[meteorite-list] High resolution fotos of chondrites

2010-11-11 Thread m42protosun
Hello met friends, with my new reflecting light microscope + 9Mpxs camera from Bresser I have made high resolution fotos. Look at http://www.flickr.com/photos/inside_of_meteorites/ where you see my fotostream m42protosun Sammle

[meteorite-list] Confirmed details and graphic -- a jet contrail

2010-11-11 Thread R N Hartman
Plane identified as being exactly in the path of the contrail at the exact time and correct altitude. Coming from Hawaii and passing over Catalina Island on way to Phoenix. Exact match and all details explained. See the explanation:

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Hunting Personal Locator Beacon

2010-11-11 Thread drtanuki
Dear List, Does anyone have any personal use experience of a PLB (Personal Locator Beacon)? Some places meteorite hunters go do not have cell phone coverage.

Re: [meteorite-list] Missile deja vu

2010-11-11 Thread wahlperry
Hi Rob, I think you may be wrong.  It's a solid propellant out board propellant missile. You can tell from the efflux [ smoke ].  On the youtube video at 4.26 minutes into the tape you can hear the outboard motor on the missile  as it get closer to the earth.  : ) Sonny

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Hunting Personal Locator Beacon

2010-11-11 Thread GeoZay
Does anyone have any personal use experience of a PLB (Personal Locator Beacon)? Some places meteorite hunters go do not have cell phone coverage My wife is an avid back packer. I often don't go on these hikes, but I still worry about where she's at and her status when she hikes. So we

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Hunting Personal Locator Beacon

2010-11-11 Thread drtanuki
George and List, Thank you George! Thank you for your valuable comments and experience. BTW; what was the background sound (radio-like transmission) on the CBS news report posted on YouTube on my site? Please take a close listen to the part where they are interviewing the former

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Hunting Personal Locator Beacon

2010-11-11 Thread GeoZay
Dirk...just to add a little more here about our SPOT device. First, I don't hear any kind of radio signal from this device. The entire signal shows up on my computer. Over the course of a year, we use this device probably more than the average user. As an example for this past year, my wife

[meteorite-list] Missile Schmissile

2010-11-11 Thread StLM
Ain't a meteor. Enough already... My inbox overfloweth!!! Karl 314-614-9118 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] info for books and experiments

2010-11-11 Thread Aloe Paolo
Hi All , someone of you can suggest me a little experimentes to do in the classroom or in a little laboratory with meteorite for young boys (age 14-17) ? Also you can suggest me some books for students? I have : http://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/meteorslides.pdf Rock from the spaces Meteorites and

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Hunting Personal Locator Beacon

2010-11-11 Thread Mike Bandli
Hi Dirk, I received a SPOT as a Christmas present and have been quite satisfied with it. Pros: -Small size compared to other PLB's -Ability to send pre-programmed personalized messages with coordinates. I have two messages programmed. The first is a This is where we are camping/staying and

Re: [meteorite-list] info for books and experiments

2010-11-11 Thread Galactic Stone Ironworks
Hi Paolo and List, Try this link - http://www.outofthecradle.net/archives/2007/05/exploring-meteorite-mysteries/ It is loaded with classroom ideas and demonstrations. :) Best regards, MikeG -- Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone

[meteorite-list] AD: minelab sovereign GT with optional digital display

2010-11-11 Thread skyrockmeteorites
Hi all, I have a really good metal detector for sale, it is in great condition. It has an additional digital display with it. It has a minelab carrying case with it. It was $700 new and the digital display was an extra $120 Ill sell it all for $225 shipped. If interested contact me off list.

Re: [meteorite-list] Confirmed details and graphic -- a jet contrail

2010-11-11 Thread Rob Holcomb
One issue I find hard to understand is the video clearly shows a slow moving object compared to a missile launch. rockets tend to be very fast, you can visibly see the movement relative to clouds and alien space craft, where with an aircraft the movement is had to see sometimes when you see it

Re: [meteorite-list] METEORITE MEN

2010-11-11 Thread Rob Holcomb
Thank you! Now I'll have something to do in the dark evenings now that DST has past. Rob Holcomb Meteorite storage and preservation http://www.rholcomb.com -- From: Meteorites USA e...@meteoritesusa.com Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 6:49 PM

[meteorite-list] 27g CK4 Mainmass for sale (NWA 6155/S2, W0, TKW only 53g)

2010-11-11 Thread David Goettlich
Hey List, I have forgotten some infos at my last post so once again. At first the infos: NWA 6155 CK4 S2 W0 TKW only 53g The Mainmass which is for sale has 27g (so just over the half of the TKW!) The first special thing is that it has a very unusal Matrix. And the secound thing is that it is

[meteorite-list] Last November's fall over Utah

2010-11-11 Thread Patrick Wiggins
Hi all, I'm new to the list and have a question about last November's fall over Utah. I lucked out and saw it from my home. Got to hear it too. I've seen my share of meteors but that's the first one I was close enough to to hear. There were a number of videos from many angles so it was

[meteorite-list] Pierson Barretto will present in Palaeolagoons - new perspective on the meteoriti c craters in Brazil at meeting of Encontro Nacio nal de Astronomia, Nov 13-14: Rich Murray 2010 .

2010-11-11 Thread Rich Murray
Pierson Barretto will present in Palaeolagoons - new perspective on the meteoritic craters in Brazil at meeting of Encontro Nacional de Astronomia, Nov 13-14: Rich Murray 2010.11.11 http://cosmictusk.com/holliday-meltzer/comment-page-1#comment-3194 Pierson Barretto November 9th, 2010 at 2:56