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As an illustration of the manner in whichserendipitous events can be used to obtain usefulscientific information, the reasons for observing,spectroscopically, the appulse of HD 12895 and CometHale-Bopp are discussed and the conclusions of thestudy are briefly presented.
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McNally, D. Comet Hale-Bopp and the Diffuse Interstellar Lines. Astrophysics and Space Science 273, 117–119 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1002612311605
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