[meteorite-list] NWA on ebay

2002-11-19 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
Hello all I have put on ebay a 126.5 gr. lot of NWA pieces, if you want look here http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=737346433 Regards Matteo Albareto is all ended, sorry for who no have buy any piece, but I have addvise all of this.now the unique piece is in my collection.

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2002-11-19 Thread Herbert Raab
Hello List, todays Astronomy Picture of the Day features the famous Peekskill meteorite an it's equally famous target: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap021118.html It also says: If you are lucky enough to find a meteorite just after impact, do not pick it up -- parts of it are likely to be

[meteorite-list] Leonids from Rhode Island

2002-11-19 Thread Charlie Devine
Hi list, My wife and I watched the skies from the tip of Conimicut Point on Narragansett Bay. Counted 30 in the 45 minute time frame we had to work with from 5:00 to 5:45 am eastern. One orange, most faint. Moon was behind clouds behind us. Not as good as last year here. Best wishes, Charlie

[meteorite-list] Ho hum... more eBay ads!

2002-11-19 Thread Dave Harris
Hullo, Sorry for being so blatantly non-contributory to the List and only plugging my eBay car boot sales, but needs must. So, for a buncha stuff liberated or deaccessioned from Rob Fernlea, please see the following links!!! NWA 869 endslice 32.6g

[meteorite-list] Meteors on the Radio

2002-11-19 Thread MARSROX
Are they heard on AM or FM? Tuning in tonite from a front row seat, Kevin Kichinka __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Piece of Los Angeles Meteorite Sold For $1,000 At Auction

2002-11-19 Thread Ron Baalke
The Mars meteorite referred to in this article is the Los Angeles meteorite found by Bob Verish. Ron Baalke -- http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-meteorite18nov18.story Going, Going, Gone: A Tiny Piece of the Red Planet for

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteors on the Radio

2002-11-19 Thread Allen Emer
Saw 116 this morning here in NJ. As I was watching the International Space Station make a 45 degree elevation pass, one nice orange tailed meteor went about a thumbs width next to it . Neat sight. My self and a bunch of Ham buddies have been working meteor scatter on 2 meter vhf (144.200 mhz

[meteorite-list] Leonids From Virginia

2002-11-19 Thread Jeff Grossman
The meteors were quite nice here. We had scattered high, thin clouds, limiting magnitude around 4 outside my house in the Washington suburbs. Between 4 and 5 am local time I saw about 50, including one head-on, something I've never seen before. Between 5 and 5:30 the rate increased to around

[meteorite-list] Leonids from UK

2002-11-19 Thread STUARTATK
Just about thawed-out now after a late night/early morning Leonid Watch... Have to say the display was rather disappointing. Ironically, we had almost clear skies here in usually-cloudy Cumbria, for the whole of the night, so two friends and I set up camp on a quiet country lane with clear

[meteorite-list] the leonids from beyond the big city lights

2002-11-19 Thread STEVE ARNOLD
Hi all, steve arnold here. I normally get up at 6 am, but today, I got up at 4 am. I got up and saw a big ol' full moon. So I said to myself, not good for viewing. Then I remembered, we are opposite of the moon, so I can go to the "DARK SIDE OF THE HOUSE". So I went and got my 8 in. celestron

Re: [meteorite-list] the leonids from Central Illinois

2002-11-19 Thread dbomke
I also did the early alarm thing, getting up at 4 am CST. The temperature was around freezing, but with not a cloud in the sky. The show started slowly, with one every few minutes. By 4:30, the rate had picked up to several a minute and peaked around 4:45 when 15+ per minute were visible.

[meteorite-list] Leonids From Texas

2002-11-19 Thread CMcdon0923
Set the alarm for 2:45 and headed outside with a big mug of hot chocolate at 03:00 (CST). I had set up my scope earlier that evening to do some Saturn and Jupiter observing since I was going to be outside at this ungodly hour, anyway. I settled in with the moon at my back, and in about 5

[meteorite-list] Dazzling Display: Early Results of the Leonid Meteor Shower

2002-11-19 Thread Ron Baalke
http://space.com/spacewatch/leonids_results_021119.html Dazzling Display: Early Results of the Leonid Meteor Shower By Robert Roy Britt space.com 19 November 2002 PHILADELPHIA - Early this cold November morning the Leonid meteor shower wowed skywatchers as tiny bits of comet debris streaked in

[meteorite-list] LEONIDS- UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA

2002-11-19 Thread SPACEROCKSINC
I stepped out this morning around 5:30 am to catch the show. Despite the full moon in the West I saw several Leonid's. Most came one after the other and at times 3 to 4 at the same time! Most also left an impressive train behind! Was yet another great show in my opinion!! Best regards- Michael

[meteorite-list] Leonids - LA County

2002-11-19 Thread Robert Verish
My wife had difficulty waking me up for work this morning, after I had stayed up to 4:30AM observing the Leonids, so she turned on the KTLA - Ch5 - Morning News. She knows that I can't stand that program in the morning, but she figured that it would wake me up. (Mind you, I think very highly of

[meteorite-list] Info please

2002-11-19 Thread Deborah Martin
Does anyone knows who publishes Meteorites and their parent bodies ? I think the author is someone named Mc Sween (???) . Thanks Andre

Re: [meteorite-list] Info please

2002-11-19 Thread almitt
Hi Andre, The author of this book is Harry Y. McSween Jr. and an excellent book if I do say so myself. Well worth the reading time. All my best and hope you can buy a copy. --AL __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [meteorite-list] Info please

2002-11-19 Thread Mike Jacob
Harry Y. McSween, Jr. -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Deborah MartinSent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 5:30 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [meteorite-list] Info pleaseDoes anyone knows who publishes "Meteorites and

[meteorite-list] LEONID METEORS FROM SARASOTA, FL

2002-11-19 Thread GShanos
Dear List Members: Sorry, for the late reply. I observed 164 meteors from 4:30am to 6:00am from Longboat Key (Sarasota) Florida. I was on the beach, facing east, with the moon behind me. Temperature was "cold" by Florida standards- a whopping 54 F. Perfectly clear skies since a high pressure

[meteorite-list] Meteors from Southwestern Pennsylvania

2002-11-19 Thread Dfpens
Completely clouded out here south and a bit east of Pittsburgh. High thin clouds rolled in about 6 pm Monday evening and stayed that way until after 5 am. Between 5:30 am and 6:30 am, there were some very small breaks in the clouds and I saw two meteor streaks - with one being a sporadic! I

RE: [meteorite-list] Leonids From Virginia

2002-11-19 Thread Greg Redfern
Hi Jeff, I think we saw the same head on Leonid as I am in Fairfax county alsomine was in Leo proper and winked on and off. I counted 253 Leonids from 0430 to 0605, under clear skies and 28 deg F, with approximately 60% sky coverage and a LM of about 4.0. I saw 5 at once and several other

[meteorite-list] 6 unknown meteorites

2002-11-19 Thread STEVE ARNOLD
Good evening list. I want to know if anyone knows anything about these 6 meteorites, and is there any available forsale? 1.eagles nest 2. four corners 3.kelly 4. hughes 003 5. lost city 6. plainview (1917) steve arnold Steve r. Arnold, Chicago, il, 60107 The midwest meteorite collector! I.M.C.A.

[meteorite-list] Leonids from Little Rock, AR

2002-11-19 Thread Robert Woolard
Hello List, Thanks to everyone for posting their observations. I've enjoyed reading them all. Looks like it was about the same here as most others are reporting, including: 1. a short 10-15 minute burst starting at ~0440 with a max of 3-4 simutaneously a few times. 2. only a few

[meteorite-list] Leonids from southern California mountains

2002-11-19 Thread Matson, Robert
Hi All, Just got back from Lake Arrowhead, CA about an hour ago, and have been working my way through all the Leonid posts. The Readers Digest version: we had a great show! Not quite as good as last year, but I blame the moon for that. The air was very dry, and at 7000 feet you're above

[meteorite-list] Leonids-Owens Valley California

2002-11-19 Thread Howard Wu
Everyone is telling there Leonids story so I thought I'd add mine: First meteors I ever remember seeing was the 1966 Leonids at Borego Springs when I was 11y. I was camping with my Dad and we just got lucky. For years to come I thought that this is whata typicalshower would be like and in later

Re: [meteorite-list] Info please

2002-11-19 Thread fcressy
Hello Andre, Cambridge Univ. Press is the publisher of the paperback edition. You can get a copy at Amazon.com for $30.00 (new) or a bit less for a used copy. I agree with Al; it's certainly worthwhile to have a copy. Hope this helps, Frank - Original Message - From: Deborah Martin To:

[meteorite-list] Looking for Zelimir

2002-11-19 Thread Rob Wesel
Hello all- Has anyone seen or heard from list member Zelimir Gabelica in the last week or two? -- Rob Wesel -- We are the music makers...and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL