Thomas Bopp

Thomas J. Bopp (October 15, 1949 – January 6, 2018) was an American astronomer. He was best known as the co-discoverer of comet Hale–Bopp (with Alan Hale) in 1995.Ramamurthy G. (August 2005). Biographical Dictionary of Great Astronomers, Surah Books (pvt) Ltd., Chennai

On the night of July 22, Bopp was observing the sky with friends in the Arizona desert when he made the discovery. It was the first comet he had observed and he was using a borrowed, home-built telescope. Hale and Bopp both discovered the comet by chance at approximately the same time.

Bopp died on January 6, 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona from liver failure at the age of 68.Thomas Bopp, codécouvreur de la comète Hale-Bopp nous a quitté 

References

Other websites
Comet Hale-Bopp Homepage at JPL
Comet Hale–Bopp Timeline – 1997

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