Chuck Shramek

1 archived appearance · 1996

Chuck Shramek (1950–2000) was an amateur astronomer recognized for his observations of Comet Hale-Bopp and his controversial claim of photographing a "companion object" near the comet, which ignited one of the most heated astronomical debates of the 1990s. On Art Bell's programs, his photographs and his assertions about the companion object generated enormous public interest and became a defining moment in the intersection of amateur astronomy and conspiracy culture.