Re: [meteorite-list] Malware email on met list

2012-12-19 Thread Walter Branch
yes, I just received this same message. The from line was identified as Adam Hupe but I know it did not originate from Adam. Do not click on the link. My anti-viral program (Avast) identified the hyperlink as malicious. -Walter -Original Message- From: drtanuki Sent: Wednesday,

[meteorite-list] FS Ebay Auctions, part II

2012-12-16 Thread Walter Branch
Hello Everyone, Last auctions for the year. Nothing spectacular. Just a small Henbury, Gao and Davy (a). All I have left. If interested, search on ebay seller branchmeteorites -Walter __ Visit the Archives at

[meteorite-list] AD: Meteorites (mostly martian and lunar) and books for sale

2012-12-01 Thread Walter Branch
a search for seller id branchmeteorites Thanks. -Walter Branch __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] AD: Ebay Lunars and Martians and Books, oh My!

2012-05-21 Thread Walter Branch
of the Red Planet 1958-1978 by Edward Clinton Ezell and Linda Neuman Ezell. Softcover new condition. Descriptions/reviews, etc for these book can be easily found at amazon. Thanks, -Walter Branch __ Visit the Archives at http

[meteorite-list] Martin Altmann?

2012-03-17 Thread Walter Branch
Martin, (apologies list members) I have been trying to contact you via email you but I am getting error messages and the mail won't go through. Please contact me off list. Thanks -Walter Branch __ Visit the Archives at http

Re: [meteorite-list] Professor Colin Pillinger lecture - Stones from the sky

2012-02-12 Thread Walter Branch
the phone call back from England. Neither party wanted to divulge first. Gibson thought the Alphonse-and-Gaston routine was kind of funny. What did you get? Well, what did you get? Eventually they told each other their numbers. The numbers were identical. -Walter Branch

[meteorite-list] Trade: Telescope for Meteorites

2012-02-05 Thread Walter Branch
$100.00 Thanks very much. Nice to be back in meteorites again. -Walter Branch __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net

[meteorite-list] FS: Lunar and Martian Meteorites

2011-08-10 Thread Walter Branch
are paired. I am including a free piece of anorthosite (terrestrial, of course) with each lunar purchase. I am including the provenance for each specimen. See my ebay listings here: http://shop.ebay.com/branchmeteorites/m.html Thanks, -Walter Branch

Re: [meteorite-list] mercury escape numbers? can it be this?

2011-08-05 Thread Walter Branch
Hi Rex, Escape velocity depends on the mass of the planet, not it's orbital parameters. Maybe I don't understand your question. Is this what you are asking? -Walter Not everything that can be counted, counts and not everything that counts can be counted. -A. Einstein. On Aug 5, 2011, at

Re: [meteorite-list] 99th Anniversary Holbrook Hunt

2011-07-20 Thread Walter Branch
. And my-oh-my, how productive! Keep hunting. -Walter Branch - - Original Message - From: Ruben Garcia mrmeteor...@gmail.com To: Robert Verish bolidecha...@yahoo.com Cc: Meteorite-list Meteoritecentral meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] Central Peak of Crater Tycho

2011-07-04 Thread Walter branch
Enjoy, -Walter Branch __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] trips to the Moon (Moon bases andmeteoriterecovery)

2011-06-28 Thread Walter branch
the belt. Apropos, I believe Phobos and Deimos are captured asteroids. -Walter Branch - Original Message - From: Michael Gilmer meteoritem...@gmail.com To: Richard Kowalski damoc...@yahoo.com Cc: meteorite list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 7:08 PM

Re: [meteorite-list] Asteroid 2011MD Bye-bye

2011-06-28 Thread Walter Branch
Science humor... I love it. -Walter Branch Not everything that can be counted, counts and not everything that counts can be counted. -A. Einstein. On Jun 27, 2011, at 9:37 PM, Sterling K. Webb sterling_k_w...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Video of 2011MD against background stars: http

Re: [meteorite-list] Asteroid 2011MD Bye-bye

2011-06-28 Thread Walter Branch
Dang Rob. Little wonder there is a minor planet named after you. I think that should be upgraded to at least a dwarf planet. -Walter Branch Not everything that can be counted, counts and not everything that counts can be counted. -A. Einstein. On Jun 28, 2011, at 12:52 AM, Sterling K. Webb

Re: [meteorite-list] Book: The Rock from Mars: by Kathy Sawyer

2011-06-15 Thread Walter Branch
). -Walter Branch - Original Message - From: Greg Stanley stanleygr...@hotmail.com Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 11:37 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Book: The Rock from Mars: by Kathy Sawyer List: Has anyone read the book, The Rock from Mars? what are your

Re: [meteorite-list] Book: The Rock from Mars: by Kathy Sawyer

2011-06-15 Thread Walter Branch
H IGrag, Oops, sorry. Meant Greg. -Walter - Original Message - From: Walter Branch waltbra...@bellsouth.net To: Greg Stanley stanleygr...@hotmail.com Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 6:44 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Book: The Rock from

Re: [meteorite-list] regarding post of NWA 001 question PLUS carelessIMCA member

2011-06-15 Thread Walter Branch
? -Walter Branch - Original Message - From: Dan Furlan danfur...@gmail.com To: met-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 10:36 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] regarding post of NWA 001 question PLUS carelessIMCA member O.k. Everybody, I have spoken to the IMCA

Re: [meteorite-list] OT: Facebook

2011-06-14 Thread Walter Branch
Facebook is a waste of *MY* time. -Walter - - Original Message - From: Eric Wichman e...@meteoritesusa.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 10:26 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] OT: Facebook

Re: [meteorite-list] Possible Fall Found in Radar Data, Northern WI

2011-06-03 Thread Walter Branch
Hello Jake, Meteorites fall at random. The odds are exactly the same as if one had hit an ice flow at the north pole and one hit McMurdo station in Antartrica. Though the one at McMurdo would be easier to retrieve. Do a google search on wethersfield meteorite. -Walter Branch

Re: [meteorite-list] Test your Meteorite Knowledge, Win a Free Assortment of Micromounts!

2011-05-24 Thread Walter Branch
Adam- There are other Martian Meteorites (Nakhlites) that exhibit the same characteristics that made this stone most famous. Which ones and what characteristics? -Walter Branch - Original Message - From: Adam Hupe raremeteori...@yahoo.com To: Adam meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Test your Meteorite Knowledge, Win a Free Assortment of Micromounts!

2011-05-24 Thread Walter Branch
of a better term, were found. I think Jim Strope has some available despite his announcement that all sales of NWA 998 are suspended until further notice. Best Regards, Adam - Original Message From: Walter Branch waltbra...@bellsouth.net To: Adam Hupe raremeteori...@yahoo.com Cc

Re: [meteorite-list] [IMCA] THE SUN EATS A COMET?

2011-05-17 Thread Walter Branch
Hello Bob and Elton and List, You are correct Bob. It is a coincidental Coronal Mass Ejection (CME). See the SOHO website here... http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/pickoftheweek/ Scientists, however, have yet to find a convincing physical connection between sun-grazing comets and coronal mass

Re: [meteorite-list] Carl Esparza removed from IMCA

2011-05-09 Thread Walter Branch
Hello Jim, My thoughts as well. Carl, what are your comments surrounding this matter? -Walter Branch - Original Message - From: jim_brady...@o2.co.uk To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 5:21 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Carl Esparza removed from IMCA

Re: [meteorite-list] ANSWER - whole stone concerns

2011-05-08 Thread Walter Branch
now about this sort of thing happening. The surprising thing to me is that it did not happen sooner. This whole incident is really getting to me. I have had it on my mind all day. -Walter Branch - Original Message - From: Michael Blood mlbl...@cox.net To: Richard Montgomery rickm

Re: [meteorite-list] ANSWER - whole stone concerns

2011-05-08 Thread Walter Branch
. The surprising thing to me is that it did not happen sooner. This whole incident is really getting to me. I have had it on my mind all day. -Walter Branch __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] ANSWER - whole stone concerns

2011-05-08 Thread Walter Branch
will send them along but you have to do the same for someone else. -Walter Branch - Original Message - From: Michael Blood mlbl...@cox.net To: Walter Branch waltbra...@bellsouth.net; Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 9:48 PM Subject: Re

Re: [meteorite-list] Video of Lunar and Martian Meteorites

2011-05-03 Thread Walter Branch
Martin and Stefan, That is an AMAZING video! Very nicely done. I saved a copy to my hard drive. Looking forward to your next video :-). -Walter Branch - Original Message - From: Greg Hupe gmh...@centurylink.net To: Chladnis Heirs n...@chladnis-heirs.com; meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Video of Lunar and Martian Meteorites

2011-05-03 Thread Walter Branch
...@gmail.com To: Walter Branch waltbra...@bellsouth.net Cc: Chladnis Heirs n...@chladnis-heirs.com; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 10:43 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Video of Lunar and Martian Meteorites Now you guys are killing me. I'd like to see

[meteorite-list] Big ebay sale: Martians and Lunars and more (oh my!)

2011-04-22 Thread Walter Branch
through the scope, identify Syrtis Major with the help of this globe then hold a piece of Mars in you hand. How cool is that! To see my lots on ebay, just do a search on seller branchmeteorites Thanks for looking. -Walter Branch __ Visit the Archives

Re: [meteorite-list] Space Radar? (Was: Cold Asteroids May Have A Soft Heart)

2011-04-14 Thread Walter Branch
Hello Eric, Will radar even work in space? If so, what's the range, and how would it work? Radar does indeed work in space. The Gemini mission used radar to practice spacecraft rendezvous in preparation for the Apollo lunar landings. As well, with the actual landings, radar was used

Re: [meteorite-list] Darryl's edited NYT letter

2011-04-12 Thread Walter Branch
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. -Edmund Burke - - Original Message - From: Meteorites USA e...@meteoritesusa.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 4:05 PM

Re: [meteorite-list] Rebuttal to NY Times article

2011-04-11 Thread Walter Branch
Nicely done, Anne. You addressed the major issues brought up in the original article without resorting to name-calling, back-stabbing and childish behavior in general. A rarity. But then, so are you. -Walter Branch __ Visit the Archives at http

Re: [meteorite-list] BS In The NYT: Black Market Trinkets From Space

2011-04-04 Thread Walter Branch
Mike- Good point. Martin has written excellent material along these these lines. -Walter - - Original Message - From: Michael Gilmer meteoritem...@gmail.com To: m...@mhmeteorites.com Cc: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com;

Re: [meteorite-list] Wanted: Nininger's Find a Falling Star

2011-03-21 Thread Walter Branch
Thanks to everyone who replied. I found a copy. -Walter - Original Message - From: Walter Branch waltbra...@bellsouth.net To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2011 4:18 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Wanted: Nininger's Find a Falling Star Does anyone have

[meteorite-list] Sedimentary Martian Meteorites

2011-03-21 Thread Walter Branch
Hello Steve, Carl and List, Thanks very much for the comments. I am at a distinct disadvantage, not having a background in geology so please bear with me. I understand exothermic processes but... The oldest sedimentary rocks are found in various places such as Greenland, Hudson Bay in

Re: [meteorite-list] Double Planets

2011-03-19 Thread Walter Branch
Ahh, well...there you go... Thanks for the clarification guys. -Walter - Original Message - From: Sterling K. Webb sterling_k_w...@sbcglobal.net To: lebof...@lpl.arizona.edu Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; Walter Branch waltbra...@bellsouth.net Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011

[meteorite-list] Wanted: Nininger's Find a Falling Star

2011-03-19 Thread Walter Branch
Does anyone have a softcover copy of Nininger's Find a Falling Star for sale? -Walter __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] Martian Sedimentay Rocks: Where are they?

2011-03-19 Thread Walter Branch
large meteorites blasted rocks off the Martian surface (doubtful)? Are they extremly fragile and would not survive atmospheric entry (Doubtful)? Have they weathered away (don't know)? Any opinions? -Walter Branch __ Visit the Archives at http

Re: [meteorite-list] Martian Sedimentay Rocks: Where are they?

2011-03-19 Thread Walter Branch
Sorry. Meant to type sedimentary -Walter - Original Message - From: Walter Branch waltbra...@bellsouth.net To: meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2011 12:09 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Martian Sedimentay Rocks: Where are they? Hello

Re: [meteorite-list] The Term Planetary

2011-03-18 Thread Walter Branch
Hello Ryan, The Earth's moon is very large, relative to the planet it orbits. In the astronomical literature, the earth-moon system is sometimes refereed to as a dual planetary system. The dividing line between planet-moon and dual-planet seems to be whether the center of gravity

Re: [meteorite-list] Mani vs Arnold Verdicts

2011-03-18 Thread Walter Branch
Congratulations, Steve. Unless there is an appeal (hope not), maybe now you can finally put this behind you. -Walter - Original Message - From: meteorh...@aol.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 3:06 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Mani vs Arnold

Re: [meteorite-list] Oman prison saga

2011-03-14 Thread Walter Branch
or where they confiscated and not returned? -Walter Branch - Original Message - From: Michael Farmer m...@meteoriteguy.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 11:36 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Oman prison saga 90% of the meteorite list is interested

Re: [meteorite-list] Welcome Home

2011-03-10 Thread Walter Branch
Thanks to everyone who answered my questions yesterday. Usually my posits get summarily ignored. I now regret asking. I wish this one had been ignored. -Walter __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html

Re: [meteorite-list] What?!!!

2011-03-10 Thread Walter Branch
. Anyway, off soapbox now. Kudos again to you. Hope to read more of your posts soon. -Walter Branch __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] wire saw cost (Benefits of the wire overblade?)

2011-03-10 Thread Walter Branch
Interesting discussion regarding cutting. I did not realize the equipment can be so expensive. -Walter - Original Message - From: Michael Gilmer meteoritem...@gmail.com To: m...@mhmeteorites.com Cc: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of Day - March 9, 2011

2011-03-09 Thread Walter Branch
Agreed! Thanks very much Michael. -Walter - Original Message - From: MEM mstrema...@yahoo.com To: Michael Johnson mich...@rocksfromspace.org; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 2:16 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of Day -

Re: [meteorite-list] Welcome home

2011-03-09 Thread Walter Branch
What's this about? -Walter - Original Message - From: Matson, Robert D. robert.d.mat...@saic.com To: meteorite list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 9:44 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Welcome home Hi Richard, Wow! That's great news, and more

Re: [meteorite-list] ALH 84001

2011-03-07 Thread Walter Branch
. Happy collecting, -Walter Branch __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] ALH 84001

2011-03-07 Thread Walter Branch
oops, forgot to change the subject line. mea culpa -Walter - Original Message - From: Walter Branch waltbra...@bellsouth.net To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 11:46 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] ALH 84001 Hello New Collectors ( and everyone

[meteorite-list] Geoff's book

2011-02-26 Thread Walter Branch
are fantastic. Excellent photography and book amounts to a how-to for hunting meteorites. If you haven't purchased one, do so. You won't regret it. Thanks Geoff. Very nice book. Get it here: http://www.aerolite.org/ -Walter Branch - Original Message - From: Paul Harris p

[meteorite-list] EETA 79001 and the Martian Atmosphere

2011-02-08 Thread Walter Branch
proportion of the book and I even like the dust jacket (I usually abhor dust jackets). Anyway, many thanks to Dr. Cassidy for clearing that up with me and thanks for writing such a wonderful book. -Walter Branch __ Visit the Archives at http

Re: [meteorite-list] Excellent work Ruben, Thank You

2011-02-06 Thread Walter Branch
Yes, it was a lot of fun watching the bidding. Now I can attach a live voice and face to Michael's picture. Thanks very much. -Walter Branch - Original Message - From: Ed Deckert edeck...@triad.rr.com To: Met List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; Ruben Garcia meteoritem

Re: [meteorite-list] Tucson 2011

2011-02-06 Thread Walter Branch
out Geoff Notkin's new meteorite hunting book. What book? Did I miss something? -Walter - Original Message - From: wahlpe...@aol.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 8:00 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Tucson 2011 Hi List, We just wanted to

Re: [meteorite-list] Happy Birthday, Meteorite Men!

2011-02-05 Thread Walter Branch
Congratulations, Geoff, and welcome to the minor planet club! Yes, indeed. Congratulations. Thats pretty cool. A very exclusive club -Walter - Original Message - From: Rob Matson mojave_meteori...@cox.net To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2011

Re: [meteorite-list] Apollo Moon rock sample on eBay?

2011-02-03 Thread Walter Branch
Hello Rob, et al. My opinion, this is not real. All lunar samples returned by the Apollo missions are property of the US government. None were given to engineers. The federal government did give some samples to certain other countries as a gift to the people of the country. The story

[meteorite-list] Meteoritists: Do Angrites Originate from Mercury?

2011-01-27 Thread Walter Branch
droppers, etc. Just scientists. Thanks, -Walter Branch __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite

[meteorite-list] Meteorites 101

2011-01-15 Thread Walter Branch
Hello Everyone, The term meteor refers to the light phenomenon as an object from space enters the Earth's atmosphere. What is the proper term for the object itself? A meteoroid is an object in space. Is it still called a meteoroid when it enters the Earth's atmosphere? -Walter

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites 101

2011-01-15 Thread Walter Branch
telescopes for a night of observing - a much more pleasurable activity ;-). -Walter - Original Message - From: Darryl Pitt dar...@dof3.com To: Walter Branch waltbra...@bellsouth.net Cc: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 6:27 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites 101

2011-01-15 Thread Walter Branch
it? I thought from the plasma. -Walter - Original Message - From: Count Deiro countde...@earthlink.net To: Walter Branch waltbra...@bellsouth.net; Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 6:30 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites 101 Hi Walter

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites 101

2011-01-15 Thread Walter Branch
Hey Rod, Where does the term Bolide figure in as compared to a fireball? Yea, that one has always puzzled me as well. -Walter - Original Message - From: R. Chastain suen...@yahoo.com To: Walter Branch waltbra...@bellsouth.net; Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; Count Deiro

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites 101

2011-01-15 Thread Walter Branch
cartoon which appeared in Meteorite a while back, the one about the boy catching the meteorite -Walter - Original Message - From: R N Hartman rhartma...@earthlink.net To: Count Deiro countde...@earthlink.net; Walter Branch waltbra...@bellsouth.net; Meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Merry Christmas !

2010-12-24 Thread Walter Branch
Merry Christmas Everyone! And thanks to Eric Twelker, Christmas came a little early for me this year! I hope all meteorite enthusiasts have a great 2011. -Walter Branch __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list

Re: [meteorite-list] eclipse is underway....

2010-12-21 Thread Walter Branch
Perfectly clear here in Florida... and chilly! Best regards, Greg Same here in Savannah, GA. Nearing totality now. What an eerie sight, to see stars one does not ordinarily see during a full moon. -Walter __ Visit the Archives at

Re: [meteorite-list] Bob Walker Memorial Web Page

2010-10-11 Thread Walter Branch
Hello Michael, That is a very nice tribute you did for Bob. Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee... -John Donne __ Visit the Archives at

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites in Art - Art with meteorites?

2010-10-11 Thread Walter Branch
I'm with you Mike. $699 for a map with a burned hole in it?? Oh well, to each his own. -Walter __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] Cub Scouts and a Star Party

2010-10-11 Thread Walter Branch
Hello Carl, Thanks, but since the orbit of Uranus lies outside that of Jupiter, it would be impossible for Uranus to transit across the face of Jupiter. Uranus and Jupiter are easily in the same field of view in a small finder scope. With increased magnification, Uranus appears very

Re: [meteorite-list] Cub Scouts and a Star Party

2010-10-11 Thread Walter Branch
Hello Carl, Thanks, but since the orbit of Uranus lies outside that of Jupiter, it would be impossible for Uranus to transit across the face of Jupiter. Uranus and Jupiter are easily in the same field of view in a small finder scope. With increased magnification, Uranus appears very

[meteorite-list] Cub Scouts and a Star Party

2010-10-10 Thread Walter Branch
Hello Everyone, Greatly off topic, but nevertheless... I had the most fun Friday night. One of my neighbors is a cub scoutmaster and he regularly invites me and my 10 telescope to their campouts. I enjoy hosting star parties for scouts. I, my daughter and a friend of hers arrived last

[meteorite-list] Composition of Tektites

2010-08-28 Thread Walter Branch
are of volcanic origin. Can some inform me as to the results of a comparative analysis between tektites and the those glassy beads? I know I have reprints somewhere but I can't find them. Thanks. -Walter Branch _ __ Visit

Re: [meteorite-list] Walter Branch

2010-08-18 Thread Walter Branch
in Mercury was my inspiration. Don't know if I every thanked you but if not, thanks! -Walter - Original Message - From: Chris Spratt cspr...@islandnet.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 12:15 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Walter Branch I know

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites as Ammunition

2010-07-27 Thread Walter Branch
It was a two part episode called The Inheritors An excellent story. One of the best (I have all the episodes)! The final scene is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhV9WeFsyQY -Walter - Original Message - From: Becky and Kirk ba...@chorus.net To: Thunder Stone

Re: [meteorite-list] No nickel-free iron meteorites

2010-03-27 Thread Walter Branch
). Kaler has written a number of good books on well, stars. -Walter Branch - Original Message - From: Paul H. oxytropidoce...@cox.net To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2010 6:38 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] No nickel-free iron meteorites Walter wrote

Re: [meteorite-list] No nickel-free iron meteorites

2010-03-26 Thread Walter Branch
Hi Rob, ...nucleosynthesis... Ah, one of my favorite words. I try to use it at least once a week :-) -Walter (give-me-some-hydrogen-atoms-and-I-can-create-any-heavier-element-up-to-iron) Branch - Original Message - From: Matson, Robert D. robert.d.mat...@saic.com To:

Re: [meteorite-list] Probable amateur comet discovery

2010-03-26 Thread Walter Branch
Rob- That is interesting. Do you have RA and Dec coordinates? -Walter - Original Message - From: Matson, Robert D. robert.d.mat...@saic.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 7:02 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Probable amateur comet discovery Hi

Re: [meteorite-list] Ad Ebay sellers must see

2010-03-17 Thread Walter Branch
Greg (Hupe)- how can buyers go wrong with great items that start at 99 cents? Because from a buyers point-of-view it doesn't matter where an auction starts, it matters where it ends. Besides, many auctions, including many of yours, do not start at 99 cents. -Walter - Original Message

Re: [meteorite-list] Ad Ebay sellers must see

2010-03-17 Thread Walter Branch
Hi Mike, For years I was the only meteorite seller at Astro Auction Kim Poor (the site administrator) asked me to bring more meteorite business to the site. I can't tell you how much Canyon Diablo I sold there. I informed a few dealers Astro Auction a few years ago but they never took

Re: [meteorite-list] Ad Ebay sellers must see

2010-03-17 Thread Walter Branch
will not participate. The issue is not really price or even benefits. It's about how EASY something is to do. If any site could offer the same reach as Ebay but cheaper, it will most likely be a success. Regards, Eric On 3/17/2010 11:33 AM, Walter Branch wrote: Hi Mike, For years I was the only

Re: [meteorite-list] The Sniper Mentality

2010-03-17 Thread Walter Branch
Hi Richard, You wrote, It'd be pretty simple. Any bids that occur within one minute of the closing time of the auction automatically resets the end time by 10 minutes, or 30 minutes Interestingly, the Astro Auctions website I and others mentioned earlier has exactly that format. -Walter

[meteorite-list] Ad: Lunar and Martian Meteorites

2010-03-16 Thread Walter Branch
will give the provenance of each specimen so you can check with the dealer I bought them from. I can send pictures as well. Believe me, these are good specimens from mars and the moon. No extra charge for shipping. -Walter Branch - Original Message - From: cdtuc...@cox.net

Re: [meteorite-list] QUESTION RE METEORITES AND POP CULTURE

2010-03-13 Thread Walter Branch
find your 3-d glasses): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVvSTBqpioYfeature=related Live long and prosper. -Walter Branch - Original Message - From: Darryl Pitt dar...@dof3.com To: meteorite list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 9:27 PM Subject: Re

Re: [meteorite-list] QUESTION RE METEORITES AND POP CULTURE

2010-03-13 Thread Walter Branch
Hi Larry, A simple handshake will suffice :-) Glad I could help. -Walter - Original Message - From: lebof...@lpl.arizona.edu To: Walter Branch waltbra...@bellsouth.net Cc: Darryl Pitt dar...@dof3.com; meteorite list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Saturday, March 13

Re: [meteorite-list] Related Meteorite Falls 11 years apart? Both Hammers! Both L6 Olivine-hypersthene

2010-03-08 Thread Walter Branch
different. -Walter Branch __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Related Meteorite Falls 11 years apart? Both Hammers! Both L6 Olivine-hypersthene

2010-03-08 Thread Walter Branch
, or the Atlantic ocean for that matter, only I haven't lived in my house long enough to see it happen: But eventually, my backyard will receive a meteorite: again and again and again... And in eons past, it probably already has. -Walter Branch __ Visit

[meteorite-list] Vesta

2010-03-07 Thread Walter Branch
, -Walter Branch __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Labeling specimens

2010-02-28 Thread Walter Branch
anyone seen this? -Walter Branch __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Martin Altmann

2010-02-28 Thread Walter Branch
Martin, I think I accidently deleted your email to me. Would you please re-send it. Thanks. Everyone else, apologies -Walter Branch __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing

Re: [meteorite-list] Labeling specimens

2010-02-27 Thread Walter Branch
win situation Everyone will lose. Except of course, the investors who would make some money then pull out. Not to be argumentative. Just my opinions. -Walter Branch __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list

[meteorite-list] Mark Bostick?

2010-02-07 Thread Walter Branch
Hello Everyone, Can somebody tell me, whatever happened to meteorite collector and dealer Mark Bostick? -Walter Branch _ __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: MARS at $295 A gram

2010-02-01 Thread Walter Branch
Hi Dean, I am missing something? Neither your email nor website indicate which NWA Martian this is. Which one is it? -Walter Branch - Original Message - From: dean bessey deanbes...@yahoo.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 8:01 PM Subject

[meteorite-list] Off topic, but thanks

2010-01-30 Thread Walter Branch
website for the psychology practice at which at work (I am the amateurish webmaster). Evidently, there is a Walter Branch library in Houston, Texas. That's cool, I like libraries. A few odds and ends. Then a found an email my wife had sent to the list soon after the accident and the subsequent

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteor Storm on Syfy

2010-01-30 Thread Walter Branch
They had a movie called Asteroid on earlier today. That one is a real keeper as well. I love it when rocks just explode into huge fireballs on impact with the ground :-) -Walter Branch - Original Message - From: lebof...@lpl.arizona.edu To: Elizabeth Warner warne...@astro.umd.edu

[meteorite-list] NWA 482

2010-01-25 Thread Walter Branch
the lunar farside? In fact, I would welcome any scientists opinion on this issue. Thanks, -Walter Branch __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Christian Anger

2010-01-13 Thread Walter Branch
to his family. Life itself is a wonderful thing, made better by the friends we cherish while we live our lives, and those we leave behind when we pass on. -Walter Branch __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list

[meteorite-list] Merry Christmas Everyone

2009-12-24 Thread Walter Branch
/Biographies/Galileo.html Anyway, Merry Christmas and I hope 2010 is a pleasant and peaceful year for us all. -Walter Branch __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Hunters Sentenced- new information

2009-08-27 Thread Walter Branch
Bill- Count yourself as one of those stupid people who let their emotions rule over rational thinking. When you know all the details of the case, then you to can judge others. -Walter Branch - Original Message - From: Bill Mason bmas...@comcast.net To: 'Anita Westlake' anitawestl

Re: [meteorite-list] Question

2009-08-21 Thread Walter Branch
Ohhh, nice Jeff, very nice!!! -Walter Branch - Original Message - From: Jeff Grossman jgross...@usgs.gov To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 12:50 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Question Probably 5-10 (years). At 12:23 PM 8/21/2009, Greg Stanley

Re: [meteorite-list] Trim Saw?

2009-08-21 Thread Walter Branch
Hi Richard, I hope you are not planning on using a tile blade with that saw. The kerf will take away a large portion of any meteorite you cut. -Walter Branch - Original Message - From: Richard Kowalski damoc...@yahoo.com To: meteorite list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent

[meteorite-list] Cloudy Nights Space Rocks Forum

2009-08-21 Thread Walter Branch
, deep space and double star observing, equipment and eyepieces, binoculars, telescope-specific forums, astronomical art (which I like), sketching (which I am getting into), among others. Anyway, at least check out the Space Rocks forum. It's really nice. -Walter Branch - Original

Re: [meteorite-list] Three Strikes and You're Out

2009-08-19 Thread Walter Branch
. In fact, it is open in another window right now! -Walter Branch - Original Message - From: Fred Bieler f...@astronomics.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 7:43 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Three Strikes and You're Out One of the things my

Re: [meteorite-list] Yet another gimmicky expensivemeteoritecollectable

2009-07-07 Thread Walter Branch
In book 56, article 45, subsection 31, paragraph 20, quatrain 8, line 3 Martin Wrote Of course these people can't have any idea what a meteorite is, how they are Nice summary, Martin. -Walter Branch (surgery again tomorrow :-( - Original Message - From: Martin Altmann altm

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