Re: [meteorite-list] Thin Sections

2019-10-03 Thread Steve Schoner via Meteorite-list
Tracy, If you can get those 3D poloroid glasses that are used for modern 3D movies, just pop out the plastic poloroids and cross them till they turn black. Staple or tape them together. Place the slide between them and any microscope will show amazing details. Not as good as a quality

Re: [meteorite-list] Richardton Meteorite June 30th 1918

2019-06-18 Thread Steve Schoner via Meteorite-list
With regards to the Beta Taurids, Earth will be passing through one of the denser debris streams on the morning of June 29th, the best since 1975. It will be monitored by astronomers to determine if there are large particles present, large enough to create Tunguska type events. Telescopes will

Re: [meteorite-list] Richardton Meteorite June 30th 1918

2019-06-08 Thread Steve Schoner via Meteorite-list
Glad you are still involved.  Has it been since 2003?  If I remember correctly it was a spider bite that sidelined you. Cheers, Mike Tettenborn > On Jun 8, 2019, at 10:04 AM, Steve Schoner via Meteorite-list > wrote: > > The Rickardton Meteorite fall of June 30th, 1918 > >  Th

[meteorite-list] Richardton Meteorite June 30th 1918

2019-06-08 Thread Steve Schoner via Meteorite-list
The Rickardton Meteorite fall of June 30th, 1918 The Richardton Meteorite of North Dakota fell at 9:48 PM, and I wonder if this fall could be related to the Beta Taurid meteor shower, thought to be the source for the Tunguska event of June 30th 1908. The Beta Taurids are a daylight meteor

[meteorite-list] 10.04.14 AZ Daytime Fireball: Direct compass measurements

2014-10-11 Thread Steve Schoner via Meteorite-list
Hello, all, Being that my all sky camera was damaged by lightning in July and replaced in August, and being that it did capture the image of this event near a prominent tree, I went up on the roof for direct measurements with two of my British WWII prismatic compasses. Keep in mind my node6

Re: [meteorite-list] 10.04.14 AZ Daytime Fireball: Direct compass measurements

2014-10-11 Thread Steve Schoner via Meteorite-list
Hello all, OOPS! Bad me! An up down, right left brain defect echoes from Jan. 2003. I made a major error in regards to the smoke clouds. The larger one was at ~13 degrees above the horizon and FURTHEST from the observer. The lower one is the termination point at ~7.25 degrees which is closest

[meteorite-list] 10/04/14 AZ Fireball: Sextant-Compass readings of Belmont, AZ smoke tr ail

2014-10-10 Thread Steve Schoner via Meteorite-list
Hello all, I took a trip out to the Belmont, AZ Weather Service and stood in front of the camera that took the photo of the smoke cloud 5 or 6 minutes after it had ended. I had the photo in hand to estimate to the best of my ability as to where the clouds were in the sky as related to Fremont