[meteorite-list] Off topic, I know but...

2004-05-10 Thread Jonathan Brown
Hi all, I know this is slightly off topic but I thought you'd all appreciate it for the comedy value. When the discovery of Sedna was announced I started wondering what a distant planetoid would talk about, if it could talk. (I think I might be finding my day job a little boring these days). Anyway

RE: [meteorite-list] UFO Commentary, Nicht Verboten.

2002-09-25 Thread Jonathan Brown
I've definitely seen a piece of one of the Salyut platforms for sale. I think it might have been Salyut 7 but it was quite some time ago, in fact I'm sure the link for it was posted on the list. Remember that there is only recoverable debris from large platforms and generally these are de-orbite

RE: [meteorite-list] Of interest

2002-08-27 Thread Jonathan Brown
Yeah, that doesn't surprise me in the slightest, the northeast of England has had and still has plenty of iron and steel production meaning that gravel drives and paths have plenty of chunks of slag mixed into them. In fact it's a favourite piece of mockery of my old school mates that my Tazas are

RE: [meteorite-list] Of interest

2002-08-27 Thread Jonathan Brown
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2218755.stm   Round Northallerton it's much more likely to be a stray rock from a ritual stoning. I imagine most experts let the occasion go to their heads and decide to say something that will definitely get into print - hence the instant emphasis on Mars

RE: [meteorite-list] Of interest

2002-08-27 Thread Jonathan Brown
She could hire out her foot - "Come see the famous landing spot of the Northallerton meteorite!" Being from the area I can only express two things: 1. It's definitely the most exciting thing to ever happen in Northallerton 2. I am so unbelievably green with envy. Cheers, Jon. -Original

RE: [meteorite-list] Perseids a bust

2002-08-13 Thread Jonathan Brown
Well, here in Manchester (UK) things looked like they were going to be great at 6pm, there was little cloud for a change, and the blue sky made me think that it was going to be a good night. But as it got darker the cloud became more prevalent and soon enough a fairly dense layer had built up - ea