[meteorite-list] The Skipper's Dad Co-Discovers a Comet!

[GeoZay at aol.com]

>>While we're on the off topic of old  movies, did anyone realize that Alan 
Hale,  the Skipper's  (Alan  Hale Jr.), dad, was the co-discoverer of the 
most widely observed comet of  the 20th Century?<<
I didn't know there was a connection. Back around  1992, 3 or 4, I observed 
the Quadrantid meteor shower with Alan Hale in  Descanso, CA.. There were 
three of us...Bob Lunsford, Alan Hale and myself. Of  course this was all 
before he co discovered comet Hale/Bopp. He got bored with  the meteor 
observing and broke out one of his scopes and started looking at the  stars and 
whatever he could find. The Quadrantids was a good show that year.  Later when 
he co-discovered the comet, I thought it would get me an autographed  photo 
of the comet (I took the photo)...but it didn't. :O)
George Zay  

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