I would be extraordinarily careful on the reservation, federally protected land, very very iffy hunting out there, not friendly or receptive people to outsiders, and legally could be a nightmare. That being said, I really hope it is found, just unsure of how it would all work out. Michael Farmer Sent from my iPad
> On Oct 10, 2014, at 7:30 PM, Dennis Miller via Meteorite-list > <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > > > > > > > From: astror...@hotmail.com > To: scho...@mybluelight.com; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] 10/04/14 AZ Fireball: Sextant-Compass readings > of Belmont, AZ smoke tr ail > Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 20:59:04 -0500 > > > Hello Steve and all, Thanks for your hard work. When it comes down to a good > starting point, > say using Kayenta or Hwy 160 as a reference, where would you suggest? I'm > going to try to get > over to that area Sunday. If there is anyone that has begin a seach for this > possible fall, give me > a shout. Would like to see a new fall in this area, even though it may be on > a Reservation. May > have to brush up on my trading skills. 😉 > Dennis Miller > Northwest New Mexico > astror...@hotmail.com > > > > >> Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 00:55:13 +0000 >> To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> Subject: [meteorite-list] 10/04/14 AZ Fireball: Sextant-Compass readings of >> Belmont, AZ smoke tr ail >> From: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> >> Hello all, >> >> I took a trip out to the Belmont, AZ Weather Service and stood in front of >> the camera that took the photo of the smoke cloud 5 or 6 minutes after it >> had ended. I had the photo in hand to estimate to the best of my ability as >> to where the clouds were in the sky as related to Fremont Peak that morning. >> These clouds might have dissipated somewhat and drifted slightly to the >> south east 5 to 6 min after the fireball passed. >> >> I spent over an hour taking readings with my WWII Bendix A-7 sextant, and >> two WWI British prismatic compasses, averaging the readings of each. >> >> (BTW: these compasses are top notch, so good that they were used by sailors >> lost at sea to find destinations even without a sextant. The WWII Bendix A-7 >> is a fantastic sextant and very accurate as well) >> >> Readings from the compasses: (Magnetic) 35 - 36 degrees Easterly direction. >> >> Sextant, after estimating where the clouds were over Fremont Peak. >> >> Top cloud (larger one): 13.0 degrees above horizon. >> >> Bottom cloud (smaller one): 7.25 degrees above horizon. >> >> Average between both as the two clouds are linked in a chain ~8.6 degrees >> above horizon. >> >> The top cloud which is very dispersed after the six or so min after the >> fireball end at 15:52:32 represents the start of the fireball, and from >> reports it came in a a very steep angle ~45 degrees from the North East. >> This fireball was observed from the Belmont location and others West of >> Flagstaff including my all sky camera, as going DOWNWARD. If it rose up, or >> remained stationary instead of downward as it did, then it would appear >> heading toward and above the Belmont Weather station camera. In all >> sightings west of Flagstaff it went DOWNWARD and to the East. >> >> So the higher cloud appears higher in the sky due to the fact that the >> luminous flight began at about 60 miles or so. The smaller more defined >> cloud is the lower one to the ground maybe 15 to 20 miles above ground and >> closer to the Belmont Weather camera than the more distant larger dispersed >> portion of the smoke cloud. >> >> Do the trig. 13, 7.25 degrees above the horizon and an average between the >> two above the horizon taking into account the downward angle of the Fireball >> and the average assumed height between the beginning and the end of the >> event between 60 and 15 miles above the ground. >> >> The larger cloud is most likely over 120 miles away from the camera. The >> lower one most likely over 70 miles away from the camera. >> >> And the compass heading of 35-36 degrees is a magnetic heading, keeping in >> mind the magnetic variation of 10.5 degrees to East of the the Celestial >> Pole which is True North to which my all sky camera is aligned. >> >> Draw your lines accordingly from the Belmont Weather Station at Navajo Army >> Depot along that line of magnetic bearing 35-36 degrees average between the >> two 35.5 degrees. If you transpose to a map that is aligned to the true >> Celestial North, be sure to take into account the magnetic variation of 10.5 >> degrees in drawing the line. >> >> >> Steve Schoner. >> ____________________________________________________________ >> 2014 Best Skin Tighteners >> A Review List of The Top Performing Skin Tighteners In 2014 >> http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3331/54388043c33924301c8st02duc >> ______________________________________________ >> >> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
