[meteorite-list] Fwd: AD: Cool black collection boxes for sale

2012-04-24 Thread david-goettlich
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[meteorite-list] Photos and write up of recent behind the scenes visit to the NHM London

2012-04-24 Thread Martin Goff
Hi all, I have finally had some free time to be able to finish my write up and process the photos of a recent visit to the NHM London and the Royal society. We had a great day and saw some amazing specimens. Please see the write up on my website on the articles page, link is below:

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2012-04-24 Thread valparint
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: Camel Donga Contributed by: Bob Evans http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpod.asp __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list

[meteorite-list] Martian meteorite tested at Glasgow University

2012-04-24 Thread Paul H.
Martian meteorite tested at Glasgow University BBC News, April 23, 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-17812963 Martian meteorite touches down at the University of Glasgow, deadline news

[meteorite-list] need meteorite speaker in Boston on Aug. 25th

2012-04-24 Thread Kelly Beatty
folks... one of the hats I wear is as a member for the American Meteorological Society's Station Scientist committee. (if you think about it, in any given TV station the only person well versed in any kind of science it is the meteorologist, so these folks are often tasked with covering science

[meteorite-list] Photos and write up of recent behind the scenes visit to the NHM London

2012-04-24 Thread Bernd V. Pauli
Amazing photos! Thank you very much for sharing!!! http://msg-meteorites.co.uk/articles ... and, folks, don't forget to see Martin's slide show of all 59 photos. You won't regret it! Cheers, Bernd __ Visit the Archives at

[meteorite-list] Fw: Looking for help in locating the 4/22sightingnear Turlock, CA

2012-04-24 Thread Richard Montgomery
Click the link http://radar.wearther.gov/Conus/full.php for a map NASA pegged for the break-up of the bolide calculated to be rather large and slow-movingno direction pin-pointed. It looks to be around Dogtown, north of Mariposa. What does everything think?? -Richard Montgomery -

Re: [meteorite-list] Steve Curry -- the law catches up (Grand Mars Meteorite)(

2012-04-24 Thread dorifry
http://www.gospelbreadoflife.org/booklets/Meteorite/content.html Phil Whitmer Joshua Tree Earth Space Museum - Original Message - From: tracy latimer daist...@hotmail.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 1:21 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Steve

[meteorite-list] More info on asteroid mining company

2012-04-24 Thread Yinan Wang
Here's a bit more on the new Asteroid mining company: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/04/24/breaking-private-company-does-indeed-plan-to-mine-asteroids-and-i-think-they-can-do-it/ Would asteroid mining affect the prices of meteorites in the future? -Yinan

[meteorite-list] Fw: Fw: Looking for help in locating the4/22sightingnear Turlock, CA

2012-04-24 Thread Richard Montgomery
Whoops...thanks Jim http://spaceweather.com This is from Ron Baalke's post on 4/23 3:33pm Small Asteroid Explodes Over California. The pin-point map is in that link. Richard Montgomery - Original Message - From: Jim Wooddell nf11...@npgcable.com To: Richard Montgomery

[meteorite-list] Corrected radar link; warning about infrasound solution

2012-04-24 Thread Matson, Robert D.
Hi Richard, There's a spelling error in your link -- should be: http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/full.php That said, the fall location was not near Mariposa, and since the infrasound coordinates were based on only two ground sites, I wouldn't place too much confidence in the solution. A minimum

Re: [meteorite-list] Photos and write up of recent behind the scenes visit to the NHM London

2012-04-24 Thread Martin Goff
Thankyou Bernd for the kind words. We had a fantastic day and really did see some amazing specimens that are not very often seen. Cheers Martin -- Martin Goff www.msg-meteorites.co.uk IMCA #3387 __ Visit the Archives at

Re: [meteorite-list] Looking for help in locating the 4/22 sightingnear Turlock, CA

2012-04-24 Thread Marc Fries
Howdy all I posted a short synopsis of radar data on the California daylight fireball. I believe it produced a strewn field stretching west from the town of Coloma, CA: http://radarmeteorites.wordpress.com/2012/04/23/coloma-ca-22-apr-2012-1452-utc/ Cheers, Marc Fries On 4/23/12 3:41

[meteorite-list] AD - 54 Great Auctions Ending - No Reserve!

2012-04-24 Thread Adam Hupe
Dear List Members, I have 54 great auctions ending this evening.  All were started out at just 99 cents with no reserves! Please take a look if you can spare a few moments. Link to all auctions: http://shop.ebay.com/raremeteorites!/m.html Thank you for looking and if you are bidding, good

[meteorite-list] New California meteorite found!

2012-04-24 Thread Sean T. Murray
It is an honor to announce that, at 11:00 am local, Robert Ward was the first to recover a stone from the April 22, 2012, California fireball -- which was evidently generated by a large, carbonaceous CM mass. Robert is now responsible for the initial recovery of two-out-of-three-ever

[meteorite-list] New California Meteorite

2012-04-24 Thread Anita Westlake
Way to go Robert! You're the Man! Anita __ 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] Fireball Over California/Nevada: How Big Was It?

2012-04-24 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2012-114 Fireball Over California/Nevada: How Big Was It? Jet Propulsion Laboratory April 24, 2012 A bright ball of light traveling east to west was seen over the skies of central/northern California Sunday morning, April 22. The former space

Re: [meteorite-list] New California meteorite found!

2012-04-24 Thread Mirko Graul
Dear Sean, thats are realy great news. Congratulations Robert !! Absolutely incredible! I can not wait to see the first photos.   Best regards Mirko Mirko Graul Meteorite Quittenring.4 16321 Bernau GERMANY Phone: 0049-1724105015 E-Mail: m_gr...@yahoo.de WEB: www.meteorite-mirko.de

Re: [meteorite-list] New California meteorite found!

2012-04-24 Thread karmaka
I'm stunned ! A carbonaceous fall !!! Absolutely fantastic !! Congratulations to Robert !!! Best wishes, Martin Von: Mirko Graul m_gr...@yahoo.de An: Sean T. Murray s...@bellsouth.net, Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] New California

[meteorite-list] Asteroid Mining Plans Revealed by Planetary Resources, Inc

2012-04-24 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.planetaryresources.com/2012/04/asteroid-mining-plans-revealed-by-planetary-resources-inc/ Asteroid mining plans revealed by Planetary Resources, Inc. Expanding the resource base of humanity to include the solar system Seattle, Wash. - April 24, 2012 - Planetary Resources, Inc.

Re: [meteorite-list] New California meteorite found!

2012-04-24 Thread Mendy Ouzillou
The 1st observed Martian fall in 50 years (Tissint) and now a significant CM fall in California -  wow, what a great time to be involved in meteoritics. Congratulations Robert! Mendy From: Sean T. Murray s...@bellsouth.net To: Meteorite List

Re: [meteorite-list] New California meteorite found!

2012-04-24 Thread Yinan Wang
Congrats! How long until it hits the market :) -Yinan On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 4:31 PM, Sean T. Murray s...@bellsouth.net wrote: It is an honor to announce that, at 11:00 am local, Robert Ward was the first to recover a stone from the April 22, 2012, California fireball --  which was

Re: [meteorite-list] New California meteorite found!

2012-04-24 Thread Matthias Bärmann
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[meteorite-list] Test

2012-04-24 Thread IRON SKY
Testing IRON SKY METEORITES __ 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] Fireball Over California/Nevada: How Big Was It?

2012-04-24 Thread Stuart McDaniel
So my question is.why didn't anyone detect this obviously huge meteoroid in space before entry? * Stuart McDaniel Lawndale, NC Secr., Cleve. Co. Astronomical Society IMCA #9052 Sirius Meteorites Node35 - Sentinel All Sky http://spacerocks.weebly.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Fireball Over California/Nevada: How Big Was It?

2012-04-24 Thread lebofsky
Stuart: Have you ever watched any old war movies? Fighter pilots attack from the direction of the Sun. This was a daytime fireball and so probably came in from the sunward side, so not easy to detect. Larry So my question is.why didn't anyone detect this obviously huge meteoroid in space

[meteorite-list] Blind-sided

2012-04-24 Thread Matson, Robert D.
Hi Stuart, Less than 30 degrees elongation from the sun -- not an area of the sky that surveys are looking... --Rob -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Stuart McDaniel Sent: Tuesday, April

Re: [meteorite-list] Fireball Over California/Nevada: How Big Was It?

2012-04-24 Thread Stuart McDaniel
OK, makes sense. But one being that close to Earth would not have been detected prior? * Stuart McDaniel Lawndale, NC Secr., Cleve. Co. Astronomical Society IMCA #9052 Sirius Meteorites Node35 - Sentinel All Sky http://spacerocks.weebly.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Blind-sided

2012-04-24 Thread Stuart McDaniel
ah ha... * Stuart McDaniel Lawndale, NC Secr., Cleve. Co. Astronomical Society IMCA #9052 Sirius Meteorites Node35 - Sentinel All Sky http://spacerocks.weebly.com * -Original Message- From: Matson, Robert D.

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite-list Digest, Vol 106, Issue 32

2012-04-24 Thread James Masny
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Re: [meteorite-list] Fireball Over California/Nevada: How Big WasIt?

2012-04-24 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Stuart, List, The size of a mini-van suggests an asteroid with a radius of 3 meters (if spherical). I wouln't call a six-meter asteroid huge. Further, if it was indeed carbonaceous, it would likely be quite dark and have a low albedo, making its detection even more difficult. It may have been

Re: [meteorite-list] Fireball Over California/Nevada: How Big WasIt?

2012-04-24 Thread Stuart McDaniel
OK, cool. Thanks for the insight. The thought just crossed my mind. I am still learning here. * Stuart McDaniel Lawndale, NC Secr., Cleve. Co. Astronomical Society IMCA #9052 Sirius Meteorites Node35 - Sentinel All Sky http://spacerocks.weebly.com

Re: [meteorite-list] New California meteorite found!

2012-04-24 Thread Richard Montgomery
Amazing! Robert, if you're inclined, please contact meI spent the day 3 miles north-west of Coloma...steep, tall 12-30 grasses when the terrain allows. I live an hour away and could spend days searching...and probably will. We should team up. Richard Montgomery - Original Message

Re: [meteorite-list] Looking for help in locating the 4/22 sightingnear Turlo...

2012-04-24 Thread GeoZay
Coloma...that's where gold was discovered in California...Sutters Mill and all. :O) Anyhow, I've driven thru Coloma many times and the general area. Its very hilly...actually mountainous with lots of vegetation...lots and lots of poison oak. GeoZay In a message dated 4/24/2012 11:02:35

Re: [meteorite-list] New California Meteorite

2012-04-24 Thread Galactic Stone and Ironworks
Hi List and Robert, Congratulations to Robert Ward on recovering another meteorite fall, and a rare carbonaceous type to boot. Outstanding. With Ward and crew on the job, we can assume the strewnfield will be mapped out and scientific protocol will be followed during the recovery. I can't wait

[meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Updates (04/24/12) - 8 New NWA's - CR, CV, CK, Euc, Type-3's

2012-04-24 Thread Galactic Stone and Ironworks
Hello Bulletin Watchers, 8 new approvals. All from the NWA dense collection area. This includes achondrites, carbonaceous types, eucrites, and some type-3 chondrites. Link -

[meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Updates (04/24/12) - 12 New NWA's - CR, CV, CK, Euc, Type-3

2012-04-24 Thread Galactic Stone and Ironworks
On 4/23/12, Galactic Stone and Ironworks meteoritem...@gmail.com wrote: Greetings Bulletin Watchers, There are 12 new approvals today and these include some very interesting achondrites. Linky -

Re: [meteorite-list] Steve Curry in trouble with CO State Attorney General

2012-04-24 Thread almitt2
Hi Richard and all, Let that send a message to all the frauds out there mis-representing meteorites in one form or the other. Especially the one from the Chicago area. Your time is coming!! --AL Mitterling Quoting Dick Lipke richardli...@comcast.net: After all these years of being warned

Re: [meteorite-list] New California meteorite found!

2012-04-24 Thread almitt2
Greetings all, Congrats on the find Robert. Wondering what the price will be on this material. If new falls of ordinary chondrites are going for over $100/gram, a CM should go for 5 to 10 times more. Hopefully there will be a great amount of material found and the price will be affordable to