Alan Hale

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alan Hale
Occupation	Astronomer
Date Of Birth	Mar 7, 1958(1958-03-07)
Age	66
Birthplace	Tachikawa
Country	United States
Birth City	Tachikawa
Horoscope	Aries

Alan Hale Biography

Alan Hale is one of the most popular and richest Astronomer who was born on March 7, 1958 in Tachikawa, Tachikawa, United States. The Earthrise Institute is pleased to announce its inaugural educational project, entitled “Countdown to 500 Comets.” The project takes its name and focus from Earthrise Institute founder and President Alan Hale’s quest to observe 500 comets, a quest he began over 37 years ago. He has recently collected his 400th comet and, in his words, “I’ve decided to share my quest for comet number 500 with the astronomy students of the world … Students of all ages and nationalities are invited to participate in “Countdown.” The goal … is for students to observe as many of Dr. Hale’s next 100 comets as they are able, either by viewing them through a telescope, and/or by taking images of them with appropriately equipped telescopic cameras. Special awards will be presented to any student who successfully observes ten of Dr. Hale’s next 100 comets. Hale estimates that it will take five to seven years for him to collect those 100 comets, and thus there are plenty of opportunities for participation.

Hale graduated from Alamogordo High School in 1976, and then served in the United States Navy from 1976 to 1983. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1980 with a bachelor’s degree in physics. Following his Navy service he worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) until 1986 as an engineering contractor for Allied Bendix Aerospace working on the Deep Space Network project, as well as on several spacecraft projects. During the 1986 Voyager 2 fly-by of Uranus, he worked with the Radio Science Experiment, using the spacecraft carrier signal to deduce information about Uranus’ atmosphere and rings.

In the past several years he has published careful visual observations of more than 130 comets, several at more than one apparition. His observations include both magnitude estimates and confirmations of discoveries. He has also applied his magnitude estimating skill to asteroids, particularly the fast-moving objects 1989 AC and 1989 VA, and has participated in asteroid occultation teams. He has done much to promote asteroid-comet education through articles on comets and emphasis on asteroids in his introductory astronomy classes.

Following the Uranus encounter, Hale enrolled in the Astronomy department of New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, where he earned a Master’s Degree and a Ph.D. in 1989 and 1992 respectively, both in astronomy. His doctoral dissertation was published in the January 1994 issue of The Astronomical Journal. After earning his doctorate, Hale worked at The Space Center (now the New Mexico Museum of Space History) in Alamogordo, New Mexico, as its staff astronomer and outreach education coordinator.

Hale first spotted the comet that would come to bear his name from his home in Cloudcroft, New Mexico, where the night sky is exceptionally dark. Since 1970 Hale had observed over 200 known comets, and on the night of July 22–23, 1995, after finishing his observations of periodic Comet Clark, and while waiting for periodic Comet d’Arrest to become visible above the horizon, he “decided to pass the time by observing some deep-sky objects in Sagittarius”, and pointed his Meade DS-16 telescope towards globular cluster M70. He said that he “immediately noticed a fuzzy object in the field” which had not been present when he had observed that region of the sky two weeks earlier.

Alan Hale Net Worth

Alan Hale is one of the richest Astronomer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alan Hale 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Hale was born in 1958 in Tachikawa, Japan, where his father was serving in the United States Air Force. Four months later his father was transferred to Holloman Air Force Base outside Alamogordo, New Mexico.

Alan Hale (born 1958) is an American professional astronomer, who co- discovered Comet Hale–Bopp along with amateur astronomer Thomas Bopp.

In 1980 Alan Hale was awarded the Navy League of the United States prize in Applied Physics.

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At the 20th annual convention of the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) in Tampa, Florida, in 1997 Hale was a featured speaker and discussed the suicides, calling their death pact and other religion-fostered violence “another victory for ignorance and superstition.”

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Alan Ranked on the list of most popular Astronomer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Alan Hale celebrates birthday on March 7 of every year.

In 1999 Hale assembled a group of American scientists, students and educators to go on a 2 week+ trip to Iran (coinciding with a solar eclipse) where they gave talks throughout the country. Hale feels that “Science is a … universal language” and “it would be a great idea if we could use science as a tool to bring people together … to break down barriers between nations and between cultures.” Hale uses the expression ‘Science Diplomacy’ in this context, which he says it’s possible he coined. “The sky looks the same from Iran as it does from here in the US. It’s the same sky we study … Science does not know political boundaries.”

Is Alan Hale related to Barbara Hale?

Barbara Hale was also a friend ( no, they were not related ). Alan Hale’s acting career spanned his entire life — he appeared in his first movie as a baby and never retired!

How did the Skipper from Gilligan's Island died?

LOS ANGELES — Alan Hale Jr., 68, an actor best known for his role as the jovial skipper who led a zany band of castaways on television’s “Gilligan’s Island,” died of cancer Jan. 2 at St. Vincent’s Hospital.

Who is Alan Hale Jr's father?

Alan Hale Sr.

Was it Alan Hale Jr that was in Gilligan's Island?

Alan Hale Jr.
Occupation| Actor, restaurateur
Years active| 1931–1988
Known for| Gilligan’s Island as Captain Jonas Grumby (The Skipper)
Military Service

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