Re: [meteorite-list] AD: Meteoroites and Books at Ebay

2006-10-11 Thread Walter Branch
Hola Doug, Yea, I have it bad. I want to see structure in M51 and I want NGC 457 to really look like ET (actually, it does in my 4.7 inch refractor). And those so-called canals on Mars... Spirit. Opportunity. Beagle-2. I'm with you guys! Well, maybe not Beagle-2. Have you ever seen the

Re: [meteorite-list] Venus May Have Once Had A Moon

2006-10-11 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, All, Wow! Radical new theory... Not! This simulation takes two Big Hits to get rid of Venus' Moon(s) and slow the planet to a rotational crawl, but this theory... Malcuit, R. J., and Winters, R. R., 1995, Numerical simulation of retrograde gravitational capture of a satellite by

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: Meteoroites and Books at Ebay

2006-10-11 Thread MexicoDoug
Hello again Walter, Moni, and the Bigger is Better crowd, Such a nice refractor is in my dreams (if given a choice over that and even an 'Obsession')! Now I'm wondering how a measly $2 grand is going to help you if those are the videos you are looking at. While your in the mood, here some food,

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: Meteorites and Books at Ebay

2006-10-11 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, Got Big Scope Fever? Maybe you'd just like to try out a Big Scope, or look through one once in a while. Hmm. Big scope, huh? How big? Well, the original 60 inch at Mount Wilson is a Public Telescope! Today the 60 inch telescope is used for public outreach. Eyepieces are fitted to its

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: Meteorites and Books at Ebay

2006-10-11 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Correcting myself: And last, the Ultimate Amateur Telescope of All Time! Lord Rosse's 120-inch Reflector, photographed in 1845... http://www.astrosurf.com/re/king_214.jpg My error! Lord Rosse's Folly was a 72 inch reflector, but was the biggest telescope ever built until the 100 inch on

[meteorite-list] AD: Add new RSS feeds for meteorite dealers and more

2006-10-11 Thread Ivan Kutyrev
Just add new RSS feeds for Michael Farmer meteorite-hunter and meteoritehunters, Adam Hupe raremeteorites, Jim Strope catchafallingstar, Marcin Cimala polandmet_com, Moritz Karl meteoriten and some more. Pick them up here: http://www.sikhote.com/Meteorites.html Also please check my

Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook?

2006-10-11 Thread Dave Freeman mjwy
Would that be the original Italian old newspaper, or the original old painting??? Inquiring minds want to know. Thank you, Dave F. M come Meteorite Meteorites wrote: The painting its from a Italian old newspaper, I have the original Matteo --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: Hi

[meteorite-list] Some clicks from other meteorites

2006-10-11 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
Hello here some others photos take under microscope Assisi double condrula http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/9607/assisitrhz1.jpg Moss troilite 2 mm nodule http://img344.imageshack.us/img344/5805/moss1trvw7.jpg Moss metal grain and probable olivine crystal

[meteorite-list] Ad: Add new RSS feeds for dealers and meteorites

2006-10-11 Thread Ivan Kutyrev
Just add new RSS feeds for Michael Farmer meteorite-hunter and meteoritehunters,Adam Hupe raremeteorites,Jim Strope catchafallingstar,Marcin Cimala polandmet_com, Moritz Karl meteoritenand some more. Pick them up here:www.sikhote.com/Meteorites.html Thanks, Ivan, RSS feedfor wwwsikhote on ebay

Re: [meteorite-list] Some clicks from other meteorites

2006-10-11 Thread Stefan Brandes
Excellent Matteo !! What magnitude are they? Stefan Hello here some others photos take under microscope Assisi double condrula http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/9607/assisitrhz1.jpg Moss troilite 2 mm nodule http://img344.imageshack.us/img344/5805/moss1trvw7.jpg Moss metal grain and

Re: [meteorite-list] Some clicks from other meteorites

2006-10-11 Thread Stefan Brandes
sorry Matteo, what I ment was magnification of course optical magnification, sort of scale for the pictures. or maybe you can tell the side length of the picture in mm thanks Stefan hello ehmmm magnitude in what sense? Matteo --- Stefan Brandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto:

Re: [meteorite-list] Some clicks from other meteorites

2006-10-11 Thread Gerald Flaherty
Nice work Matteo! Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: M come Meteorite Meteorites [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 3:02 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Some clicks from other meteorites Hello here some others photos take

Re-2: [meteorite-list] Some clicks from other meteorites

2006-10-11 Thread bernd . pauli
Jerry wrote: Nice work Matteo! Hello Jerry, Matteo, and List, nice is definitely an understatement. These pics are extraordinary, outstanding, gorgeous, stunning. Matteo achieves such a high quality pictures with the help of a focusing device that he explained to us some time ago...if I

[meteorite-list] Dale P. Cruikshank - 2006 Gerard P. Kuiper Prize Winner

2006-10-11 Thread Ron Baalke
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS RELEASE: DPS0610-1 10 October 2006 Dale P. Cruikshank - 2006 Gerard P. Kuiper Prize Winner Division for Planetary Sciences (American Astronomical Society) The Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society awards the 2006

[meteorite-list] In The Sky: A Bird, A Plane ... A Meteor?

2006-10-11 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.gazette.com/display.php?id=1322492 DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colorado) October 11, 2006 [Photo] Robert Ward travels all over the world in search of meteorites. Now he's in eastern El Paso County looking for meteorites that were part of a meteor seen above

[meteorite-list] AD: Historic offerings on ebay

2006-10-11 Thread Martin Horejsi
Hi All, I just posted some interesting, mostly historic falls on ebay. http://cgi3.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPageuserid=zagami Here are a few of the meteoirtes, of which all auctions start at 99 cents: Agen, France Akwanga, Nigeria Ohuma, Nigeria Wuan, China Mangwendi, Zimbabwe

[meteorite-list] Ad zagami nakhladog RSS

2006-10-11 Thread Ivan Kutyrev
Now there are Martin Horejsi zagami and Rob Wesel nakhlagog also into RSS feeds listing. http://www.sikhote.com/Meteorites.html Thanks everybody who drop me a line so quick. Ivan -- __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] Ad zagami nakhladog RSS

2006-10-11 Thread Ivan Kutyrev
Now there are Martin Horejsi zagami and Rob Wesel nakhlagog also into RSS feeds listing. http://www.sikhote.com/Meteorites.html Thanks everybody who drop me a line so quick. Ivan -- __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: NWA 2968 Vestan Dunite fragment list

2006-10-11 Thread Impactika
In a message dated 10/11/2006 2:11:26 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Dear List, I have had many people contact me about the NWA 2968 Dunite and fragment sizes after cutting. Here they are with prices. Thank you. Sincerely, Dirk Ross...Tokyo 0.024gr many Bessey

Re: [meteorite-list] Venus May Have Once Had A Moon

2006-10-11 Thread Rob McCafferty
I've been saying this for years. I even tell my classes. If log angular momentum is plotted vs log Mass, all planets fit nicely on a line except Venus and Mercury (Earth/moon system needs to be combined). Now since angular momentum is a conserved quantity, it matters not one jot how far a planet

Re: [meteorite-list] any ideas?

2006-10-11 Thread Michael L Blood
As most of you are aware, I have been doing a lot of research on meteories that hit things. I have done pretty well getting photos of struck buildings, etc, and where I haven't, I have usually gotten at least a photo of the city or county in which the fall occurred. However, I have

Re: [meteorite-list] Venus May Have Once Had A Moon

2006-10-11 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 02:57 PM 10/11/2006, Rob McCafferty wrote: If log angular momentum is plotted vs log Mass, all planets fit nicely on a line except Venus and Mercury (Earth/moon system needs to be combined). Now since angular momentum is a conserved quantity, it matters not one jot how far a planet and its

Re: [meteorite-list] Venus May Have Once Had A Moon

2006-10-11 Thread Philip R. Burns
At 04:12 PM 10/11/2006, Philip R. Burns wrote: At 02:57 PM 10/11/2006, Rob McCafferty wrote: If log angular momentum is plotted vs log Mass, all planets fit nicely on a line except Venus and Mercury (Earth/moon system needs to be combined). Now since angular momentum is a conserved quantity,

[meteorite-list] what the heck? LL3.1

2006-10-11 Thread stan .
got some new pieces of a LL3.1 today. anyone want to make some educated guesses as to what is hapening in these pics? i havent ever seen chondrules inside of chondrules before... http://img473.imageshack.us/img473/7112/ll31qz2.jpg http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/7223/ll31bwv9.jpg TIA

[meteorite-list] Saturn's Rings Show Evidence of a Modern-Day Collision

2006-10-11 Thread Ron Baalke
MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION PASADENA, CALIF. 91109 TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov Carolina Martinez 818-354-9382 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.

[meteorite-list] Burn't cookies not off topic

2006-10-11 Thread Dave Freeman mjwy
Dear List; The lady space traveler (first space tourist) just back from space a a private traveler is on Oprah at this very moment and she said that she was told that the space station smelled like outer space, the lady said it smelled like burn't cookies. . Are they baking cookies in the

[meteorite-list] NASA Finds Saturn's Moons May Be Creating New Rings

2006-10-11 Thread Ron Baalke
Oct. 11, 2006 Dwayne Brown/Erica Hupp Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726/1237 Carolina Martinez Jet Propulsion Laboratory 818-354-9382 RELEASE: 06-333 NASA FINDS SATURN'S MOONS MAY BE CREATING NEW RINGS Cassini scientists are on the trail of the missing moons of Saturn. A recent

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: NWA 2968 Vestan Dunite fragment list

2006-10-11 Thread drtanuki
Dear Anne and List, Thanks Anne for posting the link to your thin sections of NWA 2968! Yes, this material is very unique and very beautiful. Your images are fantastic!! If anyone has not seen Anne`s images of NWA 2968 I suggest that you take the time to view them even if you are not

[meteorite-list] Comet Composition Show Striking Differences (Wild 2 Tempel 1)

2006-10-11 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.newscientistspace.com/article/dn10280-comet-compositions-show-striking-differences.html Comet compositions show striking differences David Shiga New Scientist 11 October 2006 The comets visited by NASA's Stardust and Deep Impact missions are remarkably different in composition, a new

[meteorite-list] Public Invited to UA's Phoenix Mars Mission Open House Oct. 21

2006-10-11 Thread Ron Baalke
http://uanews.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/UANews.woa/7/wa/SRStoryDetails?ArticleID=13200 Public Invited to UA's Phoenix Mars Mission Open House Oct. 21 University of Arizona October 11, 2006 N O T A E Contact Information Andrew Shaner (520) 626-9661 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Maria Schuchardt (520)

[meteorite-list] Roll up the Rim meteorite photo

2006-10-11 Thread dean bessey
Not the best one that I have seen but thought somebody might like to see some photos of this cool looking meteorite. Its cute anyway. See photos here. http://www.ilovenewfoundland.com/rolluprimmeteorite/rim.html Cheers DEAN __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired

[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - October 12, 2006

2006-10-11 Thread SPACEROCKSINC
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[meteorite-list] RSPOD Calendar Updated!

2006-10-11 Thread SPACEROCKSINC
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Re: [meteorite-list] Burn't cookies not off topic

2006-10-11 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, Dave, List, I read (not heard) her statement: The time went by really slowly, but finally the moment arrived and they were ready to open the hatch. Mike and Misha called me closer and told me to take a good whiff because this would be the first time I would

Re: Re-2: [meteorite-list] Some clicks from other meteorites

2006-10-11 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
Hello yes I have used Helicon Focus, its a fantastic program, and meteorites its easy to take photo why its sliceson minerals its the best, you seen my gallery on Mindat.org. Just for see what is possible with this program, take a look to this moskito of 3 mm its remained in pose just for 8

Re: Re-2: [meteorite-list] Some clicks from other meteorites

2006-10-11 Thread Moni Waiblinger-Seabridge
Hi Matteo, Bernd and list members, I was also amazed at the images you took earlier today. Beautiful! Also this image of the fly is really fantastic, you say its only 3mm big. I am sure there will be many members asking Santa for this fantastic program. Thank you for sharing, Moni

Re: Re-2: [meteorite-list] Some clicks from other meteorites

2006-10-11 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, Beautiful pictures, Matteo! Helicon Focus is a software program that: creates one completely focused image from several partially focused images by combining the focused areas. The program is designed for macrophotography, microphotography and hyperfocal landscape photography to cope