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Dr. Alan Hale

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Dr. Alan Hale is an astronomer recognized as the co-discoverer of Comet Hale-Bopp in 1995, which became one of the most widely observed and spectacular comets of the twentieth century, visible to the naked eye for a record eighteen months. As a guest on late-night radio, his scientific expertise was invaluable in addressing both the astronomical significance of the comet and the extraordinary conspiracy theories and cult activities it inspired.

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Book

Everybody's Comet: A Layman's Guide to Hale-Bopp

1996

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March 7, 1997: Comet Hale-Bopp - Alan Hale

Mar 7, 1997

1h 50m

Dr. Alan Hale, co-discoverer of Comet Hale-Bopp, joins Art Bell for an in-depth conversation about the most spectacular comet in a generation. Hale recounts the July 1995 night he spotted a fuzzy object near a star cluster in Sagittarius, the rush to confirm it was not a cataloged object, and the moment he knew he h...