Richard Norton has now a memorial in the sky: the minor planet 163800 has the
official name 'Richardnorton'
Citation for (163800)
The following citation is from Minor Planet Circular 66728:
(163800) Richardnorton = 2003 QS69
O. Richard Norton (1937-2009) authored many popular books and
Hi Andre,
Thanks for sharing this. It is a fitting tribute. :)
What is the mean visual magnitude of this object? Can it be seen with
an amateur instrument?
Best regards and clear skies,
MikeG
On 8/8/09, André Knöfel aknoe...@minorplanets.de wrote:
Richard Norton has now a memorial in the
Hello André and List,
Richard Norton has now a memorial in the sky: the minor
planet 163800 has the official name 'Richardnorton'
(163800) Richardnorton = 2003 QS69
So very well deserved as Richard and his books inspired so many
of us and showed us the way to a lasting love for all things
Hello Mike,
at present the magnitude of (163800) Richardnorton is 21.4mag - very faint...
In the next opposition the magnitude reach only 20.1mag but in 2011 (end of
July) the brightness will be around +18.5mag.
Regards
André
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I'm posting this on behalf of Dave Mouat.
Dear Listees
Last Sunday, I had the honor to pay tribute to a man I have known for
more than a third of a century (that's right: over 33 years, I was a
young Prof at the U of AZ and he was a young but slightly older person
who was talking about the
I started my day as I almost always do, just me and an old worn out
copy of ROCKS FROM SPACE. I just open it up to any old page, and read
a few I don't read it so much to learn anymore (although I always
do pick up something new) I just like to go to the place it takes me.
Its a safe, fun,
I've been on vacation for the last week and haven't been keeping up with the
List. Richard's passing was terrible news. I had the privilege of meeting him
and Dorothy once at Tucson, and it was a joy. My copies of RFS are treasured
research tools, and I regret not having picked up a copy of
From us here in Austin, too.
Our condolences to the family Norton.
Philippe Lea
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Yesterday evening our internet services announced
that our web connections will be fully
restructured and that we will be cut off from
mail connections for 12 hours (overnight).
Currently I love having night contacts and chats
life, with most of you listee friends there from
overseas so I was
Dear Dorothy.
Richard's book was the first that I read on meteorites and greatly enhanced
my knowledge and desire. It is still the ONLY book that I consistently
recommend to new collectors.
Rest assured that a life that has so enriched others never really ends but
goes on in the hearts
Excellent, André,
I am taking the liberty to send your suggestion
(copy of your mail) to the Meteorite List.
This, just to avoid cross-cutting of similar
ideas and perhaps to get a step forward towards the idea...?
Thanks (for Richard and Dorothy!)
My best,
Zelimir
At 12:36 28/05/2009,
Hi Andre:
There is already 3869 Norton (as in Norton's Atlas), but I do not see one
for Richard, I am amazed.
Larry
Excellent, André,
I am taking the liberty to send your suggestion
(copy of your mail) to the Meteorite List.
This, just to avoid cross-cutting of similar
ideas and perhaps
Dear Dorothy,
I want to give my condolences for your great loss and my heart goes out to
you and your family. It is very sad news that a man who was so passionate
and full of life has passed away. I never had the pleasure to have met you
or Richard in his brief lifetime here on earth, but
Dorothy and all,
How do you spell meteorite?-O-R-I-C-H-A-R-D-N-O-R-T-O-N. This name is
irrevocably tied to meteorites and their study. Richard has done more to
popularize and introduce the world to meteorites and meteoritics through his
wonderful books than any person I can think of.
29, 2009 3:34 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Richard Norton...a Great man, Father,
Husband,meteorite collector and Author
Dear Dorothy,
I want to give my condolences for your great loss and my heart goes out to
you and your family. It is very sad news that a man who was so passionate
and full
; carionminer...@wanadoo.fr
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 2:56 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Richard Norton
Hello List-Members,
Late last night I received a very sad email from Dorothy Norton.
Richard Norton passed away last week, after a long illness.
I had known fot quite some time
Meteorite friends,
I was not going to post on this sad topic, having only been collecting 3 or
4 years. I figured that since I had never met this great man, I didn't have
anything useful to contribute. But perhaps it's people like me who have the
most thanks to give. After acquiring my first
the spirit of a man lives in the good things he has left to his community.
his seminal work has grown so many plants and each carry a bit of his
spirit.
with gratitude and appreciation.
Leandro Saracino
IMCA 2689
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Dorothy, I am very saddened by the news of Richards passing. Rocks from Space
is my favorite book on meteorites. I have at least 6 copies in my library. I
enjoyed meeting and talking meteorites with you and Richard in Tucson several
times over the years. I shared his love and appreciation for
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Subject: [meteorite-list] Richard Norton
Hello List-Members,
Late last night I received a very sad email from Dorothy Norton
Hello everyone -
In my day to day work with impacts I deal with the sudden unexpected deaths of
hundreds of thousands of people. I try to remain light hearted in my comments,
as these impacts are bad news that many people have trouble facing. I am so
light hearted that sometimes people
Hello List-Members,
Late last night I received a very sad email from Dorothy Norton.
Richard Norton passed away last week, after a long illness.
I had known fot quite some time that Richard was in poor health, still the
news of his death came as a shock. Last time I called Dorothy, I heard
, impact...@aol.com impact...@aol.com wrote:
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Subject: [meteorite-list] Richard Norton
To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, carionminer...@wanadoo.fr
Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2009, 2:56 PM
Hello List-Members,
Late last night I received a very sad email
Shocked into silence, profound sadness, and tears in my eyes.
Good-bye, good friend, we will miss you, your books, your
knowledge, your pictures, your articles, your patience!
My deepest sympathies go to Dorothy
and the Norton family members,
All my very best,
Bernd
Very sad news indeed. RFS inspired me to collect with a passion - I
will always feel indebted to Norton for his work in the field. We
have lost a giant. :(
My sincerest condolences to Dorothy, his friends and his family.
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Oh my God, this is a very sad notice, I am very sad for
this. My biggest condolences to Dorothy
Matteo
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Subject: [meteorite-list] Richard Norton
Hello List-Members,
Late last night I received a very sad email from Dorothy Norton.
Richard Norton passed away last
Oh my god! This is terrible news.
Just this morning I recommended Rocks from Space (yet again) to one
of my customers.
Richard was a major inspiration to me, both in my science writing and
in furthering my personal interest in meteorites. Back in the day
Rocks from Space was the only
-list] Richard Norton
Hello List-Members,
Late last night I received a very sad email from Dorothy Norton.
Richard Norton passed away last week, after a long illness.
I had known fot quite some time that Richard was in poor health, still the
news of his death came as a shock. Last time I called
, carionminer...@wanadoo.fr
Betreff: [meteorite-list] Richard Norton
Hello List-Members,
Late last night I received a very sad email from Dorothy Norton.
Richard Norton passed away last week, after a long illness.
I had known fot quite some time that Richard was in poor health, still the
news
Oh my
Richard has left an extraordinarily rich legacy to each of us---and to
future generations of meteorite collectors.
Apart from the foregoing, I will forever remember Richard's
irrepressible sense of wonder and inherent goodness.
With heartfelt condolences to Dorothy and the
How terribly sad, this is shocking news. One of the few grandmasters and true
inspirers of this community is gone. What a great loss.
On occasion of his last publication I had the pleasure to correspond with
Dorothy, I felt privileged to contribute the cover photo to Richard's Field
Guide. A
Hi all on this sad day...
This is a terrible loss for the Norton family and a loss for the
meteorite world. I hadn't had the pleasure of meeting Richard Norton but
surely he is on my list of greats in this science. Richard has truly
touched many lives in the meteorite world, mine included,
This is sad news. Richard was one of the true gentlemen in meteorites. I
always enjoyed meeting and talking to him at the Tucson show. Rocks from Space
was always #1 on my list of books for new collectors to read. He will be
greatly missed.
--
Eric Olson
610 W. Moore Rd
Tucson AZ 85755
What a sad day.
The meteoritic world has lost one of its few outstanding men.
His books were the guideline for all of us and they will be for those still
to come.
But our thoughts are now with Dorothy.
Martin Stefan
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Subject: [meteorite-list] Richard Norton
Shocked into silence, profound sadness, and tears in my eyes.
Good-bye, good friend, we will miss you, your books, your
knowledge, your pictures, your articles, your patience!
My
Aloha,
Although I never met Richard, I felt I had known him through his books
on meteorites that I devoured with great relish. Those who are new to
the hobby or who have not read Norton should consider reading these:
Rocks From Space, O Richard Norton, Dorothy Norton, 1998 Mountain
I am shocked and saddened on hearing the news of Richard Norton's passing.
We, in our small community, were so blessed to have Richard as one of our
standard bearers during the last couple of decades. His contribution
cannot be measured.
A memory that pops into my mind just now is of a
; carionminer...@wanadoo.fr
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Subject: [meteorite-list] Richard Norton
Hello List-Members,
Late last night I received a very sad email from Dorothy Norton.
Richard Norton passed away last week, after a long illness.
I had known fot quite some time that Richard
A memory that pops into my mind just now is of a meeting with Richard and
Dorothy over lunch in Tucson, one year. Richard wanted to see what I had in
the way of thin sections when I pulled out 6 Kapoeta thin sections I had from
the King Collection... He held one of them up and...said almost in
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Hello List-Members,
Late last night I received a very sad email from Dorothy Norton.
Richard
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Subject: [meteorite-list] Richard Norton
Hello List-Members,
Late last night I received a very sad email from Dorothy Norton.
Richard Norton passed away last week, after a long
Dorothy,
I only met Richard once when the two of you signed my Rocks from Space book but
that book has been my best friend ever since. It is the most used book in my
library. True story. I wish you all the best.
Carl Esparza
IMCA 5829
impact...@aol.com wrote:
Hello List-Members,
My love for meteorites is largely due to the writings of Richard
Norton. I have his latest three meteorite books and consult them weekly
if not daily. Richard's Centre Piece was always a pleasure.
We have lost a great man.
My thoughts and prayers to Dorothy.
Mike Tettenborn
Owen Sound,
He will be missed.
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Subject: [meteorite-list] Richard Norton
Hello List-Members,
Late last night I received a very sad email from
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Subject: [meteorite-list] Richard Norton
Hello List-Members,
Late last night I received
I've never met Richard Norton, but I feel like I have, judging by the
amount of highlighting I've done in his book. As the person he will definitely
be missed, but lives on as I read his words. My condolences go out to his
family.
George Zay
**Dinner Made Easy Newsletter -
Hello All,
Should be in bed by now because it's 01:04 hrs our time but a lot of things
are still crossing my mind: memories, words, emails. Monday, 27 Aug 2001,
Jim Kriegh wrote: I also wanted to again extend the invitation to both of you
to stay at my house if you decide you could make it to the
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Hello List-Members,
Late last night I
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Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 2:56 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Richard Norton
Hello List-Members,
Late last night I received a very sad email from Dorothy Norton.
Richard Norton passed away last week, after a long illness.
I had
Dear Dorothy
My very first time at the Tucson show back in 2001 was when I
met you and Richard at the auction. I already had a R.F.S. softcover
at home, but just had to have a hardcover.
You both signed it, and Richard wrote this after we had a few words:
Yet another RFS. Meteorites are
With deep sadness we received your message of Richard's passing away.
Words cannot describe the sorrow, all of us feel.
But our thoughts go out to Dorothy, and may the Lord comfort her in this
hard time of such an enormous loss.
What a pioneer Richard was! He will be greatly missed also by all
, 2009 2:56 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Richard Norton
Hello List-Members,
Late last night I received a very sad email from Dorothy Norton.
Richard Norton passed away last week, after a long illness.
I had known fot quite some time that Richard was in poor health, still the
news of his death
Hello Dorothy,
It is a shock
Richard was one of the most respected people in the meteorite community.
I will treasure the signed copy of Rocks from Space that I read 3 times
and
The Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites that is a master piece.
We will miss him and his work, I will never
Bernd and all,
I just sold a little piece of Murchison today on Ebay. Just another day
in the life of a meteorite dealer. However, this very rock (like many of
the other meteorites we have) is often mentioned as being 4.56 Billion years
old.
One human life might make it 100 years.
Hi List,
Just a thought here, in honor of Mr. Norton -
I just noticed that Mr. Norton does not have a wikipedia entry, nor
does his book Rocks from Space. I think this is a major oversight -
Mr. Norton's contributions surely merit a complete entry in Wikipedia.
Is there someone here on the
I have a wiki account and would be willing to do it if nobody else has the
time. I also agree that he deserves an entry.
Greg C.
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I have a wiki account and would be willing to do it if nobody else has the
time. I also agree that he deserves an entry.
Greg C.
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I have a wiki account and would be willing to do it if nobody else has the
time. I also agree that he deserves an entry.
Greg C.
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Dear List and Dorothy,
I had the honor to visit, talk with both Richard and Dorothy during my many
visits to Tucson and in a number of emails. Richard always had time for
anyone interested in our shared hobby of meteorites. Even those just
starting out. I always viewed Richard as the modern
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HI ALL,
I've said it before and I'll say it again. I think we need a Meteorite
Hall of Fame where we can post pictures and stories about those
(Nininger, Kriegh, Norton, etc
Very, very sad. Our condolences to the Norton Family and Friends.
First book I ever bought was Richard's and I never turned back.
But tonight, I will step outside and look up, because there's a new star in
the heavens.
Peace Richard.
John Katina
At the end of one's days, I imagine, one takes pause to contemplate if their
life was well lived, if they will be remembered.
I hope such pause was brief Richard, you left a legacy to this group who
look down by day and up by night. A legacy our heirs will inherit.
Rest well Richard and may
Like everyone else, I am saddened to hear of the passing of Richard Norton.
The first meteorite book I read was Rocks from Space. The book was part
science and part adventure. I remember reading it and thinking, Wow, this
guy really likes meteorites!
As some list members know, I nearly died
Dear Dorothy,
Larry and I are so sorry to hear the sad news about Richard. Both of you
must have known how much we enjoyed our many times together in Tucson.
One of the amazing things about Richard was his way of writing things that
gave such feeling to the readers. Two things have always
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Richard Norton wiki
Hi Ruben,
For Nininger you can go here: http://www.meteorite.com/nininger/
I believe that is a sort of hall of fame devoted to Harvey.
--AL Mitterling
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To say Richard was an inspiration is a significant understatement.
I wholeheartedly agree the knowledge he shared with the meteorite
community is unparalleled. For me, however, it was his sense of humor I
found
Dear Dorothy, and List,
It was with tremendous, heartfelt sorrow that I read the email of Richard's
passing. But what a wonderful outpouring of respect for Richard and you from
our members, proof of all the many lives the both of you have touched and
enriched. He truly was a well loved and
Truly a great man!
I have always waited for Richard and Dorothy to come to our room to
chat every Tucson show. He always brought a smile and enthusiasm that
could not be duplicated every time he walked in.
I am so grateful for his books, as Rocks from Space changed my life,
it gave me an
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Hello List-Members,
Late last night I received a very sad email from Dorothy Norton.
Richard Norton passed away last week, after a long illness.
I had known fot quite some time that Richard was in poor health, still the
news of his death came as a shock. Last time I
Our condolences to the family Norton.
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