Re: [meteorite-list] Sand Dunes and Meteorites

2002-03-29 Thread T.J. Kilcrease
I don't think air balloons would have much success, asthey cannot be steered. Without directional control, an appropriate search pattern cannot be executed. However, an ultralight with a long wingspan on the other hand might work if the airspeed were slow enough to allow detailed ground

Re: [meteorite-list] Sand Dunes and Meteorites

2002-03-29 Thread Tom
I have seen Bob Hagg doing with his ultralight to look for meteorites, it was on TV but cant remember what was the progam called. Tom Perry I don't think air balloons would have much success, as they cannot be steered. Without directional control, an appropriate search pattern cannot be

Re: [meteorite-list] Sand Dunes and Meteorites

2002-03-29 Thread Troy Bell
Wouldn't hot air balloons require a huge amount of fuel to be spent to keep aloft over the hot areas of southern California? Doesn't seem worth while. Troy B. - Original Message - From: Robert Verish [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite-list Meteoritecentral [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday,

Re: [meteorite-list] Sand Dunes and Meteorites

2002-03-29 Thread David Freeman
Dear All, I have researched ultralight usage here in WY and at our high altitude (6,500-8,000' in the dunes), the time when vital lift is favorable is during occurrences of higher humidity like in the early morning and evening. Then, there are days like yesterday when our winds here were over

Re: [meteorite-list] Sand Dunes and Meteorites

2002-03-29 Thread KHe1144783
In a message dated 3/29/2002 5:08:19 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: However, an ultralight with a long wingspan on the other hand might work if the airspeed were slow enough to allow detailed ground observation. I own a Microlight aircraft capable of cruising at 50 MPH

[meteorite-list] meteorite presentation

2002-03-29 Thread Jay Haynes
Hi list, I made a list of everything I will cover in the meteorite talk I akm dong. Generally I am tyring to make it on the level of people who have a basic knowledge in physics, chemistry mineralology/geology. I am working on getting the actual presentation sheets made up as we speak so I will

AW: [meteorite-list] The Brustseite

2002-03-29 Thread Norbert Classen
Title: The Brustseite Hi Martin, Hi All, Archie is surely nice, although maybe a little bit too "weathered", for my taste. My favourite is Bob Haag's "Venus Stone" - see Bob grabbing a cast of it at: http://www.meteoriteman.com/inventory/misc.htm It looks more "fresh", doesn't it ;-?

AW: [meteorite-list] free skyroc! name this tune for free gao!

2002-03-29 Thread Norbert Classen
Hey, that's easy: Laurie Anderson, Song: "Ramon", Album: "Strange Angels" - one of my favourites, too... Best, Norbert -Ursprüngliche Nachricht-Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Im Auftrag von harlan trammellGesendet: Freitag, 29. März 2002 19:22An:

[meteorite-list] The Brustseite

2002-03-29 Thread Matson, Robert
Title: The Brustseite Hi Martin List, Disregarding the appropriately-ness of the translation, I am wondering if there is a more breast-like oriented meteorite than Archie, Missouri. I think Adamana, Arizona is the hands-down winner in this category. (Haag Field Guide, pg. 25). --Rob

[meteorite-list] name that tune

2002-03-29 Thread harlan trammell
congrats!we have a winner: rhett bourland stomped it w/ "ramon" by laurie anderson off of here "strange angels" album. that was fun! stay tuned for more cut off the same slice. i knew this group had a good taste in music! rhett- shoot me an email off the list.MSN Photos is the easiest way to share

[meteorite-list] Adamana Venus stone

2002-03-29 Thread Matson, Robert
Title: The Brustseite Hi All, Norbert wrote: Archie is surely nice, although maybe a little bit too "weathered", for my taste. My favouriteis Bob Haag's "Venus Stone" - see Bob grabbing a cast of it at: http://www.meteoriteman.com/inventory/misc.htm Yup, that's the one. Same shot as

Re: [meteorite-list] free skyroc! name this tune for free gao!

2002-03-29 Thread webbth
Harlan, It is Ramon Lyrics by Laurie Anderson from the album Strange Angels. Thomas H. Webb On Fri, 29 Mar 2002, harlan trammell wrote: Last nite i saw a host of angels... and they were all singing different songs... and it sounded like a lawn mower mowing- mowing down my life. and up

[meteorite-list] Last Chance To See Comet Ikeya-Zhang

2002-03-29 Thread Ron Baalke
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[meteorite-list] The Brustseite

2002-03-29 Thread Bernd Pauli
Martin Horejsi wrote: On p.52 of O.R. Norton’s new book, the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites, he uses the term brustseite to describe oriented meteorites. The footnote at the bottom of the page offers the following: The word brustseite is German literally translated as breast side, or

[meteorite-list] Name that tune pt. 2

2002-03-29 Thread Rhett Bourland
Hi all. Thanks to Harlan I'm upgrading my slice of Gao from 1.16g to 10g which means I've got an extra slice of Gao now. I could sell or trade it but that just doesn't seem right considering why I will soon have two slices so for anyone who can identify the song that these lyrics come from gets

Re: [meteorite-list] Name that tune pt. 2

2002-03-29 Thread Jay Haynes
Hi Rhett, I think the song is "Alex Chilton" byThe Replacementsfrom the album Pleased to meet me.Clear Skies Happy Hunting, Jay Haynes IMCA Member #:6905 www.geocities.com/cdnastronomer/meteorite.html From: "Rhett Bourland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: <[EMAIL

[meteorite-list] Name that tune is now over

2002-03-29 Thread Rhett Bourland
Congratulations to Jay Haynes for being the first to identify the song Alex Chilton by The Replacements off their album Pleased To Meet Me. Also kudos to Geoff Notkin, Harlan Trammel, and Rob Brey for getting the correct answer. I've been a Mats fan for years and find that hardly anyone else

[meteorite-list] test

2002-03-29 Thread PolandMET.com
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Re: [meteorite-list] The Brustseite

2002-03-29 Thread PolandMET.com
- The 10.1-ton Morito iron meteorite (IIIAB), - The 3.5-pound Middlesbrough stony meteorite (L6), - The 10.1-kg Horace stony meteorite (H5), - The 107-pound Cabin Creek iron (IIIAB), - The 14.1-ton Willamette (IIIAB), - The 113-kg Oakley (IIIF), - The 1.745-kg shield-shaped Sikhote-Alin

Re: [meteorite-list] free skyroc! name this tune for free gao!

2002-03-29 Thread Tracy Latimer
This one is Strange Angels by Laurie Anderson. Too bad I missed her in concert earlier this month here! Tracy Latimer On Fri, 29 Mar 2002, harlan trammell wrote: htmldiv style='background-color:'DIV DIV DIV DIV DIVLast nite i saw a host of angels.../DIV DIVand they were all singing

[meteorite-list] Hit by a Meteorite

2002-03-29 Thread azaware
Hey All I was just standing outside and on 2-28-02 something hit me. It stung pretty good. I could feel that it was really small when it hit. I was surprise it hurt. It must of been something off a meteorite. That was so weird to feel something so small hit with such force. I was standing east

Re: [meteorite-list] The Brustseite

2002-03-29 Thread David Freeman
Dear Po met and list, This Baszkowka looks like the top of someone's (someone with hair) head. Or, it could be the chip off the top of a greek statue... Dave F.(who has hair but not like that) PolandMET.com wrote: - The 10.1-ton Morito iron meteorite (IIIAB), - The 3.5-pound Middlesbrough

[meteorite-list] Off topic Atomic Clock!

2002-03-29 Thread Dave Schultz
Greetings Listees. Hope this link works for a cool Atomic Clock! [url]http://yugop.com/ver3/stuff/03/fla.html[/url] Dave __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Sand Dunes and Meteorites

2002-03-29 Thread Dave Schultz
I wonder if anyone has thought to search the sand dunes on the southern shores of Lake Michigan, since the Great Lakes were formed by giant glaciers many moons ago! Do you think that any meteorites could have been deposited on these dunes from the melting ice? I also wonder if anyone around this

Re: [meteorite-list] Off topic Atomic Clock!

2002-03-29 Thread Tom
This link will work http://yugop.com/ver3/stuff/03/fla.html Tom Greetings Listees. Hope this link works for a cool Atomic Clock! [url]http://yugop.com/ver3/stuff/03/fla.html[/url] Dave __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[meteorite-list] Song titles et. al.

2002-03-29 Thread Tracy Latimer
Well, poop! This is what happens whe I don't check my e-mail often enough. Congrats to the winner of the Great Gao Giveaway; as it turns out, I got the title of the album, not the song :-( D'oh! Tracy Latimer --whose husband has the largest collection of Weird Al albums on Maui--

Re: [meteorite-list] Sand Dunes and Meteorites

2002-03-29 Thread Tom
Last year I have been to the Sleeping Bear National Park located in the northwest Michigan (lower pensula). I think this Sleeping Bear is the biggest sand dune in Michigan. I didn¹t see or find any meteorite there yet. Not easy to walk on sand in couple of miles Tom Perry I wonder if

[meteorite-list] Can pigeons be intermediate source for meteorites? DELETE PLEASE!

2002-03-29 Thread David Freeman
Dear List; If a bunch of city pigeons were eating the tiny stones from old roofing paper on a roof, and were also eating micro meteorites as a source for gastroliths, would they deposit micro meteorite bird do-do on the roofs of buildings to be blown down on unsuspecting passers by that

Re: [meteorite-list] Sand Dunes and Meteorites

2002-03-29 Thread dvail
Title: Message Subscribers, Comb large areas of surface area fastandcheap down to a resolution of 1cm if desired while reading Norton's new book again and sipping a lemonade disturbed only by a qualified lead that you review for validity on your laptop before deciding whether to go back to

Re: [meteorite-list] Sand Dunes and Meteorites

2002-03-29 Thread Rob and Colleen
Dan- You lost me right after "subscribers" -- Rob Wesel -- We are the music makers...and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 dvail wrote: Subscribers,Comb large areas of surface area fast and cheap down to a resolution of 1cm if desired while reading Norton's new

[meteorite-list] Norton 2002 EoM

2002-03-29 Thread Fred Olsen
Four days, eighteen hours and I got mine! That is how long it took to get O.R.N.'s Encyclopedia of Meteorites from Amazon.com. When I got up this morning the cardboard wrapper was still on the floor by the door where it fell as I opened the package yesterday afternoon. I was up until after two