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. 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.

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  • 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. 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 1967. He attended Youngstown State University in Ohio, and has lived in Phoenix, Arizona since 1980.
  • Thomas Bopp ist ein US-amerikanischer Amateurastronom. Bopp studierte nach dem High-School-Abschluss 1967 und mehreren Jahren Militärdienst bei der US Air Force auf den Philippinen und in Tucson Wirtschaftswissenschaften an der Youngstown State University. Er arbeitet seit 1980 als Manager in der Nähe von Phoenix. Er ist verheiratet und hat eine Tochter. Bopp entdeckte neben Alan Hale am 22. Juli 1995 den Kometen Hale-Bopp.
  • Thomas Bopp es un jefe en una fábrica de materiales de construcción y un astrónomo amateur. Él descubrió el Cometa Hale-Bopp en 1995 simultáneamente a Alan Hale. Fue el primer cometa que observó. Nació en Denver (Colorado) y ha vivido en Phoenix (Arizona) desde 1980.
  • Thomas Bopp é o gerente de uma fábrica de materiais de construção e um astrónomo amador. Foi co-responsável pela descoberta do cometa Hale-Bopp em 1995. Foi o primeiro cometa que observou. Os cometas são vistos em muitas culturas como sinal de infortúnio. à medida que o Hale-Bopp se aproximava do ponto mais brilhante periélio, o seu irmão e cunhada faleceram num acidente de carro após fotografarem o cometa. "Esta foi a pior e amelhor semana da minha vida", disse Bopp. Nasceu em Denver, Colorado, acabou o secundário na Youngstown Chaney High School em 1966, frequentou a Youngstown State University no Ohio, e vive em Phoenix, Arizona desde 1980.
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  • 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. 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.
  • Thomas Bopp ist ein US-amerikanischer Amateurastronom. Bopp studierte nach dem High-School-Abschluss 1967 und mehreren Jahren Militärdienst bei der US Air Force auf den Philippinen und in Tucson Wirtschaftswissenschaften an der Youngstown State University. Er arbeitet seit 1980 als Manager in der Nähe von Phoenix. Er ist verheiratet und hat eine Tochter. Bopp entdeckte neben Alan Hale am 22. Juli 1995 den Kometen Hale-Bopp.
  • Thomas Bopp es un jefe en una fábrica de materiales de construcción y un astrónomo amateur. Él descubrió el Cometa Hale-Bopp en 1995 simultáneamente a Alan Hale. Fue el primer cometa que observó. Nació en Denver (Colorado) y ha vivido en Phoenix (Arizona) desde 1980.
  • Thomas Bopp é o gerente de uma fábrica de materiais de construção e um astrónomo amador. Foi co-responsável pela descoberta do cometa Hale-Bopp em 1995. Foi o primeiro cometa que observou. Os cometas são vistos em muitas culturas como sinal de infortúnio. à medida que o Hale-Bopp se aproximava do ponto mais brilhante periélio, o seu irmão e cunhada faleceram num acidente de carro após fotografarem o cometa. "Esta foi a pior e amelhor semana da minha vida", disse Bopp.
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