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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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Similar particles were detected coming off comet Hale-Bopp when it journeyed into the inner solar system in 1997 (SN: 7/29/00, p. And when Comet Hale-Bopp traveled through the skies in 1997, backyard observers all over North America could watch the nightly show the same as NASA scientists. Alan Hale is founder and director of the nonprofit Southwest Institute for Space Research in Cloudcroft, New Mexico, and was codiscoverer of Comet Hale-Bopp in 1995. |
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