[meteorite-list] Skype?
Hi Listoids, Those that have Skype installed and would like to exchange contact info with me, please send your Skype address off List. No hustle, confidential, no politics, just share information and real time videos of hunting, collecting, specimen classification and preparation activities. Look forward to seeing and hearing you. Count Deiro IMCA 3536 MetSoc __ 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] free live video feed-up to 9 people conference video feed- live
Hello Listers, I would like to start off and say MikeG you rock for the suggestion about this idea, Listers for giving their ideas and input, and Rubin for making this a reality, thank you all. Now I would like to share a website I found during this quest for a live feed at the AZ auction and its called. http://www.mebeam.com/ Its a cool website where you have the ability to have a conference with up to 9 people live over the Internet via mic/video feed. The cool thing is you dont need to download anything, or sign up for a contract. All you need is an Internet connection, mic/video, and another being. I think this website would come in handy if there was a cool topic and if some Listers wanted to have a real debate, real time, they could have the debate with up to 9 members live. Or with IMCA, the directors could have a conference once every few months and they all could talk together at the same time in real time. This website can bring more meteorite collectors together and allow more discussions to happen real time and people could post discussion topics and each week various members could host small group discussions on this website with other Listers. Lets try something soon and see how this works out. Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 ebaystore http://shop.ebay.com/photophlow/m.html __ 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] AD: Rare Ensisheim Postcard-Buzzard Coulee-Hoba & Greenland Stamps ect.
Sorry...forgot to give you the eBay link! My bad! Hi List. Been a while since I posted an ad since I spent a long time creating my website. Anyways I just listed on eBay some real interesting meteorite related items (All Free Shipping) which you can check out by clinking the link below. One very interesting item very rarely ever seen is a Vintage Postcard of the Ensisheim Meteorite! I also listed 2 pieces of the Buzzard Coulee Meteorite with crust! Also the very last of my rare MNH (mint never hinged) Hoba stamps including the Greenland stamps which includes a block of 4 with Plate Number! I also have a rare Viking 1 Diorama new in box that would look great as a display placed next to your Martian Meteorites! http://shop.ebay.com/emflocater/m.html Hope you enjoy. Thank you. Sincerely Don Merchant Founder-Cosmic Treasures Celestial Wonders http://www.ctreasurescwonders.com/index.html IMCA #0960 __ 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] AD: Rare Ensisheim Postcard-Buzzard Coulee-Hoba & Greenland Stamps ect.
Hi List. Been a while since I posted an ad since I spent a long time creating my website. Anyways I just listed on eBay some real interesting meteorite related items (All Free Shipping) which you can check out by clinking the link below. One very interesting item very rarely ever seen is a Vintage Postcard of the Ensisheim Meteorite! I also listed 2 pieces of the Buzzard Coulee Meteorite with crust! Also the very last of my rare MNH (mint never hinged) Hoba stamps including the Greenland stamps which includes a block of 4 with Plate Number! I also have a rare Viking 1 Diorama new in box that would look great as a display placed next to your Martian Meteorites! Hope you enjoy. Thank you. Sincerely Don Merchant Founder-Cosmic Treasures Celestial Wonders http://www.ctreasurescwonders.com/index.html IMCA #0960 __ 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] Tucson bound
Aloha nui, I am loading up the outrigger canoe for a journey to the land of meat and potatoes (gotta remember to bring rice, dried fish, poi, and okolehau), and look forward to seeing my friends in Tucson soon. I'll be bringing a few choice meteorites and a few Big Kahuna tee shirts in mens, womens and childrens sizes (which can be seen on my website, the link for which is below in my email signature). If anyone wants specific sizes reserved, contact me now so I can stow them before I shove off. My ebay auction item winners who have made payment can expect their pieces to arrive on lightning quick schedule, while those who have not yet done so may expect slight delay, as its hard to get surface mail pickup from the middle of the Pacific. And for those who will not be making the pilgrimage, I will be posting some pictures of the event on my website, so take a look there from time to time, or follow the action on Facebook. Several met folks and I will be posting pictures and information about the event regularly. Gary Fujihara Big Kahuna Meteorites (IMCA#1693) 105 Puhili Place, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 http://bigkahuna-meteorites.com/ http://shop.ebay.com/fujmon/m.html (808) 640-9161 __ 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] Legalities of streaming video
Hi All, Someone kindly contacted me off list expressing concerns for possible legal implications of accepting bids on line. This was my response: -- This has occurred to me. However, I will allow NO "video bids" -per se; people will have to have a friend present on the phone to bid for them. Period. The person bidding "for them" will be completely responsible for the bid and I will make that plain. However, if someone has "put in" an absentee bid and wants to have Someone on the phone "bid for them" I will be OK with that, too and simply Record the winning bidder as the absentee bidder. However, I will be giving A bidding number to all absentee bidders and if they want a "live bidder" Bidding for them via the phone, that live bidder MUST give the absentee Bidder's number if they win the bid. Otherwise, they will have to pay for The lot as though it were their own. Likewise, the "live bidder" may pick Up said lot and save the absentee bidder shipping costs if that is their Arrangement. However, to protect the sellers, no item will leave without Payment being made. Neither I nor my staff will take bids other than from the floor For absentee bidders. Hope I have made this clear Thanks, Michael __ 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] How to compute NEXRAD radar hit times
Hi Marc! If you go here and look at this: http://meteorite-recovery.tripod.com/2010/may/LaCrosse_030622.jpg (Rob's picture) The data I need to input to duplicate it is in the upper right hand corner. Is that correct If it is, I can not input that time in any way. There is no means to adjust anything that I can see in the NOAA software from the HAS file that was built. So before I go on, I see you are not using the Noaa software. I do not know what Rob is using. Can anyone duplicate this using the current version V2.5 or the beta software of the Noaa Weather and Climate Toolkit? If you can, I probably need to call you because I am doing something very wrong and can not see anywhere in the program to adjust anything to get that specific time. Or just give up on it and look into other software. All I get are snapshots of time not specified by me and no way to adjust that I can see. As usual I am lost ;) Thanks! Jim - Original Message - From: "Marc Fries" To: "Rob Matson" Cc: "Jim Wooddell" ; Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 4:39 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] How to compute NEXRAD radar hit times Howdy all I'll chime in where needed here... On Jan 23, 2011, at 2:15 PM, Rob Matson wrote: Hi Jim, I find the use of Doppler Radar very interesting. I downloaded all the NOAA free stuff I could find to view Doppler from my laptop using their archived data. However, I can not produce the times that are specific to seeing Ash Creek. I was going to use Ash Creek as my test to determine if I was doing things right. I am not! And, I contacted the Phoenix NWS and they can not help with the times. The issue is the time. Only certain specific times are archived, so how or where did the data come from for the specific time? You probably DO have the right data -- it's just that you have to do a bit of extra work to compute the approximate times corresponding to a particular radar sweep and target location. Strangely, there is NO information on the web about how to do this -- likely because meteorologists don't care very much about knowing the scan times of a particular cloud front. Here is how I do it. Mind you, I have no confirmation that my technique is correct, but it is mathematically sensible and is based on some logical assumtions: 1. The NEXRAD radar sweep rate (in azimuth) is constant. 2. The sweep direction is clockwise as viewed from above. 3. Each elevation scan takes the same amount of time to complete. 4. Each full scan starts at the lowest cut angle and ends at the highest cut angle, with transitions in cut angle occurring when the radar is transmitting due north. 5. That the time-tag of each file corresponds to the start time of the lowest cut angle, and that at that time the radar is pointing due north. (I would love to have some confirmation that all of these assumptions are correct -- Marc Fries can likely confirm or correct me.) You are correct! The radar points due north at the beginning of the lowest elevation cut at the start time given for each data set. One remaining uncertainty I have is what physically happens with the radar when it generates two sweeps at the same cut angle (e.g. 0.5-degrees and 1.5-degrees are nearly always swept twice each.) In these cases, does the radar complete two full revolutions for each cut angle, or are the double sweeps really just a single sweep, but processed twice (in software) at different sensitivities? I have a feeling it's the latter, since I usually see very little movement in scene features between scans at the same cut angle. The radar physically repeats each of these cuts. In the first, the pulse repetition rate and pulse width are optimized for reflectivity measurements, and in the second they are optimized for Doppler measurements. Note that for both scans, both Doppler and reflectivity data exists but with a lower signal quality than in the scans for which they are optimized. It can be worth looking in those scans to identify meteorite signatures. In either case, what you need to do is count up how many sweeps are done for each full scan -- it's usually at least 5, and can be quite a bit more when in storm mode. Divide the time between consecutive full scans (typically around 10 minutes) by the number of sweeps per scan. Example: Image #1 timetag: 02:12:06 Image #2 timetag: 02:21:56 5 sweeps per full scan (2:21:56 - 2:12:06) = 09:50 09:50 / 5 = 1 minute 58 seconds (1.967 minutes) This tells you that the radar sweep rate is: 360 degrees / 1.967 minutes = 183.1 degrees/minute, or 3.051 degrees/second. Now, to determine the time of a specific radar "hit", all you need is its azimuth (i.e. bearing from the radar), which is displayed at the bottom of the Toolkit screen when your cursor is over the hit. Let's say you see your target in the second sweep out of five (e.g. the 1.5-degree cut angle) and that it's at azimuth 227 degrees. Using the above
Re: [meteorite-list] How to compute NEXRAD radar hit times
Hi Marc, Thanks for the fast reply, and confirmation that my interpretation of how NEXRAD operates was reasonably accurate. It's funny -- up until a few months ago, I always assumed that when you had double sweeps at a particular cut angle that they were in indeed separate, physical sweeps. It was only recently that I began to question that notion, as I occasionally noticed little or no cloud motion between consecutive scans at the same cut angle, and yet rather noticeable changes between consecutive full scans at the same scan angle (i.e. 10 minutes apart versus, say, 1 minute 25 seconds). So -- good to know that every selectable level-II cut angle is its own sweep. > It turns out that the time hack for each sweep is embedded in the > data, but the NOAA software doesn't bother to show it (or so I've > been told). I figured it might be -- it's a shame that NOAA's tool doesn't make use of it. > The GRlevelX software I use reads the time hack for each cut > and displays it. Sounds like it might be time for me to ditch NOAA's Weather and Climate Toolkit ... especially now that it can no longer read half the Level-II files out there. > There can be several seconds' discrepancy between what I > calculate manually and what the hack reports; I tend to believe > the embedded time hack because there is additional time needed > in each change the radar's azimuth between scans and possibly > to let the radar's computer finish crunching numbers. I wondered whether the radar could actually instantaneously jump by one degree in elevation angle each time the cut angle changed. If there is mechanical steering involved, then obviously the jump can't be instantaneous. Surely they don't stop the azimuth sweep while making the elevation angle change, so there must be a brief transitional period surrounding the instants when the radar points due north where the elevation angle smoothly sweeps from one cut angle to the next. This transition must take even longer at the end of the scan, when the elevation angle drops all the way back down to 0.5 degrees. --Rob __ 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] How to compute NEXRAD radar hit times
Howdy all I'll chime in where needed here... On Jan 23, 2011, at 2:15 PM, Rob Matson wrote: > Hi Jim, > >> I find the use of Doppler Radar very interesting. I downloaded all >> the NOAA free stuff I could find to view Doppler from my laptop >> using their archived data. However, I can not produce the times >> that are specific to seeing Ash Creek. I was going to use Ash >> Creek as my test to determine if I was doing things right. I am >> not! And, I contacted the Phoenix NWS and they can not help with >> the times. The issue is the time. Only certain specific times are >> archived, so how or where did the data come from for the specific >> time? > > You probably DO have the right data -- it's just that you have to > do a bit of extra work to compute the approximate times corresponding > to a particular radar sweep and target location. Strangely, there is > NO information on the web about how to do this -- likely because > meteorologists don't care very much about knowing the scan times > of a particular cloud front. > > Here is how I do it. Mind you, I have no confirmation that my > technique is correct, but it is mathematically sensible and is > based on some logical assumtions: > > 1. The NEXRAD radar sweep rate (in azimuth) is constant. > 2. The sweep direction is clockwise as viewed from above. > 3. Each elevation scan takes the same amount of time to >complete. > 4. Each full scan starts at the lowest cut angle and ends >at the highest cut angle, with transitions in cut angle >occurring when the radar is transmitting due north. > 5. That the time-tag of each file corresponds to the start >time of the lowest cut angle, and that at that time the >radar is pointing due north. > > (I would love to have some confirmation that all of these > assumptions are correct -- Marc Fries can likely confirm or > correct me.) > You are correct! The radar points due north at the beginning of the lowest elevation cut at the start time given for each data set. > One remaining uncertainty I have is what physically happens > with the radar when it generates two sweeps at the same cut > angle (e.g. 0.5-degrees and 1.5-degrees are nearly always > swept twice each.) In these cases, does the radar complete > two full revolutions for each cut angle, or are the double > sweeps really just a single sweep, but processed twice (in > software) at different sensitivities? I have a feeling it's > the latter, since I usually see very little movement in > scene features between scans at the same cut angle. > The radar physically repeats each of these cuts. In the first, the pulse repetition rate and pulse width are optimized for reflectivity measurements, and in the second they are optimized for Doppler measurements. Note that for both scans, both Doppler and reflectivity data exists but with a lower signal quality than in the scans for which they are optimized. It can be worth looking in those scans to identify meteorite signatures. > In either case, what you need to do is count up how many > sweeps are done for each full scan -- it's usually at > least 5, and can be quite a bit more when in storm mode. > Divide the time between consecutive full scans (typically > around 10 minutes) by the number of sweeps per scan. > > Example: > > Image #1 timetag: 02:12:06 > Image #2 timetag: 02:21:56 > 5 sweeps per full scan > > (2:21:56 - 2:12:06) = 09:50 > 09:50 / 5 = 1 minute 58 seconds (1.967 minutes) > > This tells you that the radar sweep rate is: > > 360 degrees / 1.967 minutes = 183.1 degrees/minute, or > 3.051 degrees/second. > > Now, to determine the time of a specific radar "hit", all > you need is its azimuth (i.e. bearing from the radar), > which is displayed at the bottom of the Toolkit screen > when your cursor is over the hit. > > Let's say you see your target in the second sweep out of > five (e.g. the 1.5-degree cut angle) and that it's at > azimuth 227 degrees. Using the above example, the time of > that hit is computed as follows: > > 02:12:06 + (1 sweep * 1.967 minutes) + (227/360 * 1.967 min) > = 02:12:06 + 1.967 minutes + 1.240 minutes > = 02:15:12 > > Try this with Ash Creek, and I think you should come very > close to the time that Marc Fries did. > > Good luck! > Rob > It turns out that the time hack for each sweep is embedded in the data, but the NOAA software doesn't bother to show it (or so I've been told). The GRlevelX software I use reads the time hack for each cut and displays it. There can be several seconds' discrepancy between what I calculate manually and what the hack reports; I tend to believe the embedded time hack because there is additional time needed in each change the radar's azimuth between scans and possibly to let the radar's computer finish crunching numbers. Cheers, Marc Fries > __ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite
Re: [meteorite-list] How to compute NEXRAD radar hit times
Rob, I have verified that the 0.5 and 1.5 and even sometimes 2.5 scans do get swept twice. Within the actual data file there is a time code (accurate to the millisecond) for every sweep and azimuth angle as it spins around. You also have to be careful when the radars are in storm mode, some things change slightly. Another oddity is the elevation angles are not constant through the sweep, they very slightly (I'm guessing do to ground interference since every station handles the 0.5 scan a little bit differently.) Using the NOAA provided tool can be difficult at times. It's not the best way to look at the radar data in my opinion. I've had troubles with the latest version of the software reading in recent files, they switched to full high resolution for all scans and got rid of the lower resolution high elevation angle scans and are doing them all in high resolution now. Get some weird errors when loading data so I have gone back to an older version of the NOAA tool when i do use it. Mostly I use my own tool I have developed. I am working on a way to implement the time code into it so you can play it like a movie and watch the sweeps go around for each of the stations. I have a blog on the tool I have developed and hope to release an initial version in the coming months for people to use. The original goal was to make the software to make it easier to look through the archives and another goal is to someday make an automated search routine to look for meteors in the data in realtime. http://3dradar.wordpress.com/about/ -Jake On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 2:15 PM, Rob Matson wrote: > Hi Jim, > >> I find the use of Doppler Radar very interesting. I downloaded all >> the NOAA free stuff I could find to view Doppler from my laptop >> using their archived data. However, I can not produce the times >> that are specific to seeing Ash Creek. I was going to use Ash >> Creek as my test to determine if I was doing things right. I am >> not! And, I contacted the Phoenix NWS and they can not help with >> the times. The issue is the time. Only certain specific times are >> archived, so how or where did the data come from for the specific >> time? > > You probably DO have the right data -- it's just that you have to > do a bit of extra work to compute the approximate times corresponding > to a particular radar sweep and target location. Strangely, there is > NO information on the web about how to do this -- likely because > meteorologists don't care very much about knowing the scan times > of a particular cloud front. > > Here is how I do it. Mind you, I have no confirmation that my > technique is correct, but it is mathematically sensible and is > based on some logical assumtions: > > 1. The NEXRAD radar sweep rate (in azimuth) is constant. > 2. The sweep direction is clockwise as viewed from above. > 3. Each elevation scan takes the same amount of time to > complete. > 4. Each full scan starts at the lowest cut angle and ends > at the highest cut angle, with transitions in cut angle > occurring when the radar is transmitting due north. > 5. That the time-tag of each file corresponds to the start > time of the lowest cut angle, and that at that time the > radar is pointing due north. > > (I would love to have some confirmation that all of these > assumptions are correct -- Marc Fries can likely confirm or > correct me.) > > One remaining uncertainty I have is what physically happens > with the radar when it generates two sweeps at the same cut > angle (e.g. 0.5-degrees and 1.5-degrees are nearly always > swept twice each.) In these cases, does the radar complete > two full revolutions for each cut angle, or are the double > sweeps really just a single sweep, but processed twice (in > software) at different sensitivities? I have a feeling it's > the latter, since I usually see very little movement in > scene features between scans at the same cut angle. > > In either case, what you need to do is count up how many > sweeps are done for each full scan -- it's usually at > least 5, and can be quite a bit more when in storm mode. > Divide the time between consecutive full scans (typically > around 10 minutes) by the number of sweeps per scan. > > Example: > > Image #1 timetag: 02:12:06 > Image #2 timetag: 02:21:56 > 5 sweeps per full scan > > (2:21:56 - 2:12:06) = 09:50 > 09:50 / 5 = 1 minute 58 seconds (1.967 minutes) > > This tells you that the radar sweep rate is: > > 360 degrees / 1.967 minutes = 183.1 degrees/minute, or > 3.051 degrees/second. > > Now, to determine the time of a specific radar "hit", all > you need is its azimuth (i.e. bearing from the radar), > which is displayed at the bottom of the Toolkit screen > when your cursor is over the hit. > > Let's say you see your target in the second sweep out of > five (e.g. the 1.5-degree cut angle) and that it's at > azimuth 227 degrees. Using the above example, the time of > that hit is computed as follows: > > 02:12:06 + (1 sweep * 1.967 minut
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Re: [meteorite-list] How to compute NEXRAD radar hit times
Hi Rob, I understand where you are going. However, let me explain a little further. I used your example pictures of the fall for my testing. Your pictures show an exact time over on the top right. The time that you input, exactly, I can not come up with. In other words, the data I have available to me via the NOAA archive, does not have that time. I can not specifically input an exact time down to seconds. There is no option for that in the software that I am aware of. An example is the time of (just an example) might be 0302Z and I need 030223Z, 23 seconds later. I can not duplicate the time on your pictures. Does that make sense??? This is using the Weather and Data tool kit, both the stable and beta versions and right now V2.5. I was using the NCDS HAS files. I order the data, they build it and email me when it's ready. For an example, I order the NEXRAD data. It asks me the Zulu date. Then it asks what data I want and I select that and click on create graph. I enter my email address and then enter the beginning time and ending time. I can only input HR:MM I can not choose seconds. I then submit. When I receive the notice the order is ready I download it and then have to select the times in HR:MM that I want. And those are the only choices I have. I can make a movie of all the individual files but they are not specific to the exact time I need. So what do you think I am doing wrong? Your help is very much appreciated. Jim From: "Rob Matson" To: "Jim Wooddell" ; Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 3:15 PM Subject: How to compute NEXRAD radar hit times Hi Jim, I find the use of Doppler Radar very interesting. I downloaded all the NOAA free stuff I could find to view Doppler from my laptop using their archived data. However, I can not produce the times that are specific to seeing Ash Creek. I was going to use Ash Creek as my test to determine if I was doing things right. I am not! And, I contacted the Phoenix NWS and they can not help with the times. The issue is the time. Only certain specific times are archived, so how or where did the data come from for the specific time? You probably DO have the right data -- it's just that you have to do a bit of extra work to compute the approximate times corresponding to a particular radar sweep and target location. Strangely, there is NO information on the web about how to do this -- likely because meteorologists don't care very much about knowing the scan times of a particular cloud front. Here is how I do it. Mind you, I have no confirmation that my technique is correct, but it is mathematically sensible and is based on some logical assumtions: 1. The NEXRAD radar sweep rate (in azimuth) is constant. 2. The sweep direction is clockwise as viewed from above. 3. Each elevation scan takes the same amount of time to complete. 4. Each full scan starts at the lowest cut angle and ends at the highest cut angle, with transitions in cut angle occurring when the radar is transmitting due north. 5. That the time-tag of each file corresponds to the start time of the lowest cut angle, and that at that time the radar is pointing due north. (I would love to have some confirmation that all of these assumptions are correct -- Marc Fries can likely confirm or correct me.) One remaining uncertainty I have is what physically happens with the radar when it generates two sweeps at the same cut angle (e.g. 0.5-degrees and 1.5-degrees are nearly always swept twice each.) In these cases, does the radar complete two full revolutions for each cut angle, or are the double sweeps really just a single sweep, but processed twice (in software) at different sensitivities? I have a feeling it's the latter, since I usually see very little movement in scene features between scans at the same cut angle. In either case, what you need to do is count up how many sweeps are done for each full scan -- it's usually at least 5, and can be quite a bit more when in storm mode. Divide the time between consecutive full scans (typically around 10 minutes) by the number of sweeps per scan. Example: Image #1 timetag: 02:12:06 Image #2 timetag: 02:21:56 5 sweeps per full scan (2:21:56 - 2:12:06) = 09:50 09:50 / 5 = 1 minute 58 seconds (1.967 minutes) This tells you that the radar sweep rate is: 360 degrees / 1.967 minutes = 183.1 degrees/minute, or 3.051 degrees/second. Now, to determine the time of a specific radar "hit", all you need is its azimuth (i.e. bearing from the radar), which is displayed at the bottom of the Toolkit screen when your cursor is over the hit. Let's say you see your target in the second sweep out of five (e.g. the 1.5-degree cut angle) and that it's at azimuth 227 degrees. Using the above example, the time of that hit is computed as follows: 02:12:06 + (1 sweep * 1.967 minutes) + (227/360 * 1.967 min) = 02:12:06 + 1.967 minutes + 1.240 minutes = 02:15:12 Try this with Ash Creek, and I think you should c
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Hi all, Please be patient as I continue to work out kinks on this project. Take another look at the video stream now ... I think the video and audio quality is really good, I have been working on it and it's much better than before. Oh ya, I added chat too. Take a look here. http://www.mr-meteorite.net/livevideofeed.htm Please don't get too annoyed cause my boys are talking, trying to interview Hopper and they sound pretty dumb . Uh, well, they are boys. -- Rock On! Ruben Garcia Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u __ 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] How to compute NEXRAD radar hit times
Hi Jim, > I find the use of Doppler Radar very interesting. I downloaded all > the NOAA free stuff I could find to view Doppler from my laptop > using their archived data. However, I can not produce the times > that are specific to seeing Ash Creek. I was going to use Ash > Creek as my test to determine if I was doing things right. I am > not! And, I contacted the Phoenix NWS and they can not help with > the times. The issue is the time. Only certain specific times are > archived, so how or where did the data come from for the specific > time? You probably DO have the right data -- it's just that you have to do a bit of extra work to compute the approximate times corresponding to a particular radar sweep and target location. Strangely, there is NO information on the web about how to do this -- likely because meteorologists don't care very much about knowing the scan times of a particular cloud front. Here is how I do it. Mind you, I have no confirmation that my technique is correct, but it is mathematically sensible and is based on some logical assumtions: 1. The NEXRAD radar sweep rate (in azimuth) is constant. 2. The sweep direction is clockwise as viewed from above. 3. Each elevation scan takes the same amount of time to complete. 4. Each full scan starts at the lowest cut angle and ends at the highest cut angle, with transitions in cut angle occurring when the radar is transmitting due north. 5. That the time-tag of each file corresponds to the start time of the lowest cut angle, and that at that time the radar is pointing due north. (I would love to have some confirmation that all of these assumptions are correct -- Marc Fries can likely confirm or correct me.) One remaining uncertainty I have is what physically happens with the radar when it generates two sweeps at the same cut angle (e.g. 0.5-degrees and 1.5-degrees are nearly always swept twice each.) In these cases, does the radar complete two full revolutions for each cut angle, or are the double sweeps really just a single sweep, but processed twice (in software) at different sensitivities? I have a feeling it's the latter, since I usually see very little movement in scene features between scans at the same cut angle. In either case, what you need to do is count up how many sweeps are done for each full scan -- it's usually at least 5, and can be quite a bit more when in storm mode. Divide the time between consecutive full scans (typically around 10 minutes) by the number of sweeps per scan. Example: Image #1 timetag: 02:12:06 Image #2 timetag: 02:21:56 5 sweeps per full scan (2:21:56 - 2:12:06) = 09:50 09:50 / 5 = 1 minute 58 seconds (1.967 minutes) This tells you that the radar sweep rate is: 360 degrees / 1.967 minutes = 183.1 degrees/minute, or 3.051 degrees/second. Now, to determine the time of a specific radar "hit", all you need is its azimuth (i.e. bearing from the radar), which is displayed at the bottom of the Toolkit screen when your cursor is over the hit. Let's say you see your target in the second sweep out of five (e.g. the 1.5-degree cut angle) and that it's at azimuth 227 degrees. Using the above example, the time of that hit is computed as follows: 02:12:06 + (1 sweep * 1.967 minutes) + (227/360 * 1.967 min) = 02:12:06 + 1.967 minutes + 1.240 minutes = 02:15:12 Try this with Ash Creek, and I think you should come very close to the time that Marc Fries did. Good luck! Rob __ 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] MTV Meteorite Television - TEST - LIVE FEED
Upgrade your Flash player with the Firefox version http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/ Choose your operating system, then Other Browsers... Then Click [Download now] That should work... I did notice the Social Stream had a problem. Chat works fine. Eric On 1/23/2011 11:56 AM, Jim Wooddell wrote: Also, you can link to the chat and video at http://desertsunburn.no-ip.org/index.html The chat does not appear to work well with FoxFire but works good with Explorer. Can't seem to figure that out. Rubin: Check your quote marks for MTV on your page. One looks off a bitor maybe it's me?? Good job! I think folks around the world are really going to appreciate all your efforts. And thanks for the Hotel info, I am booked and will be there. Man, I was sweating irons! Jim - Original Message - From: "Ruben Garcia" To: "Meteorite List" Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 10:43 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] MTV Meteorite Television - TEST - LIVE FEED Hi all, For the next hour or so I will be testing a live "MTV" Meteorite Television feed. I want to work out as many kinks as possible before the Tucson Birthday Bash and Auction with Special lecture from John Blennart. Thanks to Jim for thinking of the MTV idea!. As it turns out there are a few ways to view this feed. 1. Click here to see Hopper in my back yard now on my site. http://www.mr-meteorite.net/livevideofeed.htm 2. Go to http://www.ustream.tv/ and search for me "MrMeteorite" This may be a better choice as there will be live chat on this site now and everytime the feed is run. There should be a streaming video and smooth jazz coming from the feed if all is working. Comments welcome but keep in mind this is by no means perfect (picture may be jumpy, or freeze. occasionally) I will try to correct, but at this late stage in the game we get what we get. Here goes! -- Rock On! Ruben Garcia Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u __ 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 __ 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 __ 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] MTV Meteorite Television - TEST - LIVE FEED
Also, you can link to the chat and video at http://desertsunburn.no-ip.org/index.html The chat does not appear to work well with FoxFire but works good with Explorer. Can't seem to figure that out. Rubin: Check your quote marks for MTV on your page. One looks off a bitor maybe it's me?? Good job! I think folks around the world are really going to appreciate all your efforts. And thanks for the Hotel info, I am booked and will be there. Man, I was sweating irons! Jim - Original Message - From: "Ruben Garcia" To: "Meteorite List" Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 10:43 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] MTV Meteorite Television - TEST - LIVE FEED Hi all, For the next hour or so I will be testing a live "MTV" Meteorite Television feed. I want to work out as many kinks as possible before the Tucson Birthday Bash and Auction with Special lecture from John Blennart. Thanks to Jim for thinking of the MTV idea!. As it turns out there are a few ways to view this feed. 1. Click here to see Hopper in my back yard now on my site. http://www.mr-meteorite.net/livevideofeed.htm 2. Go to http://www.ustream.tv/ and search for me "MrMeteorite" This may be a better choice as there will be live chat on this site now and everytime the feed is run. There should be a streaming video and smooth jazz coming from the feed if all is working. Comments welcome but keep in mind this is by no means perfect (picture may be jumpy, or freeze. occasionally) I will try to correct, but at this late stage in the game we get what we get. Here goes! -- Rock On! Ruben Garcia Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u __ 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 __ 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] Large Meteor in Brazil
Thank you Bernd, and thank you Dirk. However if any one of you is planning on going to Brazil to hunt for this latest fireball, a word of warning in light of recent events: I have recently be made aware that Brazilian law requires that you obtain an export permit before you take any minerals out of the country. Meteorites are not specifically mentionned but they are minerals too, so the law applies to them too. Sorry that is all I know, but I suggest you get more information if you do consider going to Brazil. Be careful out there!!! Anne M. Black _http://www.impactika.com/_ (http://www.impactika.com/) _IMPACTIKA@aol.com_ (mailto:impact...@aol.com) President, I.M.C.A. Inc. _http://www.imca.cc/_ (http://www.imca.cc/) In a message dated 1/22/2011 5:06:19 PM Mountain Standard Time, bernd.pa...@paulinet.de writes: Dirk kindly wrote: "Dear List, I received report of a large meteor in Brazil." http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2011/01/meteor-reported-in-brasil- 22jan2011.html __ 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] MTV Meteorite Television - TEST - LIVE FEED
Yep, I could tell the difference! Good job! John -Original Message- >From: Ruben Garcia >Sent: Jan 23, 2011 1:14 PM >To: John Teague >Cc: Meteorite List >Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] MTV Meteorite Television - TEST - LIVE FEED > >Thanks, > >It was real jumpy because my laptop accidentally connected to the >neighbor’s very low signal. I disconnected and reconnected to my >internet and I think it should be much better! > > > > >On 1/23/11, John Teague wrote: >> Ruben! >> >> What, you've not trained the dogs to dance to the music? (;P) >> >> Seriously, it looks good! Thanks for all your hard work. >> >> John Teague >> Knoxville, Tennessee >> >> >> -Original Message- >>>From: Ruben Garcia >>>Sent: Jan 23, 2011 12:43 PM >>>To: Meteorite List >>>Subject: [meteorite-list] MTV Meteorite Television - TEST - LIVE FEED >>> >>>Hi all, >>> >>>For the next hour or so I will be testing a live "MTV" Meteorite >>>Television feed. I want to work out as many kinks as possible before >>>the Tucson Birthday Bash and Auction with Special lecture from John >>>Blennart. >>> >>>Thanks to Jim for thinking of the MTV idea!. >>> >>>As it turns out there are a few ways to view this feed. >>> >>>1. Click here to see Hopper in my back yard now on my site. >>>http://www.mr-meteorite.net/livevideofeed.htm >>> >>>2. Go to http://www.ustream.tv/ and search for me "MrMeteorite" >>>This may be a better choice as there will be live chat on this site >>>now and everytime the feed is run. >>> >>>There should be a streaming video and smooth jazz coming from the feed >>>if all is working. >>> >>>Comments welcome but keep in mind this is by no means perfect (picture >>>may be jumpy, or freeze. occasionally) I will try to correct, but at >>>this late stage in the game we get what we get. >>> >>>Here goes! >>> >>> >>>-- >>>Rock On! >>> >>>Ruben Garcia >>> >>>Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net >>>Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ >>>Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u >>>__ >>>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 >> >> >> >> > > >-- >Rock On! > >Ruben Garcia > >Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net >Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ >Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u __ 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] MTV Meteorite Television - TEST - LIVE FEED
Thanks for all the feedback! This concludes the Live Feed Test. It really looks good, that is after I reconnected with the correct internet connection. I think this is really gonna work real well. On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 11:43 AM, Bernd V. Pauli wrote: > Hopper, ... fine! > White poodle, ... fine! > > ... anything else? Hmmm ... > > Oh, yes, Ruben, ... very fine! :-) > > Excellent job, Ruben, congrats! > > Bernd > > > __ > 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 > -- Rock On! Ruben Garcia Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u __ 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] MTV Meteorite Television - TEST - LIVE FEED
Hopper, ... fine! White poodle, ... fine! ... anything else? Hmmm ... Oh, yes, Ruben, ... very fine! :-) Excellent job, Ruben, congrats! Bernd __ 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] MTV Meteorite Television - TEST - LIVE FEED
I've got it streaming live right now! Great job Ruben! -Richard Montomery - Original Message - From: "Ruben Garcia" To: "Meteorite List" Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 9:43 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] MTV Meteorite Television - TEST - LIVE FEED Hi all, For the next hour or so I will be testing a live "MTV" Meteorite Television feed. I want to work out as many kinks as possible before the Tucson Birthday Bash and Auction with Special lecture from John Blennart. Thanks to Jim for thinking of the MTV idea!. As it turns out there are a few ways to view this feed. 1. Click here to see Hopper in my back yard now on my site. http://www.mr-meteorite.net/livevideofeed.htm 2. Go to http://www.ustream.tv/ and search for me "MrMeteorite" This may be a better choice as there will be live chat on this site now and everytime the feed is run. There should be a streaming video and smooth jazz coming from the feed if all is working. Comments welcome but keep in mind this is by no means perfect (picture may be jumpy, or freeze. occasionally) I will try to correct, but at this late stage in the game we get what we get. Here goes! -- Rock On! Ruben Garcia Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u __ 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 __ 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] MTV Meteorite Television - TEST - LIVE FEED
Looks awesome, thanks Rubin!! -Original Message- From: Ruben Garcia Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 12:43 PM To: Meteorite List Subject: [meteorite-list] MTV Meteorite Television - TEST - LIVE FEED Hi all, For the next hour or so I will be testing a live "MTV" Meteorite Television feed. I want to work out as many kinks as possible before the Tucson Birthday Bash and Auction with Special lecture from John Blennart. Thanks to Jim for thinking of the MTV idea!. As it turns out there are a few ways to view this feed. 1. Click here to see Hopper in my back yard now on my site. http://www.mr-meteorite.net/livevideofeed.htm 2. Go to http://www.ustream.tv/ and search for me "MrMeteorite" This may be a better choice as there will be live chat on this site now and everytime the feed is run. There should be a streaming video and smooth jazz coming from the feed if all is working. Comments welcome but keep in mind this is by no means perfect (picture may be jumpy, or freeze. occasionally) I will try to correct, but at this late stage in the game we get what we get. Here goes! -- Rock On! Ruben Garcia Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u __ 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 __ 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
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Re: [meteorite-list] MTV Meteorite Television - TEST - LIVE FEED
Thanks, It was real jumpy because my laptop accidentally connected to the neighbor’s very low signal. I disconnected and reconnected to my internet and I think it should be much better! On 1/23/11, John Teague wrote: > Ruben! > > What, you've not trained the dogs to dance to the music? (;P) > > Seriously, it looks good! Thanks for all your hard work. > > John Teague > Knoxville, Tennessee > > > -Original Message- >>From: Ruben Garcia >>Sent: Jan 23, 2011 12:43 PM >>To: Meteorite List >>Subject: [meteorite-list] MTV Meteorite Television - TEST - LIVE FEED >> >>Hi all, >> >>For the next hour or so I will be testing a live "MTV" Meteorite >>Television feed. I want to work out as many kinks as possible before >>the Tucson Birthday Bash and Auction with Special lecture from John >>Blennart. >> >>Thanks to Jim for thinking of the MTV idea!. >> >>As it turns out there are a few ways to view this feed. >> >>1. Click here to see Hopper in my back yard now on my site. >>http://www.mr-meteorite.net/livevideofeed.htm >> >>2. Go to http://www.ustream.tv/ and search for me "MrMeteorite" >>This may be a better choice as there will be live chat on this site >>now and everytime the feed is run. >> >>There should be a streaming video and smooth jazz coming from the feed >>if all is working. >> >>Comments welcome but keep in mind this is by no means perfect (picture >>may be jumpy, or freeze. occasionally) I will try to correct, but at >>this late stage in the game we get what we get. >> >>Here goes! >> >> >>-- >>Rock On! >> >>Ruben Garcia >> >>Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net >>Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ >>Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u >>__ >>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 > > > > -- Rock On! Ruben Garcia Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u __ 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] MTV Meteorite Television - TEST - LIVE FEED
Ruben! What, you've not trained the dogs to dance to the music? (;P) Seriously, it looks good! Thanks for all your hard work. John Teague Knoxville, Tennessee -Original Message- >From: Ruben Garcia >Sent: Jan 23, 2011 12:43 PM >To: Meteorite List >Subject: [meteorite-list] MTV Meteorite Television - TEST - LIVE FEED > >Hi all, > >For the next hour or so I will be testing a live "MTV" Meteorite >Television feed. I want to work out as many kinks as possible before >the Tucson Birthday Bash and Auction with Special lecture from John >Blennart. > >Thanks to Jim for thinking of the MTV idea!. > >As it turns out there are a few ways to view this feed. > >1. Click here to see Hopper in my back yard now on my site. >http://www.mr-meteorite.net/livevideofeed.htm > >2. Go to http://www.ustream.tv/ and search for me "MrMeteorite" >This may be a better choice as there will be live chat on this site >now and everytime the feed is run. > >There should be a streaming video and smooth jazz coming from the feed >if all is working. > >Comments welcome but keep in mind this is by no means perfect (picture >may be jumpy, or freeze. occasionally) I will try to correct, but at >this late stage in the game we get what we get. > >Here goes! > > >-- >Rock On! > >Ruben Garcia > >Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net >Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ >Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u >__ >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 __ 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] OT: I have always said, "show me the bones"
http://www.palaeo-electronica.org/2009_1/149/index.html This article explores a very good sampling which will put an end to the K-T boundary impactor theory. I have said all along, show me bones just below or at that boundary, but no one has. The best evidence was some 15 cm below and that was tracks. Fossil bones seem to fall off the rock record meters below the K-T boundary. This does support some "experts" who find decreasing species count towards the end of the Cretaceous. Instead, we find bones well above the K-T boundary and well within the reach of the "predicted" blast and flash from the impactor. No need for nuclear winter thoughts here like might be presented for China. It is because of all the other "experts" (almost all of whom are not palaeontologists, and many are in fact, astrophysicists! who know nothing at all about dinosaurs or fossils and used micro-marine fossils and calculations to substantiate their claims) that all the world now believes a large impactor killed off all the dinosaurs. This my friends is a prime example of camp science. Where people divide themselves into camps to support what "must be the answer", without mind you, a concerted effort by all members to present a cautious and responsible accounting to the general populace. Even though there were very real and solid science behind those that found no evidence to prove an impactor killed all the dinosaurs off, the world was convinced by non-palaeontologists that the impactor did kill them off. Let us hope that follies like this happen no more, because egg on the face of world class scientists just helps those who believe in young earth. Thanks Mark Ferguson __ 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] MTV Meteorite Television - TEST - LIVE FEED
Hey Ruben, You might mention that there is also a "Social Stream" meaning people can Tweet on Twitter, and Connect with their Facebook accounts with the click of a button. Of course there's the LIVE Chat too... ;) Eric On 1/23/2011 9:43 AM, Ruben Garcia wrote: Hi all, For the next hour or so I will be testing a live "MTV" Meteorite Television feed. I want to work out as many kinks as possible before the Tucson Birthday Bash and Auction with Special lecture from John Blennart. Thanks to Jim for thinking of the MTV idea!. As it turns out there are a few ways to view this feed. 1. Click here to see Hopper in my back yard now on my site. http://www.mr-meteorite.net/livevideofeed.htm 2. Go to http://www.ustream.tv/ and search for me "MrMeteorite" This may be a better choice as there will be live chat on this site now and everytime the feed is run. There should be a streaming video and smooth jazz coming from the feed if all is working. Comments welcome but keep in mind this is by no means perfect (picture may be jumpy, or freeze. occasionally) I will try to correct, but at this late stage in the game we get what we get. Here goes! __ 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] MTV Meteorite Television - TEST - LIVE FEED
Hi all, For the next hour or so I will be testing a live "MTV" Meteorite Television feed. I want to work out as many kinks as possible before the Tucson Birthday Bash and Auction with Special lecture from John Blennart. Thanks to Jim for thinking of the MTV idea!. As it turns out there are a few ways to view this feed. 1. Click here to see Hopper in my back yard now on my site. http://www.mr-meteorite.net/livevideofeed.htm 2. Go to http://www.ustream.tv/ and search for me "MrMeteorite" This may be a better choice as there will be live chat on this site now and everytime the feed is run. There should be a streaming video and smooth jazz coming from the feed if all is working. Comments welcome but keep in mind this is by no means perfect (picture may be jumpy, or freeze. occasionally) I will try to correct, but at this late stage in the game we get what we get. Here goes! -- Rock On! Ruben Garcia Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u __ 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] LIVE video feed of the auction
This is a FUN project. It's working really good. MTV = Meteorite Television!! Jim __ 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] LIVE video feed of the auction
Do you have access to a Verizon air card?? -Original Message- From: Ruben Garcia Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 12:27 AM To: Michael Blood Cc: Meteorite List Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] LIVE video feed of the auction Hi, I think there may be a way to do this even without High Speed internet at the Hall , via a cell phone connection. I will look into this. Anyone else have any idea's? Please let me know. On 1/22/11, Michael Blood wrote: Great work, Ruben, But I somehow doubt that the VFW hall has high speed (or ANY) internet hookup. I can call them Michael On 1/22/11 8:00 PM, "Ruben Garcia" wrote: Hi all, I just sent Michael Blood the confirmation that I was able to test a "live feed" with Eric (MeteoritesUSA) watching from California and it works fine! However, I only tested using my laptop camera and a cheap mic (not my Hi-Def Canon and expensive mic) but Eric said it looked and sounded good. So worst case scenario we can do that. I do however want to ultimately use my good camera and mic. (Still working on it!) Long story short I will be broadcasting "Live from the Auction and possibly the Birthday Bash!" assuming all parties agree and there is high speed Internet at each place! Once all involved are in agreement I will post how to watch each "live feed" during the show!" Who knows, maybe we can do a live feed from a room or two also.. Are you ready to (Space) Rock? I am! Ruben Garcia Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u __ 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 -- Rock On! Ruben Garcia Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u __ 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 __ 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] LIVE video feed of the auction
True, but in my experience you need a password. Most Holiday Inns require you to be a checked-in guest. Starbucks varys as to what you need. Chris Spratt (Via my iPhone) __ 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] Trade - Fossils for Meteorites (Mammoth, Mastodon, and more)
Hi Folks, I just received a large collection of fossils from a veteran hunter who collected these at the famous Peace River locality in southern Florida. I have over 100 pieces including bones and teeth from Mammoth, Mastodons and more. I am still trying to identify some of the pieces and I am in the process of listing them in my store. While I enjoy fossils, meteorites are my primary passion, so I am putting out some feelers to see if anyone on this list is interested in exploring a trade. I would love to trade some of these for meteorites. So if fossils are your thing, please contact me via email to discuss a trade. Also, if you are expert at identifying fossils, I could use your help in determining exactly what some of these pieces are. Lastly, this shipment also included several very nice Indian spearheads and scraper tools. I am also interested in trading these for meteorites. Contact me off-list if interested - meteoritem...@gmail.com Best regards and thanks for looking! MikeG -- Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone & Ironworks Meteorites Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Meteorite Top List - http://meteorite.gotop100.com EOM - http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/collection.aspx?id=1564 --- __ 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] LIVE video feed of the auction
Depending on the hall's location, there might be an open Wi-Fi network in an adjacent building or business. Unencrypted public networks are all over the place now. Hotels, McDonalds, Starbucks, even some auto mechanic shops have it. On 1/23/11, Ruben Garcia wrote: > Hi, > > Eric, I was using WiFi when you viewed the live feed, so if the > strength is sufficient it will work. However, a direct connection is > better no doubt. We will wait to get confirmation from Mike about > internet at the hall and take it from there. If there is none I will > try to somehow get a wireless broadband connection. We are too close > to fail now! > > > > On 1/22/11, Meteorites USA wrote: >> Ruben, a Broadband connection through Verizon Wireless, or another >> carrier will work. There might be some lag, but the speeds are fast >> enough to stream low resolution audio/video. Bandwidth or data charges >> might apply depending on carriers. WiFi of course would be good but >> might not be reliable for streaming video, depends again on the strength >> of signal and speed of the connection. A direct connection to a 10MBS >> (or faster) land line broadband connection is ideal. >> >> Eric >> >> >> On 1/22/2011 9:27 PM, Ruben Garcia wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I think there may be a way to do this even without High Speed internet >>> at the Hall , via a cell phone connection. I will look into this. >>> Anyone else have any idea's? Please let me know. >>> >>> On 1/22/11, Michael Blood wrote: >>> Great work, Ruben, But I somehow doubt that the VFW hall has high speed (or ANY) internet hookup. I can call them Michael On 1/22/11 8:00 PM, "Ruben Garcia" wrote: > Hi all, > > I just sent Michael Blood the confirmation that I was able to test a > "live feed" with Eric (MeteoritesUSA) watching from California and it > works fine! > > However, I only tested using my laptop camera and a cheap mic (not my > Hi-Def Canon and expensive mic) but Eric said it looked and sounded > good. > > So worst case scenario we can do that. I do however want to ultimately > use my good camera and mic. (Still working on it!) > > Long story short I will be broadcasting "Live from the Auction and > possibly the Birthday Bash!" assuming all parties agree and there > is high speed Internet at each place! > > Once all involved are in agreement I will post how to watch each "live > feed" during the show!" > > Who knows, maybe we can do a live feed from a room or two also.. > > Are you ready to (Space) Rock? I am! > > Ruben Garcia > > Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net > Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ > Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u > __ > 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 > >>> >>> >> __ >> 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 >> > > > -- > Rock On! > > Ruben Garcia > > Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net > Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ > Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u > __ > 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 > __ 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] Ad = 108g Libyan Desert Glass
Hi Despite the fact that I have posted ads to this list they never seem to show up on the metlist so Im trying again... This is a fab, striated piece of LDG weighing in at 108g! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270696333799 best dave IMCA 0092 Sec. BIMS __ 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] Radar was: POP QUIZ answer and winner
I find the use of Doppler Radar very interesting. I downloaded all the NOAA free stuff I could find to view Doppler from my laptop using their archived data. However, I can not produce the times that are specific to seeing Ash Creek. I was going to use Ash Creek as my test to determine if I was doing things right. I am not! And, I contacted the Phoenix NWS and they can not help with the times. The issue is the time. Only certain specific times are archived, so how or where did the data come from for the specific time??? Or is this something a person has to pay for??? Are the NOAA archives where this data is coming from or is another radar system being used? Any info is appreciated. Jim Wooddell - Original Message - From: "Shawn Alan" To: Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 2:12 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] POP QUIZ answer and winner Hello Listers, I would like to thank everyone that submitted their answers to me for the POP QUIZ, good job. The question was Please tell me the first meteorite fall where radar Doppler was used to locate and recover fragments please. The Answer is. Ash Creek Great link explaining how Ash Creek was the first meteorite fall that was discovered on radar and how meteorite hunters were able to use this information in locating meteorites. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2010/pdf/1179.pdf I would like to congratulate this Lister, however all I have to go by is this, csaconn at triadrrcom . Great job, they will be receiving a Sylacauga micro meteorite. Stay tune for another meteorite quiz and if you have any suggestions or ideas for questions, please email me. Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 eBaystore http://shop.ebay.com/photophlow/m.html [meteorite-list] POP QUIZ Sylacauga micro give away Shawn Alan photophlow at yahoo.com Fri Jan 21 18:42:36 EST 2011 Previous message: [meteorite-list] Maybe I Should Have My Head Checked Next message: [meteorite-list] POP QUIZ Sylacauga micro give away Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] Hello Listers, Its time for a meteorite POP QUIZ and with all the excitment about the gem show I would like to offer the 10th Lister that emails me the correct answer a Sylacauga mirco from the second stone that is from the Smithsonian. Quesation: Please tell me the first meteorite fall where radar doppler was used to locate and recover fragments please. Good Luck Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 eBaystore http://shop.ebay.com/photophlow/m.html Previous message: [meteorite-list] Maybe I Should Have My Head Checked Next message: [meteorite-list] POP QUIZ Sylacauga micro give away Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] More information about the Meteorite-list mailing list __ 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 __ 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] Did meteorites preordain left-loving life?
Did meteorites preordain left-loving life? Nature.com (blog), Jan 19, 2011 http://blogs.nature.com/news/thegreatbeyond/2011/01/did_meteorites_preordain_lifes.html Wider range of asteroids could have made life's ingredients, The Times, Jan 19, 2011 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/life-came-from-outer-space-says-nasa/story-e6frg6so-1225991941243 The paper is: Glavin, D. P., M. P. Callahan, J. P. Dworkin, and Jamie E. Elsila, 2010, The effects of parent body processes on amino acids in carbonaceous chondrites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. vol. 45, no.12, pp. 1948–1972. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10./j.1945-5100.2010.01132.x/abstract Yours, Paul H. __ 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] Book Review of "Incoming" (Book About Why We Should love Meteorites)
Incoming! Or, Why We Should Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the Meteorite by Ted Nield. A study of the science, history and cultural uses of meteorites impresses Tim Radford by Tad Radford, The Guardian January 22, 2011, http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/jan/22/incoming-worrying-meteorite-ted-nield Meteorite strikes 'good for life on Earth' - Interview with Dr. Ted Nield. http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_936/9360202.stm Why we should stop worrying and learn to love the Meteorite!?? http://www.cassiopaea.org/forum/index.php?topic=21394.0 Yours, Paul H. __ 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] POP QUIZ answer and winner
Hello Listers, I would like to thank everyone that submitted their answers to me for the POP QUIZ, good job. The question was Please tell me the first meteorite fall where radar Doppler was used to locate and recover fragments please. The Answer is. Ash Creek Great link explaining how Ash Creek was the first meteorite fall that was discovered on radar and how meteorite hunters were able to use this information in locating meteorites. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2010/pdf/1179.pdf I would like to congratulate this Lister, however all I have to go by is this, csaconn at triadrrcom . Great job, they will be receiving a Sylacauga micro meteorite. Stay tune for another meteorite quiz and if you have any suggestions or ideas for questions, please email me. Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 eBaystore http://shop.ebay.com/photophlow/m.html [meteorite-list] POP QUIZ Sylacauga micro give away Shawn Alan photophlow at yahoo.com Fri Jan 21 18:42:36 EST 2011 Previous message: [meteorite-list] Maybe I Should Have My Head Checked Next message: [meteorite-list] POP QUIZ Sylacauga micro give away Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] Hello Listers, Its time for a meteorite POP QUIZ and with all the excitment about the gem show I would like to offer the 10th Lister that emails me the correct answer a Sylacauga mirco from the second stone that is from the Smithsonian. Quesation: Please tell me the first meteorite fall where radar doppler was used to locate and recover fragments please. Good Luck Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 eBaystore http://shop.ebay.com/photophlow/m.html Previous message: [meteorite-list] Maybe I Should Have My Head Checked Next message: [meteorite-list] POP QUIZ Sylacauga micro give away Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] More information about the Meteorite-list mailing list __ 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
