Everybodys Comet: A Layman's Guide to Hale-Bopp

by Thomas Bopp, Alan Hale, Janet Asimov, et al.

Book Overview

Discusses comets and their relationship to the sun, planets, and earth, describes how Comet Hale-Bopp was discovered, and explains how to locate the brightest comet ever seen This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0944383386
• ISBN13: 9780944383384
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: High Lonesome Books
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

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Everybody should read Everybody's Comet!

The arrival of Hale-Bopp added a lot to my winter of 1997. I loved its ever-present image in the night sky. I'd open the front door and look slightly skyward. There it was, for months on end; a beautiful gift. I was sorry to see it go, so I went to books-in-print to see what I could actually find out about the comet. I found, to my delight, Mr. Hale's generous read. He lets us share his joy in having found the comet, and teaches a lot about basic astronomy in the process. Yes, Alan Hale's ship came in, and it was a beautiful comet. Fortunately, he brought it to life in a book, too. So, now that the comet is out of our realm of sight, grab a deck chair and read about it! You'll be glad you did.