Hale-Bopp Comet Madness Alan Hale From: Volume 21, No. 2March / April 1997 Share Tweet Share Tweet If you have any trouble viewing this article, download the article instead: Download Alan Hale Astronomer Alan Hale is co-discoverer of Comet Hale-Bopp, director of the Southwest Institute for Space Research in Cloudcroft, New Mexico, and author of Everybody’s Comet: A Layman’s Guide to Comet Hale-Bopp.See more articles