My money is on no-one! That state owns anything that is found! Doh,
Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom aka James Knudson To: Charles Viau ; 'Ron Baalke' ; 'Meteorite Mailing List' Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 11:41 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Professor Rallies Pilots for Meteor Site Watch in Australia My money is on Haag! Thanks, Tom peregrineflier <>< IMCA 6168 ----- Original Message ----- From: Charles Viau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: 'Ron Baalke' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; 'Meteorite Mailing List' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 6:31 PM Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Professor Rallies Pilots for Meteor Site Watch in Australia > I'll bet that Farmer or the Hupe's find it before the roo's and > walabie's do, let alone the small aircraft pilots. :^) > > CharlyV > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron > Baalke > Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 12:44 PM > To: Meteorite Mailing List > Subject: [meteorite-list] Professor Rallies Pilots for Meteor Site Watch > in Australia > > > > http://townsvillebulletin.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,7034,9203013%2 > 55E14787,00.html > > Professor rallies pilots for meteor site watch > By HAYLEY SEENEY > Townsville Bulletin > April 6, 2004 > > A TOWNSVILLE astronomer has encouraged light aircraft pilots to > keep watch for a possible impact sites from a meteor grouping that > fell to earth last week. > > James Cook University astronomy centre director Associate > Professor Graeme White said eye witness accounts put one impact > site about 60 nautical miles north-northeast of Mount Isa. > > North and northwest Queensland were treated to a meteor > spectacular last Wednesday night, as meteorites entered the > earth's atmosphere and burst into fireballs. > > Passengers and pilots on two light aircraft flying from Mount > Gordon, also known as Gunpowder, at the time of the event > reported seeing the fireballs go past their aircraft. > > "I'd like to get someone from the local aeroclub to go out > there and have a look," Professor White said. > > "I thought about it over the weekend. It'd be good if someone > who's got a light plane to fly out there, or someone who is > going out there to divert from their normal activities to > look at the place. > > "It (the impact site) would be fairly distinctive, it will be a > big spot of black and brown or a hole in the ground." > > Keen to hear from anyone who may be able to fly by the area, > Professor White said they would need to take an exact location > using a global positioning system and perhaps a photo. He would > then be eager to mount an expedition to the site. > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
