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
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
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.
Thomas Bopp
…Thomas Joel Bopp (October 15, 1949 – January 5, 2018) 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…
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