Alan Hale (astronomer)
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Alan Hale was an American professional astronomer who co-discovered Comet Hale–Bopp independently of its other co-discoverer, Thomas Bopp, an amateur astronomer.
Hale in 2005
Hale's 1976 yearbook photo at Alamogordo High School
Comet Hale–Bopp
Comet Hale–Bopp taken from Davis, West Virginia, U.S., on March 11, 1997
Thomas Bopp
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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
Alan Hale (astronomer)
…Hale (March 7, 1958 – June 6, 2026) was an American professional astronomer who co-discovered Comet Hale–Bopp independently of its other co-discoverer, Thomas Bopp, an amateur astronomer. Hale specialized in the study of Sun-like stars and the search for extra-solar planetary systems, and had side interests in the…
Thomas Bopp in 1997 at Comet Chasers: On the Trail of a Comet
Comet Hale–Bopp
Thomas Bopp at Fernbank Museum of Natural History auditorium, 2010