Re: [meteorite-list] Minor planet impactor witnessed over Botswana
Hey Rob, Nice find. A few more reports have come in, one with a nice video. https://www.amsmeteors.org/members/imo_view/event/2018/1924 The tractor shed seen in the video, I believe is just 200 meters south of the witness reported location. Looking at the surrounding buildings I'm pretty sure this is it. The lat/lon for the building in the video is: -26.743427° 26.222917° Thanks, Mike On Sat, Jun 2, 2018 at 8:22 PM, Matson, Rob D. via Meteorite-list wrote: > Hi All, > > Catalina Sky Survey has done it again -- discovery of an impacting NEO, this > time > just 8 1/2 hours prior to impact. CSS discovered the NEO at 8:14 UT today > (1:14 am > MST), and a bright vapor trail was seen to the north of observer Dhiraj S in > Botswana > (24° 37' 21'' S, 25° 54' 57'' E) at 16:44 UT, consistent with both the time > and location > of the asteroid's predicted trajectory: > > http://www.amsmeteors.org/members/imo_view/report/142364 > > Bill Gray's time/location plot for predicted impact: > > https://projectpluto.com/temp/z.png > > Yellow cross-hairs are the observer's location. Asteroid size pretty similar > to that of > impactor 2008 TC3 that ultimately resulted in meteorites recovered from > Almahata > Sitta in northern Sudan. Unfortunately, due to the short time between > discovery and > impact, very few observations (12?) made of the impacting body (temporary > designation > ZLAF9B2) on this occasion. Compare that with almost 800 observations of 2008 > TC3. > > --Rob > > > > __ > > Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the > Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AMS Mobile App For iPhone Android
Hello List, I’m happy to report that the American Meteor Society has just released a mobile app for iPhone and Android and its now available in both app stores. The purpose of the app is to enhance the data collected on fireball reports and provide a logging mechanism for meteor shower observing. Here’s an article about the App from Discover magazine that was just published yesterday. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/citizen-science-salon/2014/04/15/meteorite-app/#.U06E6OZdXni To download the App search the store for “AMS Meteors”. Here's an abstract about the app that was submitted to the Asteroids, Comets Meteors conference. The American Meteor Society (AMS) founded in 1911 pioneered the visual study of meteors and has collected data relating to meteor observations and bright fireballs for over 100 years. In December 2010, the online fireball reporting system was upgraded to an interactive application that utilizes Google Maps and other programmatic methods to pinpoint the observer’s location, azimuth and elevation values with a high degree of precision. The AMS has collected 10s of 1000s of witness reports relating to 100s of events each year since the new application was released. Three dimensional triangulation methods that average the data collected from witnesses have been developed that can determine the start and end points of the meteor with an accuracy of 50km (when compared to published solutions provided by operators of all sky cameras). RA and DEC radiant estimates can also be computed for all significant events reported to the AMS. With the release of the mobile application, the AMS is able to collect more precise elevation angles than through the web application. Users can file a new report directly on the phone or update the values submitted through a web report. After web users complete their fireball report online, they are prompted to download the app and update their observation with the more precise data provided by the sensors in the mobile device. The mobile app also provides an accurate means for the witness to report the elapsed time of the fireball. To log this value, the user drags the device across the sky where they saw the fireball. This process is designed to require no button click or user interaction to start and stop the time recording. A count down initiates the process and once the user’s phone crosses the plane of azimuth for the end point of the fireball the velocity timer automatically stops. Users are asked to log the recording three times in an effort to minimize error. The three values are then averaged into a final score. Once enough witnesses have filed reports, elapsed time data collected from the mobile phone can be used to determine the velocity of the fireball. With the velocity, trajectory solution and RA/DEC the AMS can plot orbital estimates for significant fireball events reported to the society. Our hope is that overtime this catalog of events will reveal patterns relating to the origins of bright fireballs at certain times of year. The AMS also hopes to be able to associate fireball events reported to the society with known meteor showers when RA/DEC radiant estimates fall close enough to those of known showers. In addition to the enhanced fireball reporting application, the AMS Mobile App provides a meteor shower calendar with information, radiant maps and moon conditions for all upcoming showers. There is also a meteor observing function inside the app that enables meteor observers to log meteor observations directly on the phone and have that data uploaded to the AMS online database and associated with that users observing profile. To record observations the user simply points the device at the part of the sky where they saw the meteor. They then drag their finger across the screen in the direction the meteor traveled. The user is then prompted to enter the magnitude of the event and associate the meteor with a known shower that is active for that date. When the user completes their session, all of the data for each meteor along with the information relating to the session is uploaded to the AMS website. Users can then review the data online in the AMS member’s area. Data across all users can be aggregated for statistical analysis and ZHR estimates. Currently the AMS has over 10,000 registered users and facebook followers. In 2013 over 680,000 people visited the AMS website and the society received over 18,000 witness reports relating to 713 confirmed unique fireball events. Thanks, Mike Hankey American Meteor Society __ 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] AMS Presentation for IMC
Dear Metlist Meteor Obs, I sent this out a couple of days ago but I forgot to go plain text and I don't think it ever made it. If you already got this email, sorry for the duplication. Hello From Poznan! The IMC finished up today and it was really an amazing convention. Many thanks to the IMO board and members for their kindness and hard work to make this convention happen and also make it GREAT! I really had an amazing time and met fabulous people. I wanted to share the presentation we made for the IMO conference about the American Meteor Society Technology Platform. I hope you all like it. https://vimeo.com/72551924 The IMO has agreed to adopt the AMS software so we will be rolling this out world wide. We have configured the software to easily support a 'white-label' brand and translated text. This means any astronomical society, meteor society, observatory or other organization who wants to collect fireball reports can 'brand' the software with their logo and native language text and then link to it to capture fireball witness data with the most precision possible. Setting up your version of the AMS fireball report is easier than it sounds and there is no cost. If you are interested please contact me. Thanks, Mike Hankey American Meteor Society __ 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] nice photo of friday night's east coast fireball
here's a great photo of friday night's fireball http://amsmeteors.org/2013/03/spectacular-photos-of-march-22nd-2013-east-coast-fireball/ __ 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
Re: [meteorite-list] Russia mega meteor and asteroid 2012DA14 related, yes I think so...
good article that shows graphically why/how these are not related. http://www.wired.com/geekmom/2013/02/asteroids-and-meteors-same-day/ On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 10:11 AM, Chris Peterson c...@alumni.caltech.edu wrote: I'm talking about two different trajectories. Different inclinations, different semimajor axes, (very) different eccentricities, (very) different geocentric velocities. There is no plausible mechanism for ending up with two pieces of the same body in such radically different orbits- it would require first separating them, and then subjecting each to a different history of three-body interactions. If the foremost celestial mechanics expert in your country says the two are similar, he is not competent. I don't notice him speaking out. Chris *** Chris L Peterson Cloudbait Observatory http://www.cloudbait.com On 2/15/2013 11:35 PM, Bjorn Sorheim wrote: Two completely different trajectories?? What the heck are you talking about? They are quite similar. It would not at this point say they are identical. In WHAT way are they _completely different_, elaborate please. And don't be so d** arrogant, for christ sake. I could mention that the foremost celest mechanican in my country says they are strangly similar, and he has been working for NASA and the Voyagers, and he has an asteroid named after him. Bjørn Sørheim __ 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 __ 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
Re: [meteorite-list] Russia mega meteor and asteroid 2012DA14 related, yes I think so...
Esko posted these yesterday on meteor obs. This is estimated. The wired article said it used SETI results. Using mainly the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZxXYscmgRg and the weather satellite image, with no real good calibrations, I get a rough solar system orbit ( the last stage by means of Marco Langbroek Excel sheet). ( Entry with velocity 17 km/s ( 17.3) from about az. 97 with the slope of 18 deg. Corresponding (luminous) start heigth (assumed, quite heigh for the velocity, but considers very big size) 100 km and the end 7+ km.) a=1.66 e=0.52 q=0.80 AU aphelion at 2.53 AU node=326.43 ( J2000.0 ) arg peri=116.0 i=4.05 43.6 days after perihelion The geocentric radiant is 338, +2 This is only of very general quality and given with (a lot) too many decimals. The orbit does not much resemble the 2009 Feb, 16 innish fireball that I told of yesterday. According to that solution, the landing site would be not much more than 30 km away from that video recording site. But I do not know the coordinates of this, except very roughly. There quite probably are a lot of small fragments fallen down much earlier along the track, (with possibly a number of bigger ones, besides the main piece). Esko On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 1:35 PM, Bjorn Sorheim astro...@online.no wrote: Where are these elements posted?? It's impossible that they could be as different as you state here. My mailbox got full yesterday, so if they have been posted on this list while I could not receive any new messages, I must apologize. But if not, post the elements or supply a link. It is interesting to note that NASA have not issued any stronger comment than they did yesterday. I am also surprised that good elements, as your anwer would indicate, could be computed the same day they first occured. Not a thing of earlier days such an achievement. The professor of astrophysics and celestial mechanics is a highly competent guy, therefore NASA used him. Bjørn Sørheim I'm talking about two different trajectories. Different inclinations, different semimajor axes, (very) different eccentricities, (very) different geocentric velocities. There is no plausible mechanism for ending up with two pieces of the same body in such radically different orbits- it would require first separating them, and then subjecting each to a different history of three-body interactions. If the foremost celestial mechanics expert in your country says the two are similar, he is not competent. I don't notice him speaking out. Chris *** Chris L Peterson Cloudbait Observatory On 2/15/2013 11:35 PM, Bjorn Sorheim wrote: Two completely different trajectories?? What the heck are you talking about? They are quite similar. It would not at this point say they are identical. In WHAT way are they _completely different_, elaborate please. And don't be so d** arrogant, for christ sake. I could mention that the foremost celest mechanican in my country says they are strangly similar, and he has been working for NASA and the Voyagers, and he has an asteroid named after him. Bjørn Sørheim __ 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 __ 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
Re: [meteorite-list] ALERT: Large number of meteorites stolen
Ya this is terrible. I had the pleasure of visiting PARI in 2011 and seeing these meteorites in person! The owner of PARI and the people who work there are super nice and generous, the place is basically a charity. What a nasty thing to do on Christmas eve too. Here are a two pictures of the PARI collection (or part of the collection) I took while I was there. I wish I had taken more. http://i.imgur.com/9UeWY.jpg http://i.imgur.com/TocIQ.jpg On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 12:04 PM, Richard Montgomery rickm...@earthlink.net wrote: That is aweful. John, can you include specific individual weights? This would help ID any that surface. Richard Montgomery - Original Message - From: J Sinclair j...@meteoriteusa.com To: Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2012 8:30 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] ALERT: Large number of meteorites stolen Dear Meteorite Collectors and Dealers, On December 24, 2012 at about 3 AM local time, the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute in western North Carolina was broken in to and well over 100 meteorites were taken. Many of these meteorites were bought from list members and list dealers over the past 15 + years. Many of them are going to be difficult to replace. There’s a reward offered for the recovery of these meteorites. I have pictures, more information and a list of some of the meteorites on the website - www.StolenMeteorites.com PLEASE take a look. I will be adding to this list and posting new information as it becomes available. There are several large multi kilo iron meteorites that were also taken. I will post information about them as I get it compiled. If anyone has any information or are offered any of these meteorites, please contact Dave Clavier at PARI or me. All information will be kept confidential. Thank you, John Sinclair jsincl...@pari.edu j...@meteoriteusa.com 252-622-6430 Contact at PARI David E. Clavier, Ph.D. Vice President of Administration Development Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute One PARI Drive Rosman, NC 28772 www.pari.edu 828-862-5554 (main) 828-553-9713 (cell) dclav...@pari.edu __ 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 __ 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 __ 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
Re: [meteorite-list] CupertinoPatch - It's a Meteorite—Again
when I was flying out of CA on monday, I saw something weird in the sky and took this picture. http://i.imgur.com/i1WL8.jpg On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 1:35 PM, Greg Hupé gmh...@centurylink.net wrote: Hey All, Looks like the 'blimp' is going back up to hunt for craters at the new fall in California! Or is it a 'dirigible'... or a 'Zeppelin'? This depends on which article you read about the Novato event. I found this good site that explains the meaning of all three terms: http://www.airships.net/dirigible Have a great weekend, and Good Luck to all the hunters out there!! Best Regards, Greg Greg Hupé The Hupé Collection gmh...@centurylink.net www.LunarRock.com NaturesVault (eBay Facebook) http://www.facebook.com/NaturesVault IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault -Original Message- From: Brien Cook Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 12:12 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] CupertinoPatch - It's a Meteorite—Again You've got to see this, a picture of Bob and Peter looking at the Webber meteorite again around the kitchen table. http://cupertino.patch.com/articles/it-s-a-meteorite-again BTW, I haven't sent anything to Alan or Peter contrary to numerous claims. Neither has even seen it first hand. ___ Unlimited Disk, Data Transfer, PHP/MySQL Domain Hosting http://www.doteasy.com __ 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
[meteorite-list] New Lunar
Hey Folks, I just posted some pics on facebook of a new lunar meteorite. Here's the link for those of you who aren't on FB. (you should be able to view without a FB account). https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151285722028530.473479.552643529type=1l=d23a23c0a8 Thanks, Mike Hankey Freeland, MD __ 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] New Lunar
Thanks Bernd! I'm not sure about the potential classifications yet. But this will come in time. Lunar regolith breccia is all we know now. On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 5:41 PM, Bernd V. Pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de wrote: Hello Mike H. and List, Sending a lot of envy across the Big Pond from Germany! No, no, just kidding, of course! Sincere congratulations on such an exquisite, new lunar meteorite! What is it ... LUN-A or LUN-B ? Any results or guesses yet? 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 __ 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: 47g Lunar breccia whole stone
Hello List, A Moroccan dealer I know and have worked with for over a year has acquired a 47g Lunar Breccia and is looking to sell it. I know this may sound like, I met this Nigerian prince who is looking to reclaim his lost fortune blah blah, but its not like that. While I'm very tempted, the timing just isn't right for me. If you are interested and want more info or pics, send me a private message and I can fill you in on the details. Thanks, Mike __ 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] Massive UK fireball
There are a several amazing videos of this online. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aZE8rEGR8kfeature=youtu.be http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/09/21/very-bright-and-spectacular-meteor-seen-over-northern-uk/ The AMS received quite a few reports. Here's a map of all observations: http://amsmeteors.org/fireball2/ams-event-map2.php?event_id=1379year=2012ratings=1 You can make a little more sense out of it, if you only look at reports by observers with astronomy experience = 3 http://amsmeteors.org/fireball2/ams-event-map2.php?event_id=1379year=2012ratings=3 There was also a significant fireball over Ontario, a few hours earlier. http://amsmeteors.org/fireball2/ams-event-map2.php?event_id=1375year=2012ratings=1 On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 7:24 PM, Graham Ensor graham.en...@gmail.com wrote: Nice video of this evening fireball travelling E-w ... unlikely to be space debrishope it made it down...but probably in the drink again... Reports of massive fireball travelling across the UK just over 1 hour ago... Very much like Peekskillvideo here...lots of other pictures coming in... http://twitter.yfrog.com/07l5tkggpuvoluavefdcaztrz Graham __ 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] Any interest in Sutters Mill Stones?
Hello, I've got a line on a 27.5g sutters mill meteorite for sale. It was found a couple of days ago. If anyone is interested message me off list and I will send pictures. Thanks, Mike Hankey Freeland MD __ 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] coloma witnesses
Hi Folks, I'm going back to Coloma on Friday and staying for another week. While I am there I would like to interview some witnesses in Coloma and surrounding areas. Very few witnesses from near/inside the strewnfield submitted reports to the AMS and it would be good to get these reports. When I do the interview, I usually use a tripod, inclinometer and GPS compass. This allows me to capture the azimuth and elevation angles for the beginning and ending points as accurately as possible. Any data I gather I will submit to the AMS site and it will be publicly available. I want to do these interviews in an attempt to improve the information we have on the trajectory. If you have any good witness reports from people you met in the field, who actually saw the fireball or smoke trail please consider passing on the witnesses contact info to me off list. A name and email or phone number for each witness would be great. Thanks, Mike __ 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] coloma witnesses
Dan, Thanks yes I did see the video. Very awesome. I've been able to do some work utilizing the topographic features of google earth and mapping them to the pictures, but there's still a good bit of uncertainty. With regard to the picture and video, what we really need to do is get out to these 2 locations (North Reno for Lisa South of Fresno for the video) with a DSLR camera, tripod and a clear night. Then take an astrophoto recreating the same field of view as was used in the fireball images, but also capturing stars in the image. We could then stretch out the 2 sets of photos in photoshop so that the mountain and ground features line up. At that point we would have very nice AZ EL readings for both of these photos. I'm working with someone now who is trying to get these calibration photos done, but he has limited time and it might take him a month or more to get it done. So.. if anyone is near reno or fresno and would like to help out with this effort please LMK. Based on the witness reports I've reviewed so far, I believe there is a bit of northern tilt to the trajectory. My hope is that by interviewing witnesses close to coloma, we maybe able to confirm this. Any witness contacts will be put to good use, so please send them to me, if you got em. Thanks, Mike On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 4:03 PM, Dan Miller dannysp...@gmail.com wrote: Mike did you see the video made by some kayakers near brush creek near the kern river? On May 15, 2012 12:49 PM, Mike Hankey mike.han...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Folks, I'm going back to Coloma on Friday and staying for another week. While I am there I would like to interview some witnesses in Coloma and surrounding areas. Very few witnesses from near/inside the strewnfield submitted reports to the AMS and it would be good to get these reports. When I do the interview, I usually use a tripod, inclinometer and GPS compass. This allows me to capture the azimuth and elevation angles for the beginning and ending points as accurately as possible. Any data I gather I will submit to the AMS site and it will be publicly available. I want to do these interviews in an attempt to improve the information we have on the trajectory. If you have any good witness reports from people you met in the field, who actually saw the fireball or smoke trail please consider passing on the witnesses contact info to me off list. A name and email or phone number for each witness would be great. Thanks, Mike __ 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] coloma witnesses
Dan, I can't say with much certainty right now. The trajectory Jake came up with is the best guess right now and I do think it is very close to reality. However, based on some witness reports and also analysis of the 2 videos I think there could be a 5-10º tilt toward the north as opposed to a straight E-W track. Take this with a grain of salt though because I can not prove this right now. Thanks, Mike On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 5:15 PM, Dan Miller dannysp...@gmail.com wrote: Mike if you will get a map the community of loomis is directly west of coloma to the north would you say that the trajectory line is heading towards loomis or north of loomis of course this line is north of mark fries trajectory line almost in line with highway 49 before it turns north On May 15, 2012 2:10 PM, Mike Hankey mike.han...@gmail.com wrote: Dan, Thanks yes I did see the video. Very awesome. I've been able to do some work utilizing the topographic features of google earth and mapping them to the pictures, but there's still a good bit of uncertainty. With regard to the picture and video, what we really need to do is get out to these 2 locations (North Reno for Lisa South of Fresno for the video) with a DSLR camera, tripod and a clear night. Then take an astrophoto recreating the same field of view as was used in the fireball images, but also capturing stars in the image. We could then stretch out the 2 sets of photos in photoshop so that the mountain and ground features line up. At that point we would have very nice AZ EL readings for both of these photos. I'm working with someone now who is trying to get these calibration photos done, but he has limited time and it might take him a month or more to get it done. So.. if anyone is near reno or fresno and would like to help out with this effort please LMK. Based on the witness reports I've reviewed so far, I believe there is a bit of northern tilt to the trajectory. My hope is that by interviewing witnesses close to coloma, we maybe able to confirm this. Any witness contacts will be put to good use, so please send them to me, if you got em. Thanks, Mike On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 4:03 PM, Dan Miller dannysp...@gmail.com wrote: Mike did you see the video made by some kayakers near brush creek near the kern river? On May 15, 2012 12:49 PM, Mike Hankey mike.han...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Folks, I'm going back to Coloma on Friday and staying for another week. While I am there I would like to interview some witnesses in Coloma and surrounding areas. Very few witnesses from near/inside the strewnfield submitted reports to the AMS and it would be good to get these reports. When I do the interview, I usually use a tripod, inclinometer and GPS compass. This allows me to capture the azimuth and elevation angles for the beginning and ending points as accurately as possible. Any data I gather I will submit to the AMS site and it will be publicly available. I want to do these interviews in an attempt to improve the information we have on the trajectory. If you have any good witness reports from people you met in the field, who actually saw the fireball or smoke trail please consider passing on the witnesses contact info to me off list. A name and email or phone number for each witness would be great. Thanks, Mike __ 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] Coloma/Lotus/SM fall map to date
i think some finds are also popping up in these locations due to err-ummm ethical reasons.. or lack of ethics i should say. On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 8:50 PM, Michael Farmer m...@meteoriteguy.com wrote: Most found by roads and trails because rest is waist-high poison oak slithering with rattlesnakes. 99% or more will never be found. Michael Farmer Sent from my iPhone On May 8, 2012, at 5:47 PM, Marc Fries mfri...@hotmail.com wrote: Howdy all There are a few people keeping track of the Coloma/Lotus/SM meteorite fall with maps, and let me give a hat tip to Peter Jenniskens for keeping up with the meteorites. He has a regularly updated list of these meteorites with masses and find locations: http://asima.seti.org/sm/ I've assembled these and a few others into a strewn field map: http://radarmeteorites.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/coloma-ca-strewn-field-map/ I've been chafing to get up there myself but have been restrained to hunting vicariously through others. I'll get up there, but I wanted to point out that there is a lot of area on that map with no finds, and that most of the finds seem to be close to trails and roads. Looks to me like there's still quite a lot of material waiting to be found...! Cheers, Marc Fries __ 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] Coloma/Lotus/SM fall map to date
Jason, I agree with what you are saying. Most of the finds are going to come from the easier/clear spots where the most people are looking hardest. I do think the majority of the finds are being recorded properly, but there have been some that have not been. Jim, I don't want to get into specifics publicly or make any accusations. Just saying: It would be nice if people would report the true location of their finds, and if they can't or don't want to, to just not report the find at all or keep the coordinates private. Posting fake coordinates is just a really crappy thing to do. In the grand scheme of things, most of the finds are probably correct, but I'm sure there are some that are not. Thanks, Mike On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 4:45 PM, jason utas jasonu...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Jim, Michael, All, I'm not so sure about that. Our team made the majority of its finds along roadsides because it was the easiest place to spot meteorites. Hunting in grass as your team did (Mike Hankey) is all very well for finding larger stones (and congrats on your find). But - smaller stones would be much harder to spot in grass. Finds on trails should have nothing to do with ethics, as trails typically belong to the land they run through. ...And that 7.3 gram stone I found was sitting right in the middle of the trail (I'll post a photo on facebook soon). I'm impressed by Mark Dayton's nearby five-gram find -- he must have been bush-whacking, and there was *a lot* of poison-oak in there. We spent some time off-trail in there, but it was tough going, and you'd have to just about step on a meteorite in order to find it. Same goes for most grassy areas. Jason On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 12:57 PM, Jim Wooddell nf11...@npgcable.com wrote: Mike, Which finds are you talking about??? I think Peter is confirming all of them. Jim - Original Message - From: Mike Hankey mike.han...@gmail.com To: Michael Farmer m...@meteoriteguy.com Cc: Marc Fries mfri...@hotmail.com; Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 12:39 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Coloma/Lotus/SM fall map to date i think some finds are also popping up in these locations due to err-ummm ethical reasons.. or lack of ethics i should say. On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 8:50 PM, Michael Farmer m...@meteoriteguy.com wrote: Most found by roads and trails because rest is waist-high poison oak slithering with rattlesnakes. 99% or more will never be found. Michael Farmer Sent from my iPhone On May 8, 2012, at 5:47 PM, Marc Fries mfri...@hotmail.com wrote: Howdy all There are a few people keeping track of the Coloma/Lotus/SM meteorite fall with maps, and let me give a hat tip to Peter Jenniskens for keeping up with the meteorites. He has a regularly updated list of these meteorites with masses and find locations: http://asima.seti.org/sm/ I've assembled these and a few others into a strewn field map: http://radarmeteorites.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/coloma-ca-strewn-field-map/ I've been chafing to get up there myself but have been restrained to hunting vicariously through others. I'll get up there, but I wanted to point out that there is a lot of area on that map with no finds, and that most of the finds seem to be close to trails and roads. Looks to me like there's still quite a lot of material waiting to be found...! Cheers, Marc Fries __ 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 __ 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] Sutters Mill - Proper Care Guide
Hi, I'm wondering if anyone has a developed a how to guide for caring for this meteorite. I've heard it should be refrigerated to keep bacteria from growing on it , but i also heard, freezing it damages the crystals. I'm also curious, doesn't bacteria grow on everything and all meteorites equally, or will this meteorite get more bacteria on it? I've also heard things about using nitrogen to stabilize it. And a few other things. I just want to get a straight answer regarding the 'best' way to care for this meteorite. With all these pieces coming out of the field I think someone should write up a guide about this, maybe someone already has? Thanks, Mike __ 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] Speed that meteors enter dark flight?
the follow up to this question/answer I still wonder about is: after dark flight begins, how many seconds will it take to completely decelerate so that all forward momentum is lost after dark flight starts. for example: if the meteor goes dark at 4km/s how many seconds before it will be at 0km/s and/or what does that deceleration curve look like? On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 1:14 PM, Chris Peterson c...@alumni.caltech.edu wrote: Ablation and incandescent flight typically end at about 3-4 km/s. Chris *** Chris L Peterson Cloudbait Observatory http://www.cloudbait.com On 3/7/2012 10:43 AM, Graham Ensor wrote: Hi All, I have been wondering lately if there have been calculations done on the speeds that meteors stop their hot flight and enter dark flight. What speed does a body have to reach before it generates a hot plasma ball that shows as a fireball...or in other words how fast could a body travel without becoming incandescent. I know this is going to vary depending on altitude or thickness of atmosphere and possibly size. Has anyone seen data that shows this? Cheers, Graham __ 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] meteorite outreach booth
I had a meteorite outreach booth at a farm festival inside the lancaster pa strewnfield today. this is the first time I've ever done something like this and must say, it was the most productive day I've had since I started meteorite hunting. I uploaded some pictures of my booth to facebook if you want to check it out. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150638611853530.405407.552643529type=3 __ 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] meteorite outreach booth
Thanks Dave, I had two of your old rocks on display. On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 10:42 PM, Dave Gheesling d...@fallingrocks.com wrote: Top stuff! Dave www.fallingrocks.com -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Mike Hankey Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 10:29 PM To: meteoritelist Subject: [meteorite-list] meteorite outreach booth I had a meteorite outreach booth at a farm festival inside the lancaster pa strewnfield today. this is the first time I've ever done something like this and must say, it was the most productive day I've had since I started meteorite hunting. I uploaded some pictures of my booth to facebook if you want to check it out. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150638611853530.405407.552643529 type=3 __ 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] Wholesale Meteorite Books
Does any have or know where you can buy wholesale copies of Rocks from Space and/or Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites. i'm looking to buy 10-20 copies of each right now. amazon is about $23-24 per copy. i wanted to check here first in case someone is sitting on a crate of these. __ 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] Fwd: (meteorobs) 2012/02/01 TX Fireball
-- Forwarded message -- From: Bill Cooke cook...@comcast.net Date: Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 9:42 PM Subject: Re: (meteorobs) 2012/02/01 TX Fireball To: Meteor science and meteor observing meteor...@meteorobs.org We have spent the last few days analyzing the Sandia camera videos kindly provided by James Beauchamp and Kevin Palivec (also thanks to Esko Lyytinen for his insight and comments). These have enabled us to determine a decent trajectory for the meteor; unfortunately the meteor entered at a shallow angle and its path/duration was so long (18.5 seconds) that the linear approximation used in the trajectory codes (MILIG, courtesy of J. Borovicka, and SMETS) is not valid, resulting in a possible error of several (~5) kilometers in the final position. Consequently, we did not attempt the dark flight calculations needed to determine the impact zone, as an error of 5 kilometers in position at 30-40 km altitude would translate to over a hundred square kilometers of uncertainty in the meteorite fall area. I can say that a solution using the first hundred frames of video (meteor is above 65 km altitude) yields a trajectory consistent with the Edgewood doppler returns; all other solutions put the meteor path about 20 km to the north of the radar signature. Here are the beginning and end coordinates of the meteor, based on a solution involving all 976 points (frames) from the 3 videos: Meteor beginning point: 99.176 W, 32.108 N at an altitude of 92 km Meteor end point: 96.357 W, 32.745 N at an altitude of 43 km Mean residuals in trajectory fit (residuals show systematic trends due to breakdown of linear path approximation) Coleman: -0.045 km vertical, 0.703 km horizontal Hawley: -1.889 km vertical, -1.711 km horizontal OKC: +1.302 km vertical, -0.123 km horizontal Again, the end point is NOT the impact location; it represents the meteor position in the last frame in the OKC all sky camera video. Average speed is 16.3 +/- 1.4 km/s Initial meteor speed: ~18 +/- 1 km/s End meteor speed: 9.8 +/- 4 km/s I am confident this meteor produced meteorites. Seen by our camera way over in New Mexico, it was very bright, with peak absolute magnitude around -14 (lower limit). Mass estimates from the light curve range from about 20 kg to just over a metric ton (1017 kg), depending on whose equations/technique you use. I consider a few hundred kg likely, but would find it hard to argue against the metric ton figure. How much mass made it to the ground is anyone's guess, but be assured that this was a BIG rock that blazed across the Texas sky. The gory details are in this pdf file: http://www.billcooke.org/events/20120202_0157.pdf The complete meteor trajectory (text file) is here: http://www.billcooke.org/events/smets.txt Reference for MILIG: Borovicka J.: The comparison of two methods of determining meteor trajectories from photographs. Bull. Astron. Instit. Czechoslovakia, 41, 391-396 (1990) Regards, Bill Cooke NASA Meteoroid Environment Office Marshall Space Flight Center Email:william.j.co...@nasa.gov ___ meteorobs mailing list meteor...@meteorobs.org http://lists.meteorobs.org/mailman/listinfo/meteorobs __ 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] 2012/02/01 TX Fireball Trajectory Solutions v1
Hello, I've been working on the trajectory for this fireball, but i've been a little discombobulated due to the mystery over Kevin's Hawley / Coleman camera location. A friend forward'd me what I believe to be the best location for Kevins camera and we suspect it is in coleman and not hawley. I am a lot happier with these solutions and want to share now that I'm more confident. I want to stress this is still just a v1 cut at the trajectories and the calculations are based on manual solving of the allsky images, which is an imperfect art form. So, this is probably wrong, but the best calculated guess with available information. I'm willing to share my values and KMZ with anyone who is interested and I would actually like to compare notes with someone to make sure I didn't make any major mis-calculations with regard to lat/long/az/el values. I will continue to work on this folding in good witness data. Here are the maps: http://www.mikesastrophotos.com/comets/2012-02-01-texas-fireball-trajectory-solutions/ Thanks, Mike Hankey Freeland MD __ 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] 2012/02/01 TX Fireball Trajectory Solutions v1
Thanks Jim. I updated the post to reflect that. On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 11:07 PM, ELPALLSKY wxt...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Mike...nice job. Any chance of noting that the OKC, Hawley and Coleman cams are Sentinel? Thanx! Sincerely, Jim Gamble El Paso TX Station Sandia Sentinel Meteor/Fireball Camera Network NAMN http://elpasoallsky.blogspot.com On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 6:57 PM, Mike Hankey mike.han...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, I've been working on the trajectory for this fireball, but i've been a little discombobulated due to the mystery over Kevin's Hawley / Coleman camera location. A friend forward'd me what I believe to be the best location for Kevins camera and we suspect it is in coleman and not hawley. I am a lot happier with these solutions and want to share now that I'm more confident. I want to stress this is still just a v1 cut at the trajectories and the calculations are based on manual solving of the allsky images, which is an imperfect art form. So, this is probably wrong, but the best calculated guess with available information. I'm willing to share my values and KMZ with anyone who is interested and I would actually like to compare notes with someone to make sure I didn't make any major mis-calculations with regard to lat/long/az/el values. I will continue to work on this folding in good witness data. Here are the maps: http://www.mikesastrophotos.com/comets/2012-02-01-texas-fireball-trajectory-solutions/ Thanks, Mike Hankey Freeland MD __ 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] AMS Witness Reports Map for 2/1/2012 Texas Fireball
Observers Meteorite Hunters, The American Meteor Society has received over 70+ witness reports in the last 3.5 hours related to the TX event. You can view the reports and a map of all of the plots here: http://www.amsmeteors.org/2012/02/large-fireball-event-over-central-texas-212012-2000-cst/ Looks like the activity is centered around Wills Point TX. Enjoy, Mike Hankey Freeland MD __ 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] AMS Witness Reports Map for 2/1/2012 Texas Fireball
photo of fireball: http://m.dallasvoice.com/photo-meteor-north-texas-10100178.html On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 11:34 PM, Mike Hankey mike.han...@gmail.com wrote: Observers Meteorite Hunters, The American Meteor Society has received over 70+ witness reports in the last 3.5 hours related to the TX event. You can view the reports and a map of all of the plots here: http://www.amsmeteors.org/2012/02/large-fireball-event-over-central-texas-212012-2000-cst/ Looks like the activity is centered around Wills Point TX. Enjoy, Mike Hankey Freeland MD __ 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] AMS Witness Reports Map for 2/1/2012 Texas Fireball
sorry. this photo might not be authentic. On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 12:31 AM, Mike Hankey mike.han...@gmail.com wrote: photo of fireball: http://m.dallasvoice.com/photo-meteor-north-texas-10100178.html On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 11:34 PM, Mike Hankey mike.han...@gmail.com wrote: Observers Meteorite Hunters, The American Meteor Society has received over 70+ witness reports in the last 3.5 hours related to the TX event. You can view the reports and a map of all of the plots here: http://www.amsmeteors.org/2012/02/large-fireball-event-over-central-texas-212012-2000-cst/ Looks like the activity is centered around Wills Point TX. Enjoy, Mike Hankey Freeland MD __ 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] AMS Witness Reports Map for 2/1/2012 Texas Fireball
here's another allsky camera. so that should be 3 total by now: James, Bill and this one. http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/unusual/strange-object-lights-up-dallas-sky-020112 On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 11:34 PM, Mike Hankey mike.han...@gmail.com wrote: Observers Meteorite Hunters, The American Meteor Society has received over 70+ witness reports in the last 3.5 hours related to the TX event. You can view the reports and a map of all of the plots here: http://www.amsmeteors.org/2012/02/large-fireball-event-over-central-texas-212012-2000-cst/ Looks like the activity is centered around Wills Point TX. Enjoy, Mike Hankey Freeland MD __ 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] Meteorites in Paris
I posted this on FB, but wanted to share with metlist friends too. The pictures should be accessible to all. Yesterday was a lazy day in Paris partly because of jet lag, traveling and touring but mostly because we drank too much the night before -- yes we were hung over. Collectively, we decided to be lazy for a day and just hang out in cafes and wander the streets aimlessly. While I enjoy being lazy every once in a while, I never wander aimlessly and to be honest I had an alterior motive to aimlessly wander into the Carion gallery. I would use only 'the force', my intuition and my little knowledge of Parisian geography to guide the way. Unfortunately, my lack of direction and overall ineptitude for navigation caused me to believe north was south and south was north, so while I thought I was walking towards the islands of the Seine, in reality I was walking away from them. Had I been in America with a working data plan, I would have been using Google earth mobile like a champ, but unfortunately this was not a technological possibility with a US ATT iPhone in France and I was left to my raw senses and the few tools available to me. I expected to find the river after a 1 or 2 blocks, but after the 3rd or 4th I gave up and realized I was lost. So we wandered aimlessly until we came upon a building with a military guard out front that we caught in the middle of some sort of ceremony. After a few minutes, we realized this was the president's home (the French white house) and the guards were changing shifts (the changing of the guard). We watched for a while and then started to move on when a dinosaur skeleton caught the corner of Tracy's eye and she said 'hey, check this out'. Through the window we saw a triceratop’s skull and looked up for a sign of explanation. We had stumbled upon a Sotheby's auction house and cautiously went inside. To our delight the business was open to the public and operated much like a museum except all exhibits were on sale and priced! The triceratopps head could be ours for a mere 220,000-250,000 euro! As we explored the gallery to my delight there were a few exquisite meteorites on display. And so the universe guided me subconsciously to the finest space rocks Paris had to offer. If only my nose would guide me to similar material in the fields of Lancaster. apprécier les images ci-dessous! P.S. We found Carion’s Gallery today. http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150357707943530.365456.552643529type=1 __ 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] Meteorite fall in Draveil (Essonne), France?
I just landed in Paris. Struck out at the draconids in greece due to clouds and rain. Maybe I can redeem myself here. Wife is not gonna be happy about this... On Oct 9, 2011, at 5:01 PM, karmaka karm...@email.de wrote: Dear list members, there might have been a meteorite fall near Paris. Alain Carion must know if it's real or not. http://www.leparisien.fr/draveil-91210/draveil-une-meteorite-tombe-sur-la-maison-de-mme-comette-09-10-2011-1644940.php translation: http://translate.google.de/translate?hl=desl=frtl=enu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.leparisien.fr%2Fdraveil-91210%2Fdraveil-une-meteorite-tombe-sur-la-maison-de-mme-comette-09-10-2011-1644940.php Best wishes to all Martin __ 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] [3] West Virginia / Maryland Event
Doug, I'm in Europe now and missed this. There were a few reports from ontario so this may have been caught on the uwo fireball network. Heres a map of the ams reports: http://www.amsmeteors.org/fireball2/ams-event-map2.php?year=2011event_id=1126 Try contacting uwo and see if they caught it. On Oct 8, 2011, at 9:10 AM, MexicoDoug mexicod...@aim.com wrote: (Oct 4 Event) According to Allegany County 9-1-1 officials at about 4:30 this morning folks throughout Western Maryland awoke to a sonic boom created by a meteorite that moved through the area. 12 calls were made to Allegany County 9-1-1 beginning at about 4:22 am from Frostburg to Oldtown. Callers reported hearing a loud boom and seeing a blue or green light flashing through the sky. County 9-1-1 officials from around West Virginia claimed they received calls about feeling the sonic boom from Carpendale, Capn Bridge and Wardensville. Early reports are that the meteorite may have allegedly crashed somewhere in Virginia. But Virginia Emergency Management officials say they have had no meteorite reports. NASA officials have been unable to confirm the reports at this point. -Original Message- From: MexicoDoug mexicod...@aim.com To: meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sat, Oct 8, 2011 2:05 am Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] West Virginia / Maryland Event Check the line going North-east from around Petersburg WV to Chaneysville PA ... Like a lightning bolt that lit up the sky 3-4 second daylight - like Sun several reports of fragmentation like fireworks with fragments glowing like lightning bolts Louder sonic booms: Allegany County, MD -Original Message- From: MexicoDoug mexicod...@aim.com To: meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sat, Oct 8, 2011 1:08 am Subject: [meteorite-list] West Virginia / Maryland Event OK, why so mum everyone? Will someone let on ... We know Mike isn't there yet, Jim, what's up?; The other new PA Mike, anything?; Wasn't the 04:22 EDT event on October 4, the most promising since Ash Creek in the USA? I know if I had my liberty I'd be in Allegany County nowor is it too mountainous to be worth it? What gives - and who's analyzed it? Someone look up the radar, something, let's hear about it please! If it's a wrong, it's a good one. Almost Heaven - West Virginia! Foggier than the clouds that is, at the moment Doug __ 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 __ 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] new vesta video
i didn't see this posted to the list yet. pretty sick video. http://www.space.com/12998-asteroid-vesta-video-nasa-dawn-spacecraft.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] (meteorobs) Major Fireball Over Southern California, Arizona, and Southern Nevada
This has made national news on MSNBC and CNN... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44529188/ns/technology_and_science-space/ http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/09/15/southwest.strange.light/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 AMS reports are now over 100. We should have maps of AMS witness reports plotted later today. This area is heavily covered with all sky camera, so there should be some videos out there. I do not have time to chase camera operators to ask them to look for video, but if anyone on the list feels like doing this, have at it: http://allsky.ca/NAdatabase.html On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 7:42 AM, Robert Lunsford lunro.imo@cox.net wrote: The American Meteor Society has been deluged with over 50 reports of a bright fireball occurring just before 20:00 PDT (also MST) on the evening of Wednesday September 14th. A quick look indicates maximum brightness equal to that of the full moon and possibly some fragmentation. I will not be able to post these to the AMS web site until later today, after I return home from work. If I can add any details after reading all the accounts, I will post them. Clear Skies! Robert Lunsford American Meteor Society ___ meteorobs mailing list meteor...@meteorobs.org http://lists.meteorobs.org/mailman/listinfo/meteorobs __ 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] (meteorobs) Major Fireball Over Southern California, Arizona, and Southern Nevada
Jim, Reports come into the AMS website and go directly into a database with a PENDING status. A human being has to review the reports, assign an event ID and then approve the event before it will show up on the site. Bob Lunsford usually does this work. Bob doesn't get off work today until 3:00 PM so I'm helping him out and reviewed and approved them all just now. Because we have the new system and everything is in a database I was able to review and publish 100+ reports in 5 minutes. That puts 100 reviewed and approved reports onto the AMS site in about 14 hours after the fall. That is pretty freaking good IMO!!! Considering on the old AMS website, the process was manual and an event of this size would have taken Bob Lunsford 10s of hours of HTML labor to manually update the website, this is a major improvement. Not sure if you remember but in the past with the manual reporting it could take days or weeks before the logs would be updated as the process was very time intensive for Bob. I have been thinking about adding a section to the website where you could see what is inside the 'unapproved queue'. This might be a nice feature for folks who are eagerly waiting to see the reports of new fireballs ;). As you noted the reports are now available on the site. Should have maps and trajectories in another hour or so. For more information regarding the new AMS website please see this post and check out the power point slides that illustrate the new capabilities of the site and fireball reporting tools. http://www.mikesastrophotos.com/comets/nasa-meteor-workshop-august-3-4-2011/ Thanks, Mike Thanks! Mike On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 1:01 PM, Jim Wooddell nf11...@npgcable.com wrote: Mike, how come it takes so long for the reports to appear on AMS? I looked last night and again this morning and nothing. Then suddenly there is over a 100?? Kind regards! Jim Wooddell - Original Message - From: Mike Hankey mike.han...@gmail.com To: Meteor science and meteor observing meteor...@meteorobs.org; meteoritelist meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 9:23 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] (meteorobs) Major Fireball Over Southern California, Arizona, and Southern Nevada This has made national news on MSNBC and CNN... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44529188/ns/technology_and_science-space/ http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/09/15/southwest.strange.light/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 AMS reports are now over 100. We should have maps of AMS witness reports plotted later today. This area is heavily covered with all sky camera, so there should be some videos out there. I do not have time to chase camera operators to ask them to look for video, but if anyone on the list feels like doing this, have at it: http://allsky.ca/NAdatabase.html On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 7:42 AM, Robert Lunsford lunro.imo@cox.net wrote: The American Meteor Society has been deluged with over 50 reports of a bright fireball occurring just before 20:00 PDT (also MST) on the evening of Wednesday September 14th. A quick look indicates maximum brightness equal to that of the full moon and possibly some fragmentation. I will not be able to post these to the AMS web site until later today, after I return home from work. If I can add any details after reading all the accounts, I will post them. Clear Skies! Robert Lunsford American Meteor Society ___ meteorobs mailing list meteor...@meteorobs.org http://lists.meteorobs.org/mailman/listinfo/meteorobs __ 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] (meteorobs) Major Fireball Over Southern California, Arizona, and Southern Nevada
Here's an update on this fall with a google map of all the witness plots. http://www.amsmeteors.org/2011/09/major-fireball-event-seen-from-southern-california-arizona-and-nevada-september-14th-2011-945-pdt/ You can review all of the AMS witness reports visually with this map. I'm still working the trajectory solutions. Right now I can't get a very reliable solution because of the wide diversity in reports. So really need to spend more time refining the witness reports -- this is a case of too much data right now. Best guess regarding the termination point is somewhere between Yuma and Phoenix AZ. I would suggest looking for radar in this general area. On the negative side, there are few credible sound reports. Only 1 report of a boom and the boom came before the guy saw the meteor, so that sounds a bit fishy. Also the trajectory solutions I have, all show what looks to be a very shallow entry angle and a lot of witnesses are reporting a long event (10+ seconds), so it would be interesting to hear some opinions regarding the possibility of space trash. We will update this post with more info as it becomes available. Those interested in finding meteorites or chasing this AZ fireball should really try tracking down all sky video from one or more of the numerous camera operators in the area. http://allsky.ca/NAdatabase.html On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Mike Hankey mike.han...@gmail.com wrote: This has made national news on MSNBC and CNN... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44529188/ns/technology_and_science-space/ http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/09/15/southwest.strange.light/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 AMS reports are now over 100. We should have maps of AMS witness reports plotted later today. This area is heavily covered with all sky camera, so there should be some videos out there. I do not have time to chase camera operators to ask them to look for video, but if anyone on the list feels like doing this, have at it: http://allsky.ca/NAdatabase.html On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 7:42 AM, Robert Lunsford lunro.imo@cox.net wrote: The American Meteor Society has been deluged with over 50 reports of a bright fireball occurring just before 20:00 PDT (also MST) on the evening of Wednesday September 14th. A quick look indicates maximum brightness equal to that of the full moon and possibly some fragmentation. I will not be able to post these to the AMS web site until later today, after I return home from work. If I can add any details after reading all the accounts, I will post them. Clear Skies! Robert Lunsford American Meteor Society ___ meteorobs mailing list meteor...@meteorobs.org http://lists.meteorobs.org/mailman/listinfo/meteorobs __ 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] Fwd: [2] Map, Radar Returns; Canada to Ohio Event - Aug. 8, 2011
The map shown in the video is from the AMSMeteors.org website. I put a post up there last tuesday the day the info was released. The post has dark flight coordinates provided by Bill. I sent this out to the met list on tuesday, but i don't think it went out. http://www.amsmeteors.org/2011/08/alert-high-confidence-meteorite-fall-in-northeast-ohio/ Also just stumbled across this. http://www.wytv.com/mostpopular/story/NASA-Tracks-Aug-8-Meteor-to-Valley-Looking-for/MG6tmeEnTUqhe2e_cEiaog.cspx On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 3:06 PM, MexicoDoug mexicod...@aim.com wrote: The Video got over 50 views (up from 4) since I posted it a few minutes ago ;-) For anyone headed into the Youngstown OH area: Hermitage, OH N 41D 14M; W 80D 26.5M Kinsman, OH N 41D 26.5M; W 80D 35.5M The map in the video shows the bolide cloud on radar (on the video at 0:25), that is more than enough to start the hunt. Kindest wishes and best luck Doug -Original Message- From: MexicoDoug mexicod...@aim.com To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sun, Aug 21, 2011 2:37 pm Subject: [meteorite-list] Map, Sonic Boom; Canada to Ohio Event - Aug. 8, 2011 http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xklzie_meteorite-falls-in-ne-ohio_news Well, here is something more to prime everyone! Kindest wishes! Doug -Original Message- From: MexicoDoug mexicod...@aim.com To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sun, Aug 21, 2011 4:02 am Subject: [meteorite-list] Canada to Ohio Event - Aug. 8, 2011 Mike F wrote: when news of an amazing new meteorite breaks In the next couple of days, no one will give a crap. Mike, Don't bet or you will lose. Find some of these supposed meteorites and you can have 100 emails and customers lining up. http://kstp.com/news/stories/s2247463.shtml?cat=1 Phil already posted another note about the Ohio bolide. Is anyone serious working on it? Best luck in the field Doug PS, NASA's Men in Black led by Bill Cooke in Huntsville Alabama (NASA's Meteoroid Environments Office) are the ones getting the press to be contacted in case of finds of fragments: http://www.nasa.gov/offices/meo/home/index.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 __ 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
[meteorite-list] Groovy Giant Asteroid Spins in New NASA Video
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/08/dawn-vesta-asteroid-photos/ __ 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] opinions on suspect crater / odd formation
These coordinates were sent to me from someone on the web who wanted to know if this spot was an impact crater. 44.900633, -121.838722 It looks a bit weird, but I'm thinking possible volcano. Does anyone have any thoughts or opinions on this? Thanks, Mike __ 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] 2011 MD Animation
fantastic! thanks for sharing. On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 2:24 AM, Richard Kowalski damoc...@yahoo.com wrote: I got a few positional images of this object with our 1.5-m (60) on Mt. Lemmon last night, but Jure Skvarč at the Črni Vrh Observatory in Slovenia obtained one of the nicer time lapse animations of the asteroids motion against the background stars. He writes on his Youtube page: The images for this animation were taken using a 60-cm telescope from the Črni Vrh Observatory on the night of 26 July 2011. Each exposure was of 15 seconds. The telescope was tracking on the asteroid, changing the rate of tracking between exposures. The entire sequence lasted about 4h40m, during which 635 exposures were made. At the time the asteroid was less than 20 km from Earth. At the closest approach some 15 hours later the distance was about 2 km. 4 hours, 40 minutes of imaging the NEO until his dawn, compressed down to 43 seconds. Enjoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-pv18xDWCY -- Richard Kowalski Full Moon Photography IMCA #1081 __ 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] 2011-06-15 - Georgia Fireabll All Sky Video
Hey Folks, Just a few corrections to this original post. 1) It was Steve Farmer not Fisher who captured the video 2) It seems the end of the event was not captured by the camera, so it may have been a little longer. 3) As pointed out by Esko on meteorobs, the video has been slowed down 2x and the original video is about 8 seconds and not 16. This makes a big difference with satellite re-entry or natural fireball theories. Thanks, Mike On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 10:39 PM, Mike Hankey mike.han...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, A nice video of the recent Georgia Fireball was captured by Steve Fisher of Ty Ty Georgia. You can view this video and more information here: http://www.amsmeteors.org/2011/06/georgia-fireball-june-15th-2011/ Its a very nice video capturing the entire event. The fireball is slow and long. I'm interested to hear what people think about this. Thanks, Mike __ 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] Lorton on display?
Does anyone know if lorton is on display now/yet? I'm at the museum now and don't see it. Real nice meteorite display though wow. But no lorton in sight. __ 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] 2011-06-15 - Georgia Fireabll All Sky Video
Hello, A nice video of the recent Georgia Fireball was captured by Steve Fisher of Ty Ty Georgia. You can view this video and more information here: http://www.amsmeteors.org/2011/06/georgia-fireball-june-15th-2011/ Its a very nice video capturing the entire event. The fireball is slow and long. I'm interested to hear what people think about this. Thanks, Mike __ 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] Atlanta Fireball 2011-05-20 / Caught on allsky cameras
Hi Folks, A large fireball was reported over Atlanta on Friday night. The fireball was caught on two allsky cameras operated by Bill Cooke and the MEO. You can see the videos, witness reports and a map of the witness plots here: http://www.amsmeteors.org/2011/05/large-fireball-recorded-over-atlanta-georgia-52011/ Thanks, Mike Hankey __ 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] Mifflin, Amiss
Pics of the find in situ with gps coords should settle this. On May 8, 2011, at 10:11 AM, Joe Kerchner skyrockmeteori...@yahoo.com wrote: I think greg should get booted or at least suspended from here for spreading made up BS on here that could ruin my reputation. This is NOT RIGHT. I am so very very POed right now. I cant even believe Im reading this crap. Why did you make this up, THEN POST IT. Cmon grag. I know we never got along, but this? Best Wishes, Joe Kerchner http://illinoismeteorites.com http://skyrockcafe.com --- On Sun, 5/8/11, Count Deiro countde...@earthlink.net wrote: From: Count Deiro countde...@earthlink.net Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Mifflin, Amiss To: Greg Catterton star_wars_collec...@yahoo.com, Shawn Alan photoph...@yahoo.com, jasonu...@gmail.com, Linton Rohr linton...@earthlink.net Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Sunday, May 8, 2011, 6:37 AM Greg, Shawn, Dirk, Jason and List, Since seeking expertise in hunting and purchasing meteorites from persons I met through this List, I have been lied to, and cheated, more than a few times. I must be fair and mention I've also made some really great friendships. Most of my bad experiences with Listees has been caused by my own naiveté' and an innate character fault I have.and that is I want to believe everything that is said to me. I bought a few grams of prepared Mifflin from Joe not knowing it was stolen. This latest scandal is heart breaking. I don't want anything to do with stolen meteorites. Greg, I would appreciate your telling me which property owner was cheated as I wish to return to the rightful owner either the meteorite, or a sum of money equal to it's value. Greg, I would also ask that you tell me, OL if you wish, whom you believe was the other thief. I want to correct any dealings I may have had with him too. Count Deiro IMCA 3536 -Original Message- From: Greg Catterton star_wars_collec...@yahoo.com Sent: May 8, 2011 1:07 AM To: Shawn Alan photoph...@yahoo.com, jasonu...@gmail.com, Linton Rohr linton...@earthlink.net Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Mifflin, Amiss Ok. I cant keep this quite anymore... Screw the lies and secrets. I think the truth should be out there. About Joes awesome stone... He told me personally and we also talked over email about it... he found it on the same persons property that someone else had already stolen a stone from. Yes, I know this because he told me directly. No second hand BS. He lied to everyone and even had a totally BS story published about his finding it under a bridge. So please, before anyone else goes to say how Joe fed his family, took a trip to disney world and what not, he lied about finding it and thats the true story behind the Kerchner Stone Yes, his family ate, but what about the person whos land it fell on? Ask her how her family trip to disney went... Joe, sorry man, but it had to come out at some time. I took public one person who stole material from Mifflin, anyone else care to out the other? I dont know the whole story, so I will let others tell that tale. I know many on this list know of Joes lie and also the other person... but I honestly doubt ANYONE will come forward on this. Greg Catterton www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com IMCA member 4682 On Ebay: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WanderingStarMeteorites --- On Sun, 5/8/11, Linton Rohr linton...@earthlink.net wrote: From: Linton Rohr linton...@earthlink.net Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Mifflin, Amiss To: Shawn Alan photoph...@yahoo.com, jasonu...@gmail.com Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Sunday, May 8, 2011, 3:29 AM Ahoy there, Jason, Shawn and list. Intriguing situation, Jason. Thanks for sharing. And like you Shawn, I'm glad I got my beautiful little slice from Joe. I didn't see all that much drama in it, though. He put in a lot of work, and found enough to be able to both keep some and sell enough to feed his family. That's just plain cool, in my book. Thanks Joe! Linton - Original Message - From: Shawn Alan photoph...@yahoo.com To: jasonu...@gmail.com Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 8:38 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Mifflin, Amiss Jason and Listers, This is a very interesting post in the since I have to say something doesn't add up. One an anonymous finder contacts Carl and has him send cash to a PO box. Red flag. Two the phone number is disconnected. Three the transaction was done in cash. I have to say with those three elements this would have to be a scam, someone got had. If this was a legit sale wouldn't it have been done in the correct ways via pay pal not some undercover 007 style, sending cash in the mail to a PO BOX? As
Re: [meteorite-list] Light and sound event over North Eastern Pennsylvania 20...
I witnessed this too. There was a massive storm that rolled through the north east last night. It was most likely lighting from the storm. On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 9:38 AM, geo...@aol.com wrote: The light was so intense I saw it through my closed eyelids indirectly reflected off the walls inside walls. 4-5 seconds later (flash-to-bang) was a huge rumbling, echoing, and persisting report-- very unlike a normal lightening and thunder event. Given we were in the midst of an intense rain storm which otherwise had no thunder and lightening, I held off on making a report . However in a conversation with a friend who was 25-30 miles away, he mentioned a huge flash and loud sound also. I am therefore mentioning it should a fireball have fallen during a rainstorm and might other-wise go unnoticed. It seems to me that to hear loud sonics within about 5 seconds after the bright lite appearance, is rather too short of a period to be meteorite related. It could be I guess, but it just seems too short. GeoZay __ 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] Light and sound event over North Eastern Pennsylvania 20...
one ams report was submitted from VA that matches the time. so maybe it wasn't the storm. kind of an odd report... DATE, TIME Timezone = EDT fireball_date = 2011-04-16 18:48:00 time_type = DaylightSaving record_date = 2011-04-17 12:33:07 LOCATION --- location_name = South four mile run drive arlington, VA 22204 United States lookingDirection =316.8481150277513 movingDirection = UpRightToDownLeft ALT / AZ initial_az =320.8778031462096 initial_alt = 50 final_az =218.04752709661315 final_alt = 45 FIREBALL INFO -- Magnitude = -13 Brightness = Greater_than_the_full_moon Duration = 10 Color = White Train = I dont know Train_Duration = 120 Train_Color = White Train_Length = 20 Train_Remarks = Observed a bright fireball, with long contrail about three or more diameters of the moon through a break in the clouds. At first I thought it was an aircraft but then realized it was moving at very high speed--it was the fastest object I have even seen. Object was leaving a very bright white contrail which dissipated rapidly, vapor trail was whitish gray in color. At the mid point in the observation, the object increased to a very bright point and appeared to break up into at least point sources, but they continued moving to the south until obscured by the cloud deck. My wife and I observed the object continue south through a second break in the clouds until we could no longer see it. I am retired USAF and have had astronomical training in college. This object appeared to be above 100,000 feet in altitude, made no detectable sounds. Apparent speed was above Mach 6, perhaps higher, since the total period of observation was approximate 2 minutes--the object crossed half the sky. fragmentation = Yes Terminal_Flash = No Concurrent_Sound = delayed_sound = sonic_remarks = general_remarks = bolide_notes =Object went from a dark point source to a very bright point about as bright as an arc welder, this lasted about two seconds, the object appeared to break into two objects, which dimmed back to a dimmer point and continued for another thirty seconds until obscured by the cloud deck On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 9:48 AM, Mike Hankey mike.han...@gmail.com wrote: I witnessed this too. There was a massive storm that rolled through the north east last night. It was most likely lighting from the storm. On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 9:38 AM, geo...@aol.com wrote: The light was so intense I saw it through my closed eyelids indirectly reflected off the walls inside walls. 4-5 seconds later (flash-to-bang) was a huge rumbling, echoing, and persisting report-- very unlike a normal lightening and thunder event. Given we were in the midst of an intense rain storm which otherwise had no thunder and lightening, I held off on making a report . However in a conversation with a friend who was 25-30 miles away, he mentioned a huge flash and loud sound also. I am therefore mentioning it should a fireball have fallen during a rainstorm and might other-wise go unnoticed. It seems to me that to hear loud sonics within about 5 seconds after the bright lite appearance, is rather too short of a period to be meteorite related. It could be I guess, but it just seems too short. GeoZay __ 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] (meteorobs) Fireball Over Southern USA April 7th UT
I have updated this post with recent trajectory information provided by Bill Cooke as well as an updated map of the AMS plots. http://www.amsmeteors.org/2011/04/large-fireball-event-reported-4611/ I did not post the exact coordinates on the website for privacy reasons, but if anyone is serious about hunting meteorites here email me off list and i can forward you the information. It is interesting to compare the track derived visually from the intersection of vectors on the witness reports and the actual 3d track computed mathematically using precise data collected from three all sky cameras. It is also worth noting the mass estimate of the meteoroid -- 90kg, that is 3x the mass estimate of the recent OKC fireball. Much thanks to Bill and his team for collecting, analyzing and sharing this data. On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 8:17 AM, Mike Hankey mike.han...@gmail.com wrote: Bob, You beat me to the punch. I literally just pushed publish on this report: http://www.amsmeteors.org/2011/04/large-fireball-event-reported-4611/ The NASA All Sky Camera Network captured the event on 2 cameras. The AMS post includes a still picture of the event and a map of the AMS plots. Early analysis of the AMS reports put the termination of the event SE of Louisville KY. The MEO will be releasing the videos, trajectory and orbit information later today. Thanks, MIke On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 7:12 AM, lunro.imo@cox.net wrote: A fireball as bright as the quarter moon (magnitude -9) was reported from South Carolina to Arkansas. It occurred near 01:20 Universal TIme on April 7th or the evening of April 6th local time. Reports of colors spanned the rainbow but the most often reported colors were white, blue, and green. Summaries of these reports may be viewed on the fireball table of the American Meteor Society at: http://www.amsmeteors.org/fireball2/public.php?start_date=2011-01-01end_date=2011-12-31 Refer to event #375 in the 2011 table. Clear Skies! Robert Lunsford American Meteor Society ___ Mailing list meteorobs: meteor...@meteorobs.org To UNSUBSCRIBE, email: owner-meteor...@meteorobs.org http://lists.meteorobs.org/mailman/listinfo/meteorobs __ 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] dark flight kmz for TN 4/6/2011
Bill Cooke has been nice enough to send me a dark flight model for the recent TN fall. The track was computed with 3 all sky cameras. We decided it would be best to not post this on the web as doing so could encourage bad behavior from the masses and wackos on the internet. This could lead to risk for hassle / trouble with local landowners and bad press for the meteorite community. Instead we decided that it would be best to let the community know the information exists and provide it by request only. So if anyone wants this KMZ feel free to contact me and I will send it to you. If you have already contacted me earlier for the track info, I will send you the whole package shortly. I personally think it is really great that Bill's office has started to roll out these cameras and is openly sharing the information and analysis. This is a real benefit to the meteorite community. It is really nice of Bill to share this info with us so please lets not screw this up by trespassing, being disrespectful to locals or getting in trouble. Below are Bill's comments regarding the KMZ file and how it should be used: Bear in mind that we lost track of the meteor fairly high up, before it underwent significant deceleration. Therefore this is a rough estimate only, pinpointing a general impact area. Please also emphasize hunters should respect the wishes of the property holders. The Scottsboro farmer did not much appreciate people tramping on his land,which is why I am reluctant to divulge impact locations. We'll give this a try. __ 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] (meteorobs) Fireball Over Southern USA April 7th UT
Bob, You beat me to the punch. I literally just pushed publish on this report: http://www.amsmeteors.org/2011/04/large-fireball-event-reported-4611/ The NASA All Sky Camera Network captured the event on 2 cameras. The AMS post includes a still picture of the event and a map of the AMS plots. Early analysis of the AMS reports put the termination of the event SE of Louisville KY. The MEO will be releasing the videos, trajectory and orbit information later today. Thanks, MIke On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 7:12 AM, lunro.imo@cox.net wrote: A fireball as bright as the quarter moon (magnitude -9) was reported from South Carolina to Arkansas. It occurred near 01:20 Universal TIme on April 7th or the evening of April 6th local time. Reports of colors spanned the rainbow but the most often reported colors were white, blue, and green. Summaries of these reports may be viewed on the fireball table of the American Meteor Society at: http://www.amsmeteors.org/fireball2/public.php?start_date=2011-01-01end_date=2011-12-31 Refer to event #375 in the 2011 table. Clear Skies! Robert Lunsford American Meteor Society ___ Mailing list meteorobs: meteor...@meteorobs.org To UNSUBSCRIBE, email: owner-meteor...@meteorobs.org http://lists.meteorobs.org/mailman/listinfo/meteorobs __ 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] Breaking News - Major TX, OK, AR, MO, KS, CO, NE Green Fireball Meteor ~9:21CDT 23MAR2011
Dirk, Not even earth quakes, tsunamis or radioactive leaks can stop you from breaking the latest meteor news -- impressive! I have just published an update on the AMS site regarding this event. http://tinyurl.com/6akxey9 The update includes a map of the plots which is linked to an interactive visual fireball log viewer. Best guess for potential landfall would be due west of Oklahoma City. Of interest, there was at least one report of a delayed boom. Keep on rockin. Mike On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 1:40 AM, drtanuki drtan...@yahoo.com wrote: Dear List, We have a major green fireball event with fragmentation: http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2011/03/breaking-news-major-texas-green.html This put rocks on the ground! Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ 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] Blue/Green Fireballs California/ Serbia 14MAR2011- Texas 12MAR2011
The California one seems to have generated a good bit of reports (15 so far). http://tinyurl.com/65kwm2l Here's a quick map of the plots: http://i.imgur.com/0ysLs.jpg Fresno looks to be a point of interest. Doesn't Sandia or some other group have CA covered with allsky cams? Does anyone know anything about this? On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 6:30 PM, drtanuki drtan...@yahoo.com wrote: Dear List, Here are some of the latest that have been reported. California http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2011/03/california-meteor-14mar2011.html Serbia http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2011/03/belgrade-serbia-blue-meteor-14mar2011.html Texas 12MAR2011 http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2011/03/texas-green-fireball-meteor-pm.html Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ 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] Nevada Meteors WAS Re: East Coast Meteor and MN Meteor 1MAR2011
Count, At least you live in a place where the meteorites can be easily found when they fall. These East Coast Meteors are a real tease. It looks like last night's went in the ocean. In theory NV (or any place else in the world) should get just as many meteors as the east coast. I just don't think there are as many people out there to see them, compared to the densely populated east coast. So the question is If a meteor falls in the NV desert and nobody is there to witness it, does it still make a sound? Does it still leave meteorites on the ground? Thanks, Mike P.S. The AMS website now has a 'search by state' feature. Here are all of the reported NV falls dating back to 2005. http://bit.ly/hLBeo3 (this search will only show reports where the witness was from the state of NV). You just had one recently 12/26/2010 AMS ID: 914 , that was witnessed by 16 people: http://bit.ly/i9fKoU Here's an image of the plot-able witness reports: http://i.imgur.com/Ovsjn.jpg It looks like the flight path would have gone over central CA, which I believe is heavily covered with allsky cameras. If you're lucky and work hard maybe you can find a few allsky videos or maybe even a radar return somewhere east of Elko and south of route 80. On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 11:43 PM, Count Deiro countde...@earthlink.net wrote: Hello Dirk and Listers, I've been staring up at the sky for monthsHaven't seen s---. It seems more meteors are clobbering the East Coast than bombs fell on London during WW2. It's about G-- damn time we got a boomer out here in Nevada. One of those big ass bolides detonating and fragging and scaring the s--- out of the peasants. Boredstiff. Count Deiro IMCA 3536 -Original Message- From: drtanuki drtan...@yahoo.com Sent: Mar 1, 2011 7:44 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, Global Meteor Observing Forum meteor...@meteorobs.org Subject: [meteorite-list] East Coast Meteor and MN Meteor 1MAR2011 Dear List, Reports are coming in about two meteors observed tonight. NY, NJ, PA, VA, DC Meteor ~9:40pm EST 1MAR2011 http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2011/03/breaking-news-ny-nj-pa-meteor-1mar2011.html Minn. Green Meteor 7:25pm CST 1MAR2011 http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2011/03/kingston-mn-green-meteor-725pm.html Best Regards, Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ 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 ___ Mailing list meteorobs: meteor...@meteorobs.org To UNSUBSCRIBE, email: owner-meteor...@meteorobs.org http://lists.meteorobs.org/mailman/listinfo/meteorobs __ 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 bolide as projected VT, Ontario, Montreal 23FEB2011
I ran the AMS reports and uploaded the images and analysis here: http://www.mikesastrophotos.com/comets/february-23rd-2011-green-fireball/ This was a bit confusing as there are a lot of conflicting reports. (at least more than normal). I'm not super confident on the flight path, but the termination point looks to be clear. On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 7:07 AM, drtanuki drtan...@yahoo.com wrote: Dear List, A large green bolide has been seen in VT in USA, Ontario Montreal Canada ~5:25 EST 23FEB2011 http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2011/02/vermont-green-meteor-fireball-23feb2011.html Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ 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] 2/14/2011 NYC / Philly Fireball
Yesterday's daytime meteor has generated 230 AMS witness reports in a little more than 24 hours making it the 2nd most AMS reported meteor event of all time. There is still time to beat out the Wisconsin Meteor of 2010, which holds the record at 323 total reports. Here is an updated plot of the witness reports for yesterday's event. http://www.mikesastrophotos.com/comets/daytime-fireball-makes-waves-in-philly-2011-02-14/ and an updated story with energy estimates http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20110215_Daytime_fireball_wows_East_Coast_eyewitnesses.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] Possible Meteorite Spotted Over Philly
Thanks for sending this out Phil. There have been over 20 reports to the AMS in the last hour about this. That is a lot of reports in a short amount of time for a night time fireball, so it must have been pretty significant. I ran a quick plot on the AMS reports and it doesn't look good: http://www.mikesastrophotos.com/comets/daytime-fireball-makes-waves-in-philly-2011-02-14/ On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 1:58 PM, JoshuaTreeMuseum joshuatreemus...@embarqmail.com wrote: http://www.myfoxphilly.com/dpp/news/local_news/021411-possible-meteorite-spotted-over-philadelphia Possible Meteorite Spotted Over Philly Fox 29 has received several reports of an object that resembled a meteor that has spotted in the sky near the Philadelphia Navy Yard facility. The incident happened before 12:45 p.m. ET, according to witnesses who called Fox 29. There are also reports on Twitter and Facebook about the incident. Fox 29 TV reporter Chris O'Connell also saw the object, which he described as majestic and beautiful, at about 12:35 p.m. as he was driving on I-95 near the airport. A Fox 29 viewer spotted the object at 12:36 p.m. in Delaware. There also have been several reports of similar occurrences today in Connecticut and New York. Meteorites are naturally occurring objects that originate in space and survive a fall through Earth's atmosphere. Most are remnants of asteroids or possibly comets. The Navy Yard facility is on the Delaware River, which is also used as a flight path to Philadelphia International Airport. The American Meteor Society track meteorite spottings but has not yet posted anything today in its Web site. If you saw the object, we could like you to contact our Newsdesk at fox29.newsd...@foxtv.com. -- Phil Whitmer __ 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] Yet another PA fireball
Thanks Rob. I did mean night time, but what I meant is: 20 reports in 1 hour is a lot for a night time fireball, (so considering this was a daytime fireball that is REALLY ALOT). Thanks for clarifying as I don't want to add any confusion to the time. On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 3:15 PM, Matson, Robert D. robert.d.mat...@saic.com wrote: Hi Mike, I think you mean *daytime* fireball -- this was at 12:45 pm EST. So all the more impressive that it was spotted in broad daylight. Best, Rob -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Mike Hankey Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 12:03 PM To: JoshuaTreeMuseum Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Possible Meteorite Spotted Over Philly Thanks for sending this out Phil. There have been over 20 reports to the AMS in the last hour about this. That is a lot of reports in a short amount of time for a night time fireball, so it must have been pretty significant. I ran a quick plot on the AMS reports and it doesn't look good: http://www.mikesastrophotos.com/comets/daytime-fireball-makes-waves-in-p hilly-2011-02-14/ __ 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] Italian Superbolide 8FEB2011
Superbolide If the magnitude of a bolide reaches -17 or brighter it is known as a superbolide.[9][11] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteoroid#Superbolide On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 5:10 PM, geo...@aol.com wrote: whats a super bolide? GeoZay In a message dated 2/9/2011 2:08:24 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, drtan...@yahoo.com writes: Dear List: Just breaking news! A superbolide over Italy! __ 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] Asteroid Destruction and American Preservation Act
http://www.theonion.com/articles/republicans-vote-to-repeal-obamabacked-bill-that-w,19025/ __ 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] A query - interest in an online radar class?
Marc, I think this is a great idea and I would be interested. Something for you to ponder regarding the class Instead of doing a 'live' class via webex, you could do a pre-recorded class. There are a lot of advantages to this. It may be a little more work up front, but once you are done you can charge for the class 24/7 into perpetuity and will have to do very little to no incremental work for each additional class / student. It could be a 'rich media' e-book of sorts... combined with video files of lecture, text and images/screen shots. You could even have sample data files (for the west fall or grimsby etc). and then include 'credits' for follow up email questions. You would need to do the setup work up front and develop the product (which you would need to do for a class anyway), then password protect the directory its hosted in and sell one-time subscriptions to it and bill via paypal. I could help you out with any of the website stuff and/or video editing if you had questions about it. Just something to think about. Mike On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 10:18 AM, Marc Fries fr...@psi.edu wrote: Howdy all I see a lot of interest in radar these days. I'm glad to see the interest, and I think there are more meteors out there than I can keep up with. That's got me thinking... If I were to give some sort of online class on how to interpret radar data, how many of y'all would be interested? We're talking about knowledge that has taken me many hours to accrue so I'd like to charge for the class, but I think that meteorite hunting should be within the reach of hobbyists so I'd keep it inexpensive. If I know how many people are interested I can make some plans and look into a suitable online platform, perhaps Skype or Webex. I'm thinking that it would take a couple of two-hour classes or thereabouts. I've got two important meetings to prepare for so I can't do this until around late February or March, if folks are interested. Please email me off-list and if there's sufficient interest then I'll start work on it. Cheers, Marc Fries __ 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] Google Analytics
I was reviewing my google analytics search keyword stats for today and I came across this strange search phrase... it was too funny not to post. sorry. http://i.imgur.com/T1lbQ.jpg __ 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] Meteorites 101
See I always thought bolide was a a large fireball that fragmented. Is it safe to say only bolides become meteorites? So the scale of bigness: meteor, fireball, bolide, super bolide. Super bolides are the ones shaking homes and =-24 magnitude. Great distraction after a terrible defeat by the squeelers. Congrats mike. On Jan 15, 2011, at 7:53 PM, Chris Peterson c...@alumni.caltech.edu wrote: Bolide is a term that it's good to avoid. It doesn't mean anything... or rather, it means too many different things. Fireball unambiguously means a meteor of a specific apparent brightness. Bolide is simply confusing. Chris * Chris L Peterson Cloudbait Observatory http://www.cloudbait.com - Original Message - From: R. Chastain suen...@yahoo.com To: Walter Branch waltbra...@bellsouth.net; Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; Count Deiro countde...@earthlink.net Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 5:12 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites 101 Thanks for the definition. Let's see if I have this straight Meteoroid = in space Meteor = The act of the previous meteoroid entering the atmosphere and producing light. Meteorite = Meteoroid, now meteor, that landed and becomes a meteorite. Let me muddy the waters a bit more:-) Where does the term Bolide figure in as compared to a fireball? I haven't found a good description of the difference. Rod __ 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] Meteorites 101
Interesting...I did not know that. So why is it then that folks on the met list only care about the boomers that happen 3-5 times a year and write off the minor events that seem to happen daily. There seems to be a belief on the list that no boom = no meteorite. No bolide = no meteorite. You're saying this is not true? Then what are the factors that determine meteorite and how can we properly ID the producers? I also hope you arent talking about micro meteorites. Because statistically... PS did you catch last nights green fireball on your sky cam? It was reported from CO, WY, NV and CA On Jan 15, 2011, at 8:29 PM, Chris Peterson c...@alumni.caltech.edu wrote: No. In fact, there is good evidence to suggest that the great majority of meteorites are produced by rather small meteors, which not only don't fragment, but aren't even fireballs. The sense that meteorites are the product of big, spectacular, fragmenting fireballs is produced because those are the only sorts of events where we can correlate the meteor and the meteorite. Nobody notices the unimpressive meteors, or ever connects them to particular meteorites. Chris * Chris L Peterson Cloudbait Observatory http://www.cloudbait.com - Original Message - From: Mike Hankey mike.han...@gmail.com To: Chris Peterson c...@alumni.caltech.edu Cc: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 6:18 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites 101 See I always thought bolide was a a large fireball that fragmented. Is it safe to say only bolides become meteorites? So the scale of bigness: meteor, fireball, bolide, super bolide. Super bolides are the ones shaking homes and =-24 magnitude. Great distraction after a terrible defeat by the squeelers. Congrats mike. __ 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] video of Mississippi fireball
This was submitted to my blog this morning: Here is a video of surveillance camera that shows a flash at 8:47 pm. In Louisiana. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWXpT0cQXKU I believe this to be the first (and currently only) direct video sighting of the fireball. I have been in contact with the author, but have not yet heard back regarding the exact location and camera positioning. There have been a lot of fake pictures so far, so I can't say with certainty, that this isn't also a fake, but it appears to be authentic. It seems someone recorded a surveillance monitor with a camera phone and the timestamps etc look right. the blast also looks right to me, reminds me of the dugway proving grounds meteor explosion from a while back. Will report back if I find out anything more about this. __ 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] Another Fireball 1/12/11 - Minnesota
Well it looks like the meteors just won't stop. Reports of a large meteor and flash are coming in from Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin. The approximate time of the event is 6:30 PM CST. For more info see: http://www.mikesastrophotos.com/comets/more-fireballs-1-3-fireballs-reported-in-minnesota-on-11211/ Is it just me, or does it seem like there is an extraordinary amount of fireballs happening right now? By the end of Jan 2010, there were 29 AMS fireball events with 61 total witnesses. By Jan 13th 2011 we've had more than 52 events with 145 total witnesses. All things being equal, I'd say that is more than a 3x increase in reported fireballs year over year. __ 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] Good News From Tucson
In the last week there have been reports of 2 significant fireballs seen from Tucson. The first was on 2011-01-08 00:10:00 MST. The second was last night at 2011-01-11 01:20:00 and was caught on an allsky camera. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ1roeanT-w The one from 2011-01-08 was probably also caught on sky cameras, so if any of you folks know some of the sky cam guys around there, you should ask them. There are also probably more all sky cameras that caught last night's / this morning's event as well. __ 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] The Global Meteorite Price Report - 2011 Update
Kevin, I'm interested in your pricing guide. Is this available for sale? Thanks, Mike On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 12:38 PM, Kevin Kichinka mars...@gmail.com wrote: I note that when transmitting my ad to the m-list, the examples for pricing of Boxhole and Campo are a garbled mess. All data on the pdf is extremely clear on each line with proper spacing. Regards, Kevin __ 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] 2010 Quadrantids Meteor Photo
With no moon and almost no clouds, we had a pretty awesome night for the peak of the Quadrantids. Inspired by Pierre Martin's Geminid photos, I decided to mount the DSLR and fisheye lens atop my CGEM and take some piggy backs. I shot 25 second ISO 800 exposures from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM EST. I only captured one meteor the whole night, but it was a good one. The meteor left behind a smoke trail that I photographed for 20+ consecutive shots, that's almost 10 minutes. I think this may have been a small fireball. I made an animated gif showing the meteor and the smoke trail that dissipated afterward. You can see it here. http://www.mikesastrophotos.com/comets/2010-quadrantids-meteor-shower/ Thanks, Mike Hankey Freeland MD __ 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] Quad Video
Regarding the quad fireball picture I posted earlier today... As I was driving home it dawned on me that I recently installed some security cameras and I may have captured this fireball on my north facing camera. When I got home I checked and sure enough, I just barely caught it. Its not the greatest, cause its right on the edge of the camera and it misses the very end of the flight, but still pretty cool. I updated the post with the video at the bottom. Look at the top center of the video. here is the link: http://www.mikesastrophotos.com/comets/2010-quadrantids-meteor-shower/ Thanks, Mike Hankey Freeland MD PS if you are wondering if the security cameras captured either of the two big fireballs that came down in PA last week, no they didn't and i don't want to talk about it. :( __ 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] Frederick, MD Meteorite claimed found and 2JAN2011 meteor
Thanks for sending this out Dirk. Unfortunately you can't see the rocks very well in the picture and the reporters don't provide much information about the circumstances etc. Derik -- are you gonna check this guy out? On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 1:17 AM, drtanuki drtan...@yahoo.com wrote: Dear List, Two news items: http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/ Frederick man claims to find meteor fragments Frederick News Post (subscription) By Meg Tully A man who witnessed a falling meteor last week says he has found parts of it. Al LaBrush was walking out of Danielle's restaurant in Frederick ... (Frederick, MD meteor; MA MD VA NY DC meteor 28DEC2010) Just Posted: Cumberland, Rhode Island Meteor Fireball 2JAN2011 11:50pm EST Happy New Year 2011! Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ 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] Frederick MD meteorites? shown
your link was bad, but here is corrected: http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/offbeat/frederick-man-al-labrush-says-he-saw-meteor-010311 On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 9:13 PM, drtanuki drtan...@yahoo.com wrote: Seems to me that the guy is a nutcase with perhaps real meteorites from a different meteorite? Anyone for Campo or CDs? Frederick Man, Al LaBrush, Says He Saw Meteor 2 hours ago - Al LaBrush is an astronomy buff who always wanted to see a meteor up close. He was having a drink in the bar at Danielle's restaurant in downtown Frederick. www.myfoxdc.com/.../frederick-man-al-labrush-says-he-saw-meteor-010311 Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ 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] Frederick, Maryland Fireball
This was reported to the AMS regarding the 12/28/2010 MD/PA fireball. Sonic effects Concurrent SoundYes Delayed Sound Yes Remarks before i saw the ball streak there was bright flashes similiar to lightning that lasted 5-10 seconds before the steak, then heard an explosion in the distance 2 mintutes after the ball streaked across the sky, similiar to a Class B mortar just 1 boom Of the 144 reports this is the only one reporting a boom. several others reported swooshing sounds. No sonic reports to the AMS regarding the 12/29/2010 MD/PA fireball. The 12/28/2010 MD/PA fireball was the 2nd most ams reported fireball event of 2010. WI was the 1st. The 12/29/2010 MD/PA fireball was the 6th most reported. Witnesses / event ID. 324 / 194 - WI 144 / 929 - 12/28/2010 MD/PA 66 / 330 59 / 705 35 / 247 28 / 934 - 12/29/2010 MD/PA On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 10:21 AM, geo...@aol.com wrote: Any reported sonic booms? The reports I'm reading seems to lack this little tidbit of important news for meteorite hunters. geozay __ 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] Frederick, Maryland Fireball
Thanks for sending this out. The article is a little confusing regarding the dates. Part of the article says it was tuesday and part says wednesday. Confusion is added considering there were 2 fireballs out here this week. One was Tuesday: Dec 28th @ 6:45 - 6:50 the other was Wednesday: Dec 29th @ 8:30 The one tuesday night was spotted all up and down the east coast and has resulted in close to 100 AMS reports. I think that's the most ams reports for a single event since WI. On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 2:19 AM, Pete Pete rsvp...@hotmail.com wrote: http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?StoryID=114410 http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?StoryID=114410 Witnesses startled by shooting star over Frederick Originally published December 30, 2010 By Patti S. Borda News-Post Staff It wasn't a bird. It wasn't a plane. It wasn't even ... well, you know, but there was something that zipped across the evening sky at about 6:50 p.m. Wednesday and a number of area folks say they saw it. I tell you what, the hair stood up on the back of my neck, said Al Labrush, a veteran meteorite watcher and collector. It was frightening. Labrush said he was standing near Danielle's restaurant downtown when he caught sight of something that looked to be about 1,500 feet away. I heard this sizzling behind me. ... I turned and looked: This huge meteorite came. ... It was throwing off sparks and chunks, Labrush said. I'm into meteorites -- every time they call for meteor showers, I'm out. I very seldom get scared -- (but) I never want to see another one like that. Steve Lawrence saw it, too. Lawrence was driving home on Old Kiln Road when he saw the bright object in the northern sky, like a fireball, through the passenger side window. Three white flashes erupted, lighting up the night like daylight for an instant, and then it all seemed to disintegrate, he said. Night turned to day, Lawrence said. The flash was like heat lightning. Sean Dennison saw it, too -- from Hagerstown. Dennison, who works with Lawrence, was walking from his house to his car when he saw it. It was so unusual that he went back inside to tell his wife, before heading out to play racquetball. He heard Lawrence talking about the bright light Wednesday and chimed in. I saw the same thing, said Dennison, who compared the white brightness to burning magnesium, and the object moved slower than a falling star. A burst of sparkles, like fireworks, concluded the scene, he said. Lawrence said he watched a plume of smoke hanging in the night sky for 20 minutes. Robert Gutro, a NASA deputy news chief, said he took a call from a woman he did not know who telephoned Tuesday to report what she had seen. She was kind of panicked, Gutro said. She described the bright object moving across the sky, and it broke up into pieces, he said. A spokesman for the North American Aerospace Defense Command said NORAD did not report tracking anything, which rules out so-called space junk, such as out-of-commission satellites. Frederick County Emergency Communications reported no calls about it. If it was a meteor, it likely left a trail of debris, said expert John Wasson at the University of California at Los Angeles. He said it sounded like a meteor is probably what people saw. Wasson predicted that meteor hunters such as Mike Farmer of Tucson, Ariz., would be on the trail before anyone else. Farmer said he surely would be. Normally, I would jump on the plane and come out, Farmer said when reached by telephone. But Wednesday he was preparing to go to the Middle East on an expedition. Farmer was not aware of any meteoric activity here, but based on the accounts of Tuesday's event, he said he would have people look into it. Lawrence said he had the unsettling feeling that whatever it was fell less than a mile from his house, and he planned to look for evidence. You need to experience that right behind your house, he said __ 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] NASA finds extra-terrestrial amino-acids in Sudan meteorites
Rob, Marc sent me this response after I posted the article: Yeah, apparently de novo synthesis. Hot, carbon-rich gases in the ureilite formed a small amount of amino acids in the meteorite as it cooled. My bet is that it happened on metal surfaces which acted as a catalyst, and it's not all that surprising. All you need is an appreciable amount of nitrogen in the source gas and you should get a little bit of everything as it cools. I got the impression from the article / marc that the heat happened a long time ago during the meteorites original formation or metamorphose and not during its atmospheric entry. Mike On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 4:41 PM, Matson, Robert D. robert.d.mat...@saic.com wrote: Hi Mike and List, Have been meaning to post a reply about the article link Mike posted: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/301636 I assume they are talking about Almahata Sitta. I had not heard this before. Yes, Almahata Sitta is right. As we all know, ET amino acids have been found in plenty of carbonaceous meteorites, perhaps most famously within Murchison. So I was curious to find out what was so special about finding them in carbon-rich 2008 TC3 (Almahata Sitta). A quote from the article: Amino-acids have been found in carbon-rich meteorites before but this is the first time the acid substances have been found in a meteorite as hot as 2,000 Fahrenheit (1,100c). This naturally heated hot rock should have obliterated any form of organic material, reports National Geographic. Daniel Glavin, an astro-biologist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Centre in Maryland said, Previously, we thought the simplest way to make amino acids in an asteroid was at cooler temperatures in the presence of liquid water, this meteorite suggests there's another way involving reactions in gases as a very hot asteroid cools down. So the obvious question to ask is why anyone thinks that the interior of 2008 TC3 was ever heated up to 1100 C? Sure, the *surface* of the asteroid got very hot when it entered earth's atmosphere, but how is that different from Murchison or any other meteorite-generating fall? The interior of 2008 TC3 should never have been above freezing. So something must be missing from the article to explain why they believe Almahata Sitta's interior got so hot. About all I can come up with is that they assumed 2008 TC3 was a rubble pile (almost certainly true given the range of petrology), and that it fragmented into tiny pieces very high in the atmosphere while still moving at cosmic velocity. Instead of heat from ablation only affecting the outer centimeter or so of the surface of a 4-meter monolithic rock, all the individual fragments got the blast treatment. I still don't buy it, though. Small fragments decelerate so rapidly that there wouldn't be time to heat up the interior of even a 1 diameter rock. So the question is, am I missing something? --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] Mass, MD, Penn meteor 28DEC2010
yes dirk you are correct. over 50 ams reports have already come in. looks like it flew over PA headed SE-NW and may have terminated in MI On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 9:37 PM, drtanuki drtan...@yahoo.com wrote: Dear List, Traffic indicates that a large meteor was seen in Mass, MD and Penn on 28DEC2010. Updates will be posted at http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ 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] eclipse photos
Thanks for the compliments Rob and Grahm. It was a good challenge and a lot of fun. I shot continuously (every 20 seconds) from midnight till 6 am. The tricky part was adjusting the exposure time every 15-30 minutes to keep up with the eclipse. Observing during that hour or so of totallity was surreal. Looking forward to 2014. On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 2:52 AM, Matson, Robert D. robert.d.mat...@saic.com wrote: Hi Mike, The 3 o'clock position (3rd image down the right side) of your composite picture here: http://www.mikesastrophotos.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/eclipse-phases-dec21-2010.jpg is one of the better lunar eclipse pictures I've seen for showing both the umbral and penumbral terminators simultaneously. This is not an easy image to capture since there is such a huge change in brightness between the sunlit, penumbral and umbral regions of the Moon's disk. Nicely done! --Rob -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com on behalf of Mike Hankey Sent: Tue 12/21/2010 7:12 PM To: meteoritelist; Global Meteor Observing Forum Subject: [meteorite-list] eclipse photos I had a great eclipse observing and photography session last night, but boy am I tired. Photographing an eclipse is a real challenge, but luckily the clouds stayed away for most of the night and everything came together pretty well. I uploaded some of the photos here: http://www.mikesastrophotos.com/lunar/lunar-eclipse-december-21st-2010/ I had a fish eye camera working the whole night, hoping to catch a meteor, but didn't get that lucky. __ 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] NASA finds extra-terrestrial amino-acids in Sudan meteorites
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/301636 i assume they are talking about almahata sitta. I had not heard this before. __ 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] eclipse photos
I had a great eclipse observing and photography session last night, but boy am I tired. Photographing an eclipse is a real challenge, but luckily the clouds stayed away for most of the night and everything came together pretty well. I uploaded some of the photos here: http://www.mikesastrophotos.com/lunar/lunar-eclipse-december-21st-2010/ I had a fish eye camera working the whole night, hoping to catch a meteor, but didn't get that lucky. __ 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] Big and fresh NWA with many Regmaglypts for sale
David, Very nice specimen. I'd be interested to know the price and see more pictures. Thanks, Mike On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 11:02 AM, David Goettlich david-goettl...@web.de wrote: Hey List, I want to sell one of my NWA. Its a very nice fresh stone with many many Regmaglypts. The piece has about 4,5kg . The crust is fresh and there are also some fine flowlines in the crust. The shape is also very cool like you see it has a lot of Regmaglypts. Here a Link: http://www.rocksfromspace.org/May_26_2010.html Price and if you want also more pics via mail. So if you are interested please contact me via e-mail. Cheers David ___ GRATIS! Movie-FLAT mit über 300 Videos. Jetzt freischalten unter http://movieflat.web.de __ 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] Double Geminid Photo
wow thats an octa-geminid. how long was his shutter open to catch all that? doesn't look like very long, considering the lack of star trails and ground movement in the trees. I looked at some of Jimmy's pictures in his flicker account. really great astro photos. his solar photos are especially amazing. On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 10:34 PM, Michael Johnson mich...@rocksfromspace.org wrote: My neighbor Jimmy Eubanks made this great shot a few nights ago: http://www.flickr.com/photos/astroimaging/5263191360/ Regards, Michael Johnson http://www.rocksfromspace.org - Original Message - From: Rob Holcomb rob.holc...@gmail.com To: Global Meteor Observing Forum meteor...@meteorobs.org, meteoritelist meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 19:02:31 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Double Geminid Photo Thanks for sharing! I love night photography and to catch multiple meteors is tough to do. Rob Holcomb http://www.rholcomb.com -- From: Mike Hankey mike.han...@gmail.com Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 3:24 PM To: Global Meteor Observing Forum meteor...@meteorobs.org; meteoritelist meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Double Geminid Photo Over 2 nights of cold and mostly cloudy weather I was able to capture 21 meteor photos. I was really impressed with how active this shower was especially the peak night. One of these exposures caught two meteors within the same shot (a 25 second time frame) http://www.mikesastrophotos.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/double-geminid.jpg Photo Details: Canon 40d camera with Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 fish eye lens; 25 second ISO 800 exposure Pretty cool! I think they are brothers. Mike Hankey Freeland MD http://mikesastrophotos.com __ 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 __ 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] Double Geminid Photo
Over 2 nights of cold and mostly cloudy weather I was able to capture 21 meteor photos. I was really impressed with how active this shower was especially the peak night. One of these exposures caught two meteors within the same shot (a 25 second time frame) http://www.mikesastrophotos.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/double-geminid.jpg Photo Details: Canon 40d camera with Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 fish eye lens; 25 second ISO 800 exposure Pretty cool! I think they are brothers. Mike Hankey Freeland MD http://mikesastrophotos.com __ 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] the bolide thing
http://www.space.com/news/military-satellites-fireball-data-talks-101210.html interesting article about the USAF's efforts to re-release bolide data collected by military satellites. sounds like they are getting close to having a solution in place. __ 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] Ice Meteorites From Jesus
Not to ask a stupid question, but, isn't it safe to assume that ice originating in outer space would never be able to make it down to earth's surface due to the heat and pressure of the ablation process? So even if there were blocks of alien filled ice floating around in space, wouldn't these be melted/vaporized/destroyed by the time they hit the surface? Is there any exception to this (like maybe a really slow moving piece of ice, or a really really big piece of ice or a really really small piece of ice)? Also, I think someone should refer this guy to the experts at unco meteorites, I've heard they have a lot of experience with this sort of thing. On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 12:20 PM, JoshuaTreeMuseum joshuatreemus...@embarqmail.com wrote: The press conference is tomorrow. This could be as big as Roswell! I can't wait: http://www.aolnews.com/weird-news/article/will-proof-of-extraterrestrial-life-be-revealed-at-a-michigan-ramada-inn/19735919 Will Proof of Extraterrestrial Life Be Revealed at a Ramada Inn? Larry Knowles AOL News (Nov. 29) -- A Michigan man claiming to possess an ice meteorite rich in extraterrestrial organisms will announce in a news conference Tuesday that alien life, at long last, has been found. The announcement will take place at a Ramada Inn in South Haven, Mich. I prayed for Jesus to send me an ice meteorite, because I knew it would be quite valuable, Duane P. Snyder, 65, said of the chunk of ice he found on a South Haven roadway in 2000. Valuable indeed. For centuries, humankind has sought confirmation that it isn't alone in the universe. If Snyder's claim is accurate, the South Haven resident will be catapulted to worldwide fame, and the Ramada Inn, 50 miles west of Kalamazoo, will likely become an iconic landmark for the human race. Duane P. Snyder E.T. may phone home -- from a Ramada Inn in South Haven, Mich. The red object above was found embedded in a chunk of ice in 2000. The owner of the chunk, Duane P. Snyder, believes the squiggle is an alien life form and will discuss his finding at the Ramada Inn this week. In March 2000, Snyder noticed several chunks of ice on the road near his home. Since it hadn't snowed for weeks, he deduced that the ice must have been an ice meteorite. After gathering up a few pieces and stashing them in his freezer, he spent the next 10 years trying to convince scientists to analyze the frozen mass. However, Snyder received little interest from the scientific community, and in September, he paid to have chemical analyses performed by two commercial laboratories. What the labs found -- that samples contained particles with unique molecular structures -- convinced Snyder that he indeed had in his possession alien life forms. He has set up a website, snydericyrite.com, where people can purchase the lab reports and photos of the particles. He's given the particles descriptive names, such as Red Watani Worm, Six Legged Life Form and Clear Snakelike Life Form. In a phone interview with AOL News, Snyder emphasized that more rigorous analysis is needed to determine just what sort of alien life form he has, adding that the prohibitive cost has so far prevented him from getting tests done. I'm hoping some scientist calls and says, 'Hey, Duane, I'll do it for you,' Snyder said. Last week, Snyder took strides toward getting that call. He issued a press release, under the headline Ice Meteorite Found With Extraterrestrial Life-Forms, in which he announced Tuesday's news conference. The release received worldwide distribution and, according to Snyder, media outlets from Germany, Mexico and Sweden plan to cover the story. All the attention means that, for a brief moment, the Ramada Inn in South Haven will be at the center of the world -- or, in this case, universe. And that has the staff at the Ramada Inn slightly anxious. We haven't had a chance to speak with Mr. Snyder, Saima Farrukh, director of operations for the Ramada Inn in South Haven, told AOL News. And we're all kind of curious to know what kind of life form he has. Farrukh added that the press release only piqued her curiosity. It didn't give a lot of info, she said, so I was going through my chemistry book to find out what the terms mean. Snyder, a former Air Force mechanic and self-described inventor, spent a good portion of his life looking for meteorites before stumbling on his momentous block of ice. I'd been hunting meteorites for a long time, he said, and I kept finding 'meteor-wrongs.' __ 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] Fireball in Baltimore York PA - Nov 12, 2010 8:30 PM
I just got a report from a neighbor in freeland md who witnessed what he called a massive fireball. It started in the south from his position, went over head and ended in the north. He said it left behind a brilliant white streak of light in the sky that remained for a few seconds after the fireball had past. __ 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] Not a missile -- a jet contrail
Why is everyone beating around the bush here!? Isn't it obvious? We all know this was the Pleiadians and Lizard People who are going to explode America while Obama is in Asia http://wonkette.com/429668/pleiadians-lizard-people-going-to-explode-america-while-obama-is-in-asia On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 8:31 PM, Matson, Robert D. robert.d.mat...@saic.com wrote: Hi All, We've seen this sort of thing before, folks. It's not a missile launch. It's just a sunlit contrail from an airliner flying toward (and to the right) of the camera. SLBMs are not launched so close to the California coastline, and certainly not without submitting a NOTAM. --Rob -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of impact...@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 5:23 PM To: drtan...@yahoo.com; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; meteor...@meteorobs.org Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Not a Meteor? California A LAunch? In a message dated 11/9/2010 6:14:23 PM Mountain Standard Time, drtan...@yahoo.com writes: http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2010/11/not-meteor-meteormeteo rite-news.html Hope FOX News checked their sources! Tokyo On AOL News: http://www.aolnews.com/surge-desk/article/mystery-missile-lights-up-los- angeles-skies/19709162?icid=main%7Cwelcome%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk3%7C183117 More reliable than Fox? Anne M. Black http://www.impactika.com/ impact...@aol.com President, I.M.C.A. Inc. http://www.imca.cc/ __ 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] Comet Hartley 2 - Hartley 103/P
Hello Observers and Meteorite Lovers, Last week I captured some images of comet hartley 2 and I wanted to share them with the group(s). You can see a single frame and an animated gif representing 45 minutes of flight here: http://www.mikesastrophotos.com/comets/comet-hartley-2-103phartley/ Thanks, Mike __ 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] I have a problem with some rusting meteorites
Tim, Funny I was going to ask the same exact question today. I started collecting about 1 year ago and am starting to see rust on a few different chondrites and on some irons including a Gibeon I bought from Anne at the rock show in Feb. Anne thanks for the link to Bill Mason's site. I will check that out. I live in Maryland and it is moderate humidity here. Other than sonny's recommendation for rust prevention aren't there other methods / products short of building a humidity controlled room. Maybe some special salts, or a de-humidifier or something? One of the things I read online was having bright/warm lights in the case where you keep your meteorites. Any other ideas out there? Thanks, Mike On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 8:04 PM, Tim Heitz midwestmet...@earthlink.net wrote: Hello List Members, I was hoping someone could help me with this one. I have 2 pallasites that are starting to show signs of rusting, an Admire and Fukang. Can someone please tell me what I can do to stop the rusting. Is there a way to clean them up and seal it against any further rusting. I willing to try anything new that might work. Any ideas? I live in St.Louis, its very humid here, I know this might be hard to stop. Tim Heitz MIDWEST METEORITES http://www.meteorman.org 314-596-1435 Member IMCA-4781 International Meteorite Collectors Association __ 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] El Paso Lights
I saw this on Drudge report this morning. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEtTl9cGrJc Looks like a meteor at first. I had seen the report on NYC lights last week and accepted the weather baloon theory as you couldn't see the tail during the day light hours. but this video has a distinct tail, and well... i dunno. __ 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] OT: Dowsing is real, but exoplanets are dubious?!
I've got $10,000 for the first person who can successfully dowse the location of the Mason Dixon Meteor. Please contact me off list for details. On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Mark Ford mark.f...@ssl.gb.com wrote: Strange that you are happy believe that a stick is able to point to a meteorite all by itself, yet don't accept that lie detectors work (despite a considerable weight of research), and think that the Steward Observatory, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, the European Southern Observatory, Leiden University in the Netherlands and Germany's Max-Planck-Institute for Astronomy, have photoshopped an exoplanet pic?? After all didn't you say.. First off, let me say that all you naysaying dowser denialists need to get off your high horses, come down from your ivory towers and enter the realm of simple, reproducible, empirical evidence-based experimental scientific methodology instead of parroting dogmatic drivel and appealing to the authority of idiots. :) Mark -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of JoshuaTreeMuseum Sent: 17 October 2010 23:53 To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] OT: Dowsing is real, but exoplanets are dubious?! Those pictures look computer enhanced (photo-shopped) to me, I was thinking more along the lines of something like this: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/photogallery-mars.html You know, real pictures. Phil Whitmer -- I'm going to need to see a visible light photograph of an exoplanet to confirm their existence. Here it is: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101015105935.htm Next? Will the next in line please step forward? Sterling K. Webb __ 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 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us. Email i...@ssl.gb.com. You should not copy or use this email or attachment(s) for any purpose nor disclose their contents to any other person. GENERAL STATEMENT: Southern Scientific Ltd's computer systems may be monitored and communications carried on them recorded, to secure the effective operation of the system and for other lawful purposes. Registered address Rectory Farm Rd, Sompting, Lancing, W Sussex BN15 0DP. Company No 1800317 __ 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] OT: Dowsing is real, but exoplanets are dubious?!
Rob, I have it on good authority, dowsing is real. According to the New York Times, more than fifteen hundred remote sensing devices have been sold to Iraq's Ministry of the Interior, at prices ranging from $16,500 to $60,000 each. The devices are used for bomb and weapon detection at checkpoints, and have no battery or other power source. Sounds great, but according to a retired United States Air Force officer, Lt. Col. Hal Bidlack, they work on the same principle as a Ouija board — the power of suggestion. He described the wand as nothing more than an explosives divining rod. Even though the device has been debunked by the US Military, the US Department of Justice, and even Sandia National Laboratories, the Iraqis are thrilled with the devices. 'Whether it's magic or scientific, what I care about is it detects bombs,' said Maj. Gen. Jehad al-Jabiri, head of the Ministry of the Interior's General Directorate for Combating Explosives. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/world/middleeast/04sensors.html On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 5:18 PM, Rob Matson mojave_meteori...@cox.net wrote: Hi Phil, Your last statement is not true. It's very hard to find scientific studies involving anything even remotely connected to the paranormal (gasp!). Look into the German studies cited here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk%3ADowsing I read that abstract earlier in the week. If there were even a half- dozen such pier-reviewed papers, I would still consider it rather weak evidence given the magnitude of the importance of such a discovery if it were true. A sixth sense is an extraordinary claim -- where is the extraordinary evidence? What I wonder is why you don't have the same level of skepticism toward dowsing that you do toward black holes and exoplanets (which have ABUNDANT evidence in favor of their existence). Particularly in the case of exoplanets, the only legitimate reason for your skepticism would be personal unfamiliarity with the rather bullet-proof science. Exoplanets are just as real as planets in our own solar system. --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 __ 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] Close Shave Asteroids
I read two asteroids came pretty close to earth today. http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/09/harvard_scienti_1.html Here's a video of one of them. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/09/asteroid-animation-2/ in the first frame of the video, there's something to the left of the asteroid, looks kind of like a plume, and fades out over frames 2 3. Probably just a camera artifact or something, but seems odd. __ 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] East Coast Fireball - May 10th, 2010
I imported the AMS reports from Monday morning's reported fireball into google earth. Based on witness reports on the AMS and Frank Roylance's blog it sounded like a pretty big possibly meteorite dropping event. 33 AMS reports for 4:45 AM is a lot. It was sighted as far south as South Carolina and as far north as Massachusetts. Reports of fragmentation etc. But... as far as I can tell this thing flew over and landed in the Atlantic. Would be interested in hearing second opinions. I posted a map image of the observations and the google earth file on my blog. http://www.mikesastrophotos.com/comets/east-coast-fireball-may-10th-2010-445-am/ __ 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] Oshkosh, WI-area bolide of 5/10/2010
is it significant that the WI and MD fireballs from 5/10 were 15 minutes apart from each other? or is this just one of those unrelated coincidences? reading these comments it sounds like the MD one could have ended up in the Atlantic. http://weblogs.marylandweather.com/2010/05/early_risers_spot_green_fireba.html On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 4:10 PM, Matson, Robert D. robert.d.mat...@saic.com wrote: Hi All, I don't see anything on the La Crosse or Green Bay radars at the time of the fall -- at least nothing obvious in the vicinity of Oshkosk/ Fond du Lake/Lake Winnebago/Lake Poygan. I'm still waiting on the Milwaukee data... --Rob -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of mlangen Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 11:40 AM To: Steve Witt; searchingfor...@sbcglobal.net; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Janesville, Wisconsin Meteorite Monday May 10,2010 Boom reported in Oshkosh. Mark - Original Message - From: Steve Witt stelo...@yahoo.com To: searchingfor...@sbcglobal.net; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 12:36 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Janesville, Wisconsin Meteorite Monday May 10,2010 Brian and List, We have no video of the bolide, no reports of any sound phenomina nor any radar data. Where do we look? Regards, Steve __ 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] Another Livingston (or whatever) story
List, I'm not sure if this has been covered already or not, but I have a question regarding this statement: The largest chunk yet of a meteor that exploded over Wisconsin last month has been found...and now have a 10.6-ounce (300-gram) chunk of space rock Wasn't Joe's stone 332 grams? / Wouldn't his be considered the largest yet? Is the press estimating the actual weight of Marvin's and in reality its more than 300g? Another article was posted recently that made the same statement. I'm just wondering and curious if I'm the only person that noticed this. Maybe I'm mis-informed or missing something? Thanks, Mike On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 1:07 AM, Darren Garrison cyna...@charter.net wrote: This hasn't been posted yet, has it? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37018709/ns/technology_and_science-space/ __ 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] CNN
Another CNN article on the WI meteorites. On front page of CNN today. http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/04/26/wisconsin.meteorite.boomtown/index.html?hpt=C2 __ 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] ground track estimate for Wisconsin fireball
For fun I worked out an estimated ground track for the WI Fireball. I don't think its totally accurate, but I'd be interested to compare notes with others who have worked out solutions. http://www.mikesastrophotos.com/astro-photos/ground-track-for-april-14th-2010-wisconsin-fireball/ Congratulations to all the folks in the field making finds and good luck to everyone else. Mike __ 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] obama asteroid mission
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100416/sc_space/nasasnewasteroidmissioncouldsavetheplanet __ 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] Wisconsin Iowa, (IL) Fireball 14APR10 Rob Matson where are you?
Shawn Alan sent this out last night: In addtion to the trascript, at 10:04pm a live doppler radar at 13 WREX News station may have picked up on the fireball over Southwestern Wisconsin. Here is a link to the doppler radar in question http://addins.wrex.com/blogs/weather/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/exactrack_doppler_348a.gif On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 10:43 AM, Steve Witt stelo...@yahoo.com wrote: Rob, Any radar data of this potential fall available yet? thanx, Steve Steve Witt IMCA #9020 http://imca.cc/ __ 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] Wisconsin Fireball CNN
fireball made it to top stories on CNN today: http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/04/15/midwest.fireball/index.html nice video compilation. __ 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
