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Hale–Bopp, one of the most widely observed comets of the 20th century, was independently discovered by astronomers Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp.
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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)
Alan Hale (astronomer)
Astronomer, co-discoverer of Comet Hale–Bopp (born 1958)
Alan Hale is an American professional astronomer who co-discovered Comet Hale–Bopp independently of its other co-discoverer, Thomas Bopp, an amateur astronomer.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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)