Comet Hale–Bopp discovered

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23 July, 1995

The Comet Hale-Bopp was discovered on 23rd July 1995 by Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp. It became visible from Earth to the naked eye a year later and was dubbed The Great Comet of 1997.