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Comet Hale-Bopp
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Comet Hale-Bopp [¦käm·ət ¦hāl ′bäp]
(astronomy)
A very large comet which was discovered on July 23, 1995, and reached perihelion on April 1, 1997, when its brightness was magnitude -1.
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MARCH 1997: 39 members of Heaven's Gate cult, led by Martin Applewhite, die in San Diego, California, believing a UFO will take them to comet Hale Bopp.
CHURCH DEATHS by The Mirror (London, England)
And a 92 percent eclipse of the moon later this evening will enhance the visibility of Hale Bopp.
STUDENT, TEACHER TRACK COMET by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
First Light also will track Comet Hale Bopp, another brilliant new comet which will reach maximum visibility in April 1997.
Brilliant March comet visible on home computers by Business Wire
 
 
 
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