fifth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 360 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)