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American astronomer (1949–
Thomas Bopp was born in Denver, Colorado. His interest in astronomy led him to join a local informal group of amateur astronomers in the Phoenix area. Here, on July 22nd 1995, he was the first to see a new comet, now known as Hale-Bopp. The comet was independently found by the astronomer Alan Hale.
Thomas Bopp (born 1949) is a manager at a construction materials factory and an amateur astronomer. He is best known as co-discoverer of Comet Hale-Bopp in 1995. It was the first comet he observed.
Comets are traditionally seen as a bad omen. As Comet Hale-Bopp reached its brightest point, Bopp's brother and sister-in-law were killed in a car accident after photographing the comet. "This has been the best week of my life. And the worst," he said.
He was born in Denver, Colorado, but later relocated with his family to Youngstown, Ohio, where he graduated from Chaney High School in 1966. He attended Youngstown State University in Ohio, and has lived in Phoenix, Arizona since 1980.
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