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Getting Hit Again

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Friday, October 9, 1992 was the kind of clear, warm evening that JL draws people outside. In the town of Ashland, Ohio, David Hartsel, a well-known amateur astronomer, was enjoying the Ashland High football game with his children, Heather and Sean.

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Levy, D.H. (1994). Getting Hit Again. In: The Quest for Comets. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-5998-0_16

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