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    Comet HaleBopp (formally designated C/1995 O1) is a comet that was one of the most widely observed of the 20th century and one of the brightest seen for...
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    Thomas Joel Bopp (October 15, 1949 – January 5, 2018) was an American amateur astronomer. In 1995, he discovered comet HaleBopp; Alan Hale discovered...
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    Alan Hale (born 1958) is an American professional astronomer, who co-discovered Comet HaleBopp along with amateur astronomer Thomas Bopp. Hale specializes...
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    and was widely seen around the world. The comet temporarily upstaged the much anticipated Comet HaleBopp, which was approaching the inner Solar System...
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    the longest recorded period of visibility until the appearance of Comet HaleBopp in 1997. In October 1811, at its brightest, and when it was 1.2 AU...
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    Charles S. "Comet Definitions". Michael Gallagher. Retrieved 31 August 2013. Lallement, Rosine; et al. (2002). "The Shadow of Comet HaleBopp in Lyman-Alpha"...
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  • Thumbnail for Comet NEOWISE
    Earth. NEOWISE is known for being the brightest comet in the northern hemisphere since Comet HaleBopp in 1997. It was widely photographed by professional...
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  • closest approach of Comet HaleBopp. Just before the mass suicide, the group's website was updated with the message: "HaleBopp brings closure to Heaven's...
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  • Karl Bopp (1877–1934), German historian of mathematics Thomas Bopp (1949–2018), American astronomer, co-discoverer of Comet Hale-Bopp Yésica Bopp (born...
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    it has become possible to observe comets for longer periods of time after perihelion. For example, Comet HaleBopp was observable with the naked eye about...
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