Hale-Bopp: The Bright and Tragic Comet of the 1990s
Comet Hale-Bopp was an unusually bright comet that flew by Earth, reaching its closest approach to the planet in 1997. It was most spectacular in the Northern Hemisphere and visible to the naked eye for about 18 months. Hale-Bopp was probably one of the most viewed comets in history. With an absolute magnitude of -1, … Read more