Re: [meteorite-list] Have You Seen These?

[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Does anyone know of a place where I might be able to purchase prints of these two meteor-related images: http:/www.branchmeteorites.com/misc/leonid1833.jpg This is a woodcut of the meteor leonid shower of 1833 and

Re: [meteorite-list] Have You Seen These?

Thanks Walter and Gregory for posting these awesome images! If anyone else has "vintage" meteorite art they would like to share, I for one would be very appreciative! Regards to all, Jeannie Devon - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[meteorite-list] Bloomington Meteorite

Hello Everyone, Does anyone know the exact date of the Bloomington, Illinois meteorite fall. All I have is Summer, 1938. Thanks. -Walter --www.branchmeteorites.com

[meteorite-list] Re: NWA 2092

Hi Dave and List Here is the latest update on NWA 2092. As of yesterday, 4/6, Dr Bunch, has informed me that NWA 2092, the first LL6/7, has been approved bythe nomenclature committee andDr Grossman as was originally stated. It is accepted as the first LL6/7. I don't have the

[meteorite-list] Ebay Auctions ending Tonite

Hi Everybody: I have ebay auctions ending tonight. To view all my auctions just follow the link below whichshould take you to the complete list at the bottom of the page. Ifthe link does not work just do a search on my ebay name -catchafallingstar.com

[meteorite-list] OT: I am back

Hello Everyone, Well.I guess I am back. I have to be honest, it is hard for me to get upsetand even harder for me to remain upset. Strange thing happened yesterday. I went out to eat with my mother and father. While this may not sound to strange, you should understand neither has spoken

[meteorite-list] Sonic Booms Associated With Recovered Falls?

G'day List, I am curious if anyone knows of recovered meteorites which have had sonic booms heard/felt during their fall. Is this something which just depends on velocity or do other factors such as type, angle of descent, height above sea level, etc also have an influence? Thanks in advance,

[meteorite-list] Agreements with property owners

Dear List, In the near future I plan to approach a property owner with a lot of farmland near where I live for permission to hunt meteorites. I have walked other people's fields with permission but have never known what type of agreement to make with a property owner for a meteorite find. I

[meteorite-list] MeteoriteTimes for April - Missing Links Added

Dear List, The server issue has been corrected and full backup is in progress :-) My apologies to Mark Bostick for forgetting to add some of his links. Mark had supplied 3 additional Meteor Crater links that I overlook adding before so please look at the site again. Happy reading! Paul and Jim

[meteorite-list] This is going to p_ ss you all off!

(please read the entire thing before commenting) ( the list has been quite, so I thought it would be a good time) Hello Good list, or what is left of it! This is about the greatest impact story ever told, so it is meteorite related. : ) This true story reminds me a lot of another that I will

Re: [meteorite-list] Professor Rallies Pilots for Meteor Site Watch in Australia

My money is on Haag! Thanks, Tom peregrineflier IMCA 6168 - Original Message - From: Charles Viau [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Ron Baalke' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Meteorite Mailing List' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 6:31 PM Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Professor Rallies Pilots

[meteorite-list] Kentucky Meteorites

Hi List I found something and thought you people might like it. Its downloads and in pdf, but pretty good reading.

[meteorite-list] NEW SPECIMEN CARDS

Hello list.I have to say it is such a priviledge to finally have my very own specimen cards.They were PROFESSIONALLY made by Lars Pedersen from denmark.You can view his work on my homepage of my website.Also I picked up a fragment of the original rosamond dry lake with a huss number.But notice the

RE: [meteorite-list] OT: I am back

Well, for my part: I am happy to see you back. Best regards, Bernhard Rendelius Rems CEO RPGDot Network This outgoing mail has been virus-checked. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of MARK BOSTICK Sent: Wednesday,

Re: [meteorite-list] Professor Rallies Pilots for Meteor Site Watch in Australia

My money is on no-one! That state owns anything that is found! Doh, Jeff - Original Message - From: Tom aka James Knudson To: Charles Viau ; 'Ron Baalke' ; 'Meteorite Mailing List' Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 11:41 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Professor Rallies Pilots for

Re: [meteorite-list] Sonic Booms Associated With Recovered Falls?

In a message dated 07/04/04 13:31:16 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am curious if anyone knows of recovered meteorites which have had sonic booms heard/felt during their fall. Jeff, the Bovedy fall of April 1969, Northern Ireland produced (sonic?) booms that were caught on audio

[meteorite-list] Stuart Perry - Harvey Nininger Letters, Prelude

The next month or go I will be posting correspondence from Stuart Perry and Harvey Nininger. So some of you are now asking, who is Stuart Perry, According the Smithsonian, "Stuart H. Perry (1874-1957) was a newspaper publisher and authority on meteorites. He made extensive collections of

[meteorite-list] Nininger to Perry letter, Dec. 2, 1949

(American Meteorite Museum Letterhead) AMERICAN METEORITE MUSUEM OPPOSITE METEOR CRATER ON HIGHWAY 66 POST OFFICE BOX 1171 WINSLOW ARIZONA December 2, 1949 Mr. Stuart Perry Adrian, Michigan Dear Mr. Perry: I am sending you a section of a broken bolt from an old smelter furnace. It was a hinge

[meteorite-list] Perry to Nininger Letter, Jan. 1, 1950

(Stuart Perry to Harvey Nininger letter, Perry's File copy) January 1, 1949 (It appears Perry wrote the wrong date, this should read January 1, 1950) Dear Nininger: I was glad to get your letter the other day stating the Peru iron is going forward, and hope it arrives by February which I think it

[meteorite-list] Nininger to Perry letter, Sept. 29, 1950

(American Meteorite Museum Letterhead) AMERICAN METEORITE MUSUEM OPPOSITE METEOR CRATER ON HIGHWAY 66 POST OFFICE BOX 1171 WINSLOW ARIZONA September 29, 1950 Mr. S. H. Perry Adrian, Michigan Dear Friend Perry: I am enclosing some of my recently discovered metallic droplets which we take from the

Re: [meteorite-list] This is going to  p_ ss you all off!

a new theory was needed, so they made one up and it worked! One of my favorite retorts to manager-types when they come up with some brilliant new idea (which those of us that actually do the work know is doomed to fail) is: Theories always work on paper.

Re-2: [meteorite-list] Sonic Booms Associated With Recovered Falls?

Hello Rob, Jeff, and List, Jeff asked: I am curious if anyone knows of recovered meteorites which have had sonic booms heard/felt during their fall. Rob responded: the Bovedy fall of April 1969, Northern Ireland produced (sonic?) booms that were caught on audio tape. And the Leighlinbridge

[meteorite-list] RE: [meteorite-list] This is going to  p_ ss you all off!

I am not quite sure if you know what a theory is: it is a theory :-). Every theory is made up. Then one sees how it predicts or describes reality. If the theory does that, one starts to accept it. I fit doesn't you drop it or rewrite it. And not every theory works on paper :-). _ Best

[meteorite-list] Re: Park Forest article in MAPS

Hi All Thought everyone might be interested in an upcoming article in Meteoritics and Planetary Sciences April edition. The article details the Park Forest meteorite fall. If you follow the link for the issue you can read the abstract onlyfor the article. The fall, recovery, and classification

[meteorite-list] Mars Exploration Rover Update - April 6, 2004

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/mer2004/daily/4-6-04.cfm Opportunity Status for sol 70 100-Meter Dash Apr. 6, 12:45 pm PST Opportunity dashed away from the rim of its Eagle Crater landing-site on sol 70, which ended at 6:20 a.m. PST on April 5. The roughly 100-meter (about 328 feet) drive led the rover

[meteorite-list] pinpointing fall locations from observation reports

Hi List, I want to develop a computer program that will analyse observation data and then predict fall locations. In order to get through the first stage I require access to observation reports for actual finds, and then the corresponding location data i.e. Lat and Long , span of

[meteorite-list] Fw: 30% off any BUY IT NOW ITEMS!!!

- Original Message - From: Michael Cottingham To: Michael Cottingham Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 11:35 AM Subject: 30% off any BUY IT NOW ITEMS!!! Hello Everyone, I need to raise some $$$. So today ONLY, I am having a 30% off, any of my BUY IT NOW ITEMS, either in my Ebay

[meteorite-list] Mars Exploration Rovers Update - April 7, 2004

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html SPIRIT UPDATE: Monitoring Magnets on Mars - sol 92, Apr 07, 2004 Spirit awoke on sol 92, which ended at 7:18 p.m. PST on April 6, and completed some early morning panoramic camera sky and ground measurements. Spirit also took a look at the

[meteorite-list] Pribram

Hi, Seeing as today is the anniversary of the Pribram meteorite fall. I was wondering if any of this meteorite is in private collections; and, more importantly, if anyone knows if any is available for sale? Thanks, Peter Scherff

Re: [meteorite-list] Sonic Booms Associated With Recovered Falls?

Eye/Ear witness observation: Maryville, TN, USA 1983, Bolide 1-2 kg single well rounded stone(H5?) recovered Yes to the report of the bolide, Yes to the sonic boom. Possible as to echo from distant ridges12-18 miles away. Angle of decent was apparently vertical from the observer's perspective

[meteorite-list] Web-Based Program Calculates Effects of an Earth Impact

http://uanews.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/UANews.woa/2/wa/SRStoryDetails?ArticleID=8820 WEB-BASED PROGRAM CALCULATES EFFECTS OF AN EARTH IMPACT From Lori Stiles, UA News Services, 520-621-1877 April 7,2004 -- Contact Information H. Jay Melosh 520-621-2806 [EMAIL

Re: [meteorite-list] RE: [meteorite-list] This is going to  p_ ss you all off!

Bern writes: Then one sees how it predicts or describes reality. Dear Bern, Tom and List, Then we get to the real cause of abundance in theories, when the reality factor is not set in concrete. Such as origin of planets, impact crators from millions of

[meteorite-list] Garmin GPS unit evaluation for meteorite hunting

Hi All, Wanted to thank Ron Baalke for posting the link to a Garmin GPS comparison website: http://www.gpsnow.com/gpscmpm.htm For those that haven't checked it out, perhaps my analysis will save you some time as far as the selection of a GPS unit best-suited for meteorite recovery work. First,

[meteorite-list] HEDO

Dear List Members, This did not post earlier so we will try again. It looks like NWA 1877 was accepted by the NomCom as the fifth member of the new Olivine Diogenite group. Three of the five are from Antarctica and the addition of NWA 1459 and NWA 1877 makes a full blown group. Dr. Irving is

[meteorite-list] Ad. Several Large Franconia Slices Now Available

Hello everyone. We have just posted several nice large slices from Arizona's newest meteorite, provisionally known as 'Franconia'. Feel free to check them out on our website: http://www.arizonaskiesmeteorites.com. You may also want to take a look at a very beautiful NWA 2089 (LL3) that we

Re: [meteorite-list] Nininger to Perry letter, Sept. 29, 1950

In a message dated 4/7/2004 8:42:51 AM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: P. S. We finally finished up the attempt to secure the Peruvian meteorite and came up with a little piece about 1 1/2" in diameter weighing 108 grams. The poor fellow was unable to get the specimen out of

Re: [meteorite-list] Nininger to Perry letter, Sept. 29, 1950

[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Obviously he is talking about Tambo Quemado. I would like to read the "whole story" that he wrote and published.. I'vebeen going over myvolumeof his complete published papers and can't seem to find it. Are we sure it DID get published, or perhaps he juststated his

Re: [meteorite-list] HEDO

Does anyone know what the names of the three Antarctic Olivine Diogenites are? Cheers, Jeff - Original Message - From: Adam Hupe To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 9:29 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] HEDO Dear List Members,This did not post

[meteorite-list] Franconia classification/variations

Hi List, After seeing some of the Franconia posts and their pictures, I got to thinking, does anyone know how many different types of the Franconia Wash meteorite from Arizona there are? I don't live far from there and have searched the field a few times and have been told by another in the

Re: [meteorite-list] HEDO

Hello Jeff and List, The Antarctic Olivine Diogenites are: ALHA77256 EETA79002 GRA98108 Northwest African Olivine Diogenites are: NWA 1459 NWA 1877 Here is an abstract that compares four of the five: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2003/pdf/1502.pdf All the best, Adam and Greg

Re: [meteorite-list] Garmin GPS unit evaluation for meteorite hunting

Rob and List, Thanks for the in comprehensive comparison of the Garmin GPS units. A similar comparison chart is available from REI and is a quick reference to the features, capabilities and limits of each unit. While we're on this subject, would any one like to comment on the different

Re: [meteorite-list] Agreements with property owners

Maria and List, It's important to remember that private property owners should be treated with respect and that their rules, requests and instructions be followed to the letter. It doesn't take too much for a land owner to get annoyed and close access to his property permanently. Those who