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

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 had found a comet. He and Tom Bopp discovered it within minutes of each other, though Hale's proximity to his home computer gave him the edge in reporting first. The discussion covers… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/march-7-1997-comet-hale-bopp-alan-hale