Comet Hale–Bopp - Wikipedia
Comet Hale–Bopp (formally designated C/1995 O1) is a long-period comet that was one of the most widely observed of the 20th century and one of the brightest seen for many decades. [11][12][13] Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp discovered Comet Hale–Bopp separately on July 23, 1995, before it became visible to the naked eye.
Comet Hale-Bopp: Facts about the bright and tragic comet - Space.com
Apr 18, 2022 · Comet Hale-Bopp was an unusually bright comet that flew by Earth, reaching its closest approach to the planet in 1997. It was most spectacular in the Northern Hemisphere and visible to...
C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) - NASA Science
Also called the Great Comet of 1997, comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) is a large comet with a nucleus measuring approximately 37 miles (60 kilometers) in diameter. This is about five times the size of the object hypothesized to have led to the demise of the dinosaurs.
Comet Hale-Bopp | Interstellar, Visible, Spectacular | Britannica
Apr 1, 1997 · Comet Hale-Bopp, long-period comet that was spectacularly visible to the naked eye, having a bright coma, a thick white dust tail, and a bright blue ion tail. It was discovered independently on July 23, 1995, by Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp, two American amateur astronomers, at the unusually far.
Comet Hale-Bopp The Great Comet Of 1997 - Spaceopedia
Hale-Bopp reached an apparent magnitude of -0.8 (second only in brightness to the star Sirus), making the comet the brightest since Comet West in 1976 and one of the brightest comets to reach the inner solar system in recent history.
Comet Hale-Bopp - NASA Solar System Exploration
On July 23, 1995, an unusually bright comet outside of Jupiter's orbit (7.15 AU!) was discovered independently by Alan Hale, New Mexico and Thomas Bopp, Arizona. The new comet, designated C/1995 O1, is the farthest comet ever discovered by amateurs and appeared 1000 times brighter than Comet Halley did at the same distance.
In Depth | C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) - NASA Solar System Exploration
Also called the Great Comet of 1997, comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) is a large comet with a nucleus measuring approximately 37 miles (60 kilometers) in diameter. This is about five times the size of the object hypothesized to have led to the demise of the dinosaurs.
Hale-Bopp – brightest comet, great comet 1995, long period
One of the most exciting moments in human history was the arrival the brightest comet in our solar system Hale-Bopp. Many aspects of this comet were both unique as well as the events that surrounded it.
Comet Hale-Bopp - NSSDCA
Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) was discovered on 23 July 1995 by two independent observers, Alan Hale (Cloudcroft, N.M.) and Thomas Bopp (Stanfield, AZ), and is showing potential of putting on a spectacular display as it nears its 1997 perihelion.
Comet Hale-Bopp - Encyclopedia.com
Hale-Bopp was one of the most spectacular comets to appear in the twentieth century, remaining visible to the naked eye for more than 19 months. At its peak, the comet was as bright as the most brilliant stars in the night sky, with a tail that stretched 50 to 60 million mi (80 to 97 million km).