Re: [meteorite-list] Meteoric Education For Meteorologists?

Hi, Indeed, but you are assuming that everybody on TV who presents the weather is a qualified meteorologist, so not true!. It used to be the case, but now unfortunately it is the 'weather totty effect' get a nice blonde/bloke giver her/him a few weeks on the job training and voila instant

[meteorite-list] Hunting on the Moon!

Hi from the sunny UK...NOT!.. Looking forward to seeing many of you in Tucson...meanwhile, Anyone of you hunters want to hunt for meteorites on the moon?!!! NASA will help.. http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/070104_moon_meteors.html Happy New Year Graham Ensor .. ( Near Barwell, UK )

[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - Friday, January 05, 2007

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Re: [meteorite-list] spell check

It was actually Sylacauga, Alabama. -Walter Branch - Original Message - From: Gerald Flaherty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 10:18 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] spell check Syracuse fall which hit the

[meteorite-list] Sylacauga, Alabama

Hello McCartney, Mike, Jerry, Walter, and list, At 12:45 05/01/07, Walter Branch wrote: It was actually Sylacauga, Alabama. Much info here about the Sylacauga fall: http://www.meteoritearticles.com/znpsylacauga.html ...also articles about the legal controversy concerning the rock's ownership.

Re: [meteorite-list] Hunting on the Moon!

Hi Piper, Re: the reply/thread below Yes, I agree that meteoroids are likely to be all vapourised and that the software NASA is providing for amateurs to use is just to record the impact flashes. Thought that some members of the list with scopes might like to know about this. I do find

[meteorite-list] NWA 998 Thin Section

Hi List, Bernd Pauli has graciously given me permission to place a picture of his NWA 998 thin section along with his observations of the specimen on my website. It is stunningly beautiful! Here is the URL; http://www.meteorite-dealers.com/nwa998thinsection.html Thank you Bernd! Gary

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 998 Thin Section

Gary K. Foote wrote: Hi List, Bernd Pauli has graciously given me permission to place a picture of his NWA 998 thin section along with his observations of the specimen on my website. It is stunningly beautiful! Here is the URL;

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteoric Education For Meteorologists?

Ryan- On the whole, the meteorologists and other reporters here in Colorado do a fairly reasonable job with meteor reports these days. The Fox 31 report you mentioned was unusually bad, although I was impressed that the reporter had actually determined so early in the day that there was an

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteoric Education For Meteorologists?

Quote: ...come up with a 'press education pack' a little booklet with a space rock stuck on that we could send out to all the journalists etc for them to read -end quote. But Mark, that would mean someone would have to know how to read.. Dave F. Land of burning snow, not far from

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: January 1-5, 2007

MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES January 1-5, 2007 o Windstreak (Released 01 January 2007) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20070101a o Gullies (Released 02 January 2007) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20070102a o Tributaries (Released 03 January 2007) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20070103a o Fracture

Re: [meteorite-list] UFO in South Africa

This may have been mentioned already... http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology/News/0,,2-13-1443_2050666,00.html UFO crashes in SA Fanie van Rooyen, Beeld news24.com (South Africa) January 2, 2007 Pretoria - A UFO was sighted at Lephalale, where it was described as a strange object on an

Re: [meteorite-list] EL6/7 meteorite loaded on eBay for one cent.4.779 kilograms.

Thanks to Stan and David. This is a very good example of the old saying one picture is worth a thousand words. Best, John Gwilliam At 02:14 PM 1/4/2007, David Weir wrote: Hello, Stan mentioned a better photo of the transition between the brown and blue components of NWA 2965 than that on my

[meteorite-list] FREE meteorite posters at Tucson

Dear Meteorite Aficionados: I plan to be at Michael Blood's meteorite auction in Tucson, barring unforeseen complications. I'll be bringing with me some color meteorite posters from the Geological Survey of Canada. The posters are 82 x 52 cm, approx., and are bilingual, with one side English

[meteorite-list] NJO - Votes

We have so far: Meteorite - 3 Meteorwrong - 3 Brushed up nantan/other - 2 Betean Fuel rod - 1 Abstain - 4 Still taking votes, email off list if you wish an anonymous vote. -mt IMCA 2760 __ Meteorite-list mailing list

[meteorite-list] Astronomy Magazine Blog - The Sky Is Falling

Hello List, Yesterday I spoke with Astronomy Magazine staff writer Daniel Pendick about a blog he was preparing. It is now live on the Astronomy website in a section were staffers blog about recent new items. To see it, go to this URL and scroll down to The Sky Is Falling.

[meteorite-list] Rocket Lights Up Wyoming Sky

http://www.jacksonholestartrib.com/articles/2007/01/05/news/wyoming/2082d1f4f95547518725725a0008e483.txt Rocket lights up Wyo sky Jackson Hole Star Tribune January 5, 2007 The fiery remains of a Russian rocket re-entering the atmosphere lit up the early morning sky in Wyoming Thursday, but the

Re: [meteorite-list] EL6/7 meteorite loaded on eBay for one cent.4.779 kilograms.

Hi John and List, If you want to see many more fine examples, go to eBay and type NWA 2828. I loaded several slices and complete stones where you can see this occurrence and of the fresher material. I wasn't going to try and make this a sale ad but it is an ongoing thread of interest. Best

Re: [meteorite-list] NJO - Votes

I have to abstain, not being able to hold the NJO in my hot little hands and look at it in person. I am, however, leaning towards a meteorwrong; the color looks off, unless we are looking at a recurrence of the copper meteorite that turned out to be an aircraft part. Tracy Latimer

Re: [meteorite-list] EL6/7 meteorite loaded on eBay for one cent.4.779 kilograms.

Dear Greg and List, Greg, if you are agreeing that this is a paired meteorite with NWA 2965 (prov) then why don`t you mention it in your eBay sales information; and yes the offically NomCom recorded TKW of NWA is ?25kgs, but with your eBay AD the buyer is lead to conclude that there isn`t

[meteorite-list] Very Rare NWA2828

Dear List, I forgot to ask why if NWA2828 is Very Rare then why is there another 1000Kg+ of paired material known. Thanks! Dirk Ross...Tokyo --- drtanuki [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Greg and List, Greg, if you are agreeing that this is a paired meteorite with NWA 2965 (prov) then why

Re: [meteorite-list] EL6/7 meteorite loaded on eBay for one cent.4.779 kilograms.

Hi Dirk and List, Ah, I see I didn't make the change to these older unsold lots when I re-loaded them earlier this morning. If you look at one of the last paragraphs, I had made this change ready for the start of next week's auctions: Oxygen isotope results were obtained at the Carnegie

Re: [meteorite-list] NJO - Votes

Hi All, I was surprised that our local NBC affiliate in Los Angeles closed the news last night (just before Jay Leno) with a 30-second blurb on the mystery metal object from New Jersey. So I was finally able to see high-definition video of the object being rotated, allowing a better feel for the

[meteorite-list] Very Rare NWA2828

Dear Greg and List, Please disregard my previous post. Greg explains now why NWA2828 is Very Rare. Thank you Greg for clearing up the issue. Best Regards, Dirk...Tokyo --- Greg Hupe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Dirk and List, Ah, I see I didn't make the change to these older unsold

Re: [meteorite-list] EL6/7 meteorite loaded on eBay for onecent.4.779 kilograms.

I would not agree with your statement that there is ...another 1000kgs... of this material. That would all depend on the exact deffintion of the word 'avalible' i suppose. that 1000 kgs talked about is in my collection - so it exists and makes up the bulk of the TKW - but it's not

[meteorite-list] AD - ebay auctions ending tomorrow

Dear meteorites' fans, In less than 24 hours, 16 more meteorites will find their new homes. If you want even one of them to fly to you, you can try and bid of course! You will see all of them at: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ50QQsassZkayunwar There is a fine selection of OCs,

[meteorite-list] NJO Votes - Update Jan 5

We have so far: Meteorite - 3 Meteorwrong - 8 Brushed up nantan/other - 3 Betean Fuel rod - 1 Abstain - 5 Still taking votes, email off list if you wish an anonymous vote. -mt IMCA 2760 __ Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] Fw: Meteors Light Up Morning Sky in Colorado

Hi Gary, By space debris, I meant several pieces of a MAN MADE spacecraft, desintegrating thru the Earth's atmosphere. Sorry about the confusion. As regarding time, a meteor's visibility lasts only a few seconds, whereas for man made space debris, as it travells at a much slower speed, it's

Re: [meteorite-list] NJO Votes - Update Jan 5

Here is my vote: Meteorwrong! José Campos - Original Message - From: McCartney Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite Mailing List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 10:31 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] NJO Votes - Update Jan 5 We have so far:

Re: [meteorite-list] Fw: Meteors Light Up Morning Sky in Colorado

Hi José- Fireballs can certainly be visible for more than a few seconds. This one: http://www.cloudbait.com/science/fireball20061001.html was visible for at least 45 seconds. I've recorded several others that were at least 15 seconds long. People under the central part of the Peekskill path saw

Re: [meteorite-list] EL6/7 meteorite loaded on eBay for onecent.4.779 kilograms.

Hi Stan, Dirk and List, First, I heard that Stan originally got about 70 kilos of the brown material before it was known to be paired and thought to be an EL6/7. So, congratulations to Stan for his mountain of Rare enstatite. Second, even if the TKW for pairings is around 1000kg, EL3

Re: [meteorite-list] Very Rare NWA2828

Hello Dirk, Stan and List, As an after thought, what might we suppose is the ratio of fresh blue material to more weathered brown? Perhaps that should be a consideration when we talk about TKW in regards to NWA 2828 is primarily 'fresher blue' than NWA 2965's brown look... Of course that would

Re: [meteorite-list] Very Rare NWA2828

So guyz if You have hundreds of tons ;-P of this material, then anyone found a specimen that was originaly on the surface of this meteorite ? Or this meteorite was displaced through thousand of years inside of sand ? -[ MARCIN CIMALA ]-[ I.M.C.A.#3667 ]- http://www.Meteoryt.net

Re: [meteorite-list] Call for Absentee bids (AD)

I guess I forgot to include the URL - sorry: http://www.michaelbloodmeteorites.com/TucsonAuction07.html where I have to look? --- Michael L Blood [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: Greetings all, I know most of us are looking foreword to going to the Tucson Show. However, some of

Re: [meteorite-list] NJO - Votes

Hi, About an hour after Ron posted the first news story about the NJO, with a link to the newspaper with a photo that had a scale in it, I posted this: Thankfully, they provide a scale, so a rough estimate of volume can be made. The weight is given as 13 ounces, or about 370 grams.

Re: [meteorite-list] EL6/7 meteorite loaded on eBay for onecent.4.779 kilograms.

First, I heard that Stan originally got about 70 kilos of the brown material before it was known to be paired and thought to be an EL6/7. So, congratulations to Stan for his mountain of Rare enstatite. Second, even if the TKW for pairings is around 1000kg, EL3 Enstatites are still Very Rare.

Re: [meteorite-list] Very Rare NWA2828

Hello Dirk, Stan and List, As an after thought, what might we suppose is the ratio of fresh blue material to more weathered brown? Perhaps that should be a consideration when we talk about TKW in regards to NWA 2828 is primarily 'fresher blue' than NWA 2965's brown look... Of course that

Re: [meteorite-list] Very Rare NWA2828

Dear Greg and List, Some of the nicest blue material that I have seen, in a photo, on eBay, is being sold by Michael Cottingham. Since he uses the NWA2828 number, I would guess that he has some material from you? Very beautiful. Michael is very good at taking photographs. I did not see all of

Re: [meteorite-list] Very Rare NWA2828

Hi Dirk and List, Thank you for the very nice compliments, and for initially pointing out my description oversight on my NWA 2828 eBay re-loads of today. Yes, the NWA 2828 material Michael Cottingham is offering is from material he obtained from me. The weight he has is accounted for from the

Re: [meteorite-list] Very Rare NWA2828

Dear Greg, Stan, and List, Thanks Greg and Stan! Both very professional guys. I would also like to thank Stan for his very hard work in getting the material to Dr.Ted Bunch. This meteorite deserves more study to provide us with weathering data and ELs/Aubrites as a whole. As a type this

Re: [meteorite-list] Very Rare NWA2828

Hi Dirk and List, I will be at the Tucson Show for just a few short days this year, from February 1st through the 4th. I will only be entering some material in Michael Blood's auction (one piece of NWA 2828 and 20 other great items). I will be bringing my new Martian meteorite, NWA 4468, well

[meteorite-list] EL6/7 meteorite loaded on eBay for

Stan; congratulations on your acquisition of such a large amount of EL material.A dream come true for most collectors and some dealers i am sure.This hobby/obsession seems to grow in size over time it seems ( weight wise anyway ) and becomes more exciting as time goes by.I think.So good luck

[meteorite-list] Tucson show is almost here!

Hey everyone, I drove by the Riverpark Inn and the Executive Inn today, and the tents were all up! That is the sign that we are barely two weeks from the gem show. I hope everyone is getting the together, as Eric, Jim, Achim, and I will have one hell of a room this year! You will see well

[meteorite-list] January Meteorite-Times now up!

Happy New Year Everyone! The January Meteorite-Times is now up. http://www.meteorite-times.com A huge thank you to all the contributers who took time out from their busy end of year schedules! Enjoy! Paul and Jim __ Meteorite-list mailing list

[meteorite-list] NJ OH BOY

Dear List: Here's the latest; Rutgers University geologists Jeremy Delaney, Gail Ashley and Claire Condie and Peter Elliott, an independent metallurgist who studied the object, determined it was an iron meteorite because of its density, magnetic properties, markings and coloration. This is

Re: [meteorite-list] NJ OH BOY

This is the latest news, so, do we know any of these kind folks? And are they experienced in meteorites? Jeremy Delaney does research on meteorites and has published a number of meteorite related papers. However extensive petrology work does not necessarily mean knowledge in identification

Re: [meteorite-list] the ULTRA scam!

Hay guys (and gals), Is this THE ultra scam, or what? Of course, I will be contacting the local police and FBI. If I disappear - guess it wasn't a scam! Not laughing in San Diego - Michael -- Attention , I Want you to read this message very carefully, and keep the secret with

Re: [meteorite-list] Dave Shiflett-- no fan of the brenham

Hi Steve, It's unfortunate about those facts being wrong but after having worked at a newspaper many year here are a couple observations about reporters and their stories you might be interested in. Good reporters often call their subjects back and read back parts of the story to check the facts.

Re: [meteorite-list] Incredible Meteor over Colorado this AM

Hi all Here is post I sent in earlier(still has not reached the list). The video is real look at the channel 7/The Denver Channel video (second link down). It is also from a traffic helicopter. Hi all A bright meteor was spotted this morning(1.5 hours ago) over Denver. Don't miss the last

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteor over Denver Jan 4 6:15

Hi all A bright meteor was spotted this morning(1.5 hours ago) over Denver. Don't miss the last video. http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=62596 Video from traffic helicopter http://www.thedenverchannel.com/video/10669653/index.html Another Traffic Helicopter video. Quite possibly

Re: [meteorite-list] Close-up New Jersey Object

Hello All, Here's a link to a pretty good video. Short, but fairly close up, and the thing doesn't look too unlike a meteorite... http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/scp_v3/viewer/index.php?pid=16598rn=49750cl=1602098ch=61492src=news Regards, Jason __

[meteorite-list] Nice Meteorite Display

As some of you may know I collect 50mm Meteorite Spheres, so far I have a Gibeon, Campo NWA 869 Recently I purchased a Brahin Sphere and it should arrive tomorrow. I'm very excited about this, when I started collecting in May of 2006, I never thought I would have the opportunity to add a

Re: [meteorite-list] some Japanese researchers question US Colorado fall

Hi Alex and List, Yep, out here -- just working a program offsite so don't have as easy access to my e-mail. Marco already did an excellent job forwarding the precise info for this rocket body reentry -- there is zero chance this was anything else. The video alone is ample evidence against it

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Micrographs

Hi, I was impressed at how many friendly responses I received to the query of including images in a posting to the list. Paul at Meteorite Times set up a gallery of my micrographs and is hosting it on the magazine site. _http://www.meteorite.com/meteorite-gallery/_

Re: [meteorite-list] NJO vote

Take a look at this link http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog/2007/01/03/a-nj-house-hit-by-a-meteorite/ click on the link video above the photo In the photo the color does look wrong; oh well I'll stike to my vote. -Greg Michael Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It doesnt

[meteorite-list] Polujamki/Markovka pairing: second try

Polujamki and Markovka fell within kilometers of each other and share all macroscopic petrographic features except for two striking differences: Polujamki, in photos I have found and in my specimen, seems to have, almost without exception, a much higher frequency of 3mm pools of coalesced

Re: [meteorite-list] NJO Votes - Update Jan 5

Heres my Vote for the NJO: Meteorite John Higgins 31 Walnut St Bloomfield, NJ 07003 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __

Re: [meteorite-list] Metal Object Crashes Through New Jersey Home

WNBC-TV here in N.Y. showed a clip of the rock yesterday, no fusion crust that I could see. Pretty clean looking for a fresh fall. Looked kind of like an iron but no fusion crust was visible to me at least. I'm no expert by any means. Definitely caught my ear as they talked about the

Re: [meteorite-list] Iron Falls NJO

I vote yes - that the NJO is a meteorite It's magnetic The density is right And the shape - curved and elongated - looks like it was shaped by falling There does appear to be some Regmaglypts The color is goldish - but that could due to be the lighting during filming I was

Re: [meteorite-list] Fw: Meteors Light Up Morning Sky in Colorado

The visibility of a meteor, even a -14 mag fireball, (that is as bright as the full moon), will not last longer than a few seconds, at most. This is correct for most meteors. However, some will last a bit longerup into the tens of seconds. The longest lasting one that I'm aware of

Re: [meteorite-list] Iron Falls NJO

I vote no. Just fell and no fusion crust? Something stinks here Tom (hope THIS reply gets though...) Happy new year to all! On Jan 4, 2007, at 4:08 PM, Matt Morgan wrote: No way Darren Garrison wrote: On Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:01:17 -0600, you wrote: I propose we take a vote Who votes

Re: [meteorite-list] Very Rare NWA2828

Hey, it's about time some of the coolest stuff in the meteorite world is available to all! Isn't this the first fossil meteorite open to the collector market? Also, Greg, Stan, Mike and who ever knows. Some of the brown (presumably collected on the surface) SEEMS to have remnants of

[meteorite-list] NJO a meteorite...

Let's see if THIS gets through... http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal- object0105,0,6089007.story?coll=bal-nationworld-headlines http://home.hvc.rr.com/kb2sms/ __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] Object that fell into N.J. home is meteorite

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal- object0105,0,6089007.story?coll=bal-nationworld-headlines http://home.hvc.rr.com/kb2sms/ __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] AD - Ebay auctions

I have put some fake meteorites on ebay and some italian and international minerals, for who want go here http://members.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPageuserid=mcomemeteorite Matteo M come Meteorite - Matteo Chinellato Via Triestina 126/A - 30173 - TESSERA, VENEZIA, ITALY Email: [EMAIL

Re: [meteorite-list] NJO ownership

Mt, I think you meant Sylacaga, and not Syracuse. Steve Arnold #1 In a message dated 1/4/2007 3:34:50 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In the USA, ownership of found or fallen meteorites was established long ago by the Supreme Court. This was reestablished in the

Re: [meteorite-list] NJO ownership

Mike, That was my first thought, that it was a cleaned up Nantan. There just isn't the fresh look that other Iron falls have. I am curious, it is physically possible for a meteorite to enter our atmosphere so slow that it would fall without burning, no fireball, no melting of the

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 2828 EL3 Fossil Meteorite and Pairings

unfortunately mr.Spammer many buy from me and the 70% of my buyers its from USA and all its happy and say I am honest in all, your idiocy its only voices put from you in the list just for ruin my reputation, fortunately only few listen your idiocy. For Alfianello etc...well I pass this email to

Re: [meteorite-list] EL6/7 meteorite loaded on eBay for onecent.4.779 kilograms.

the auction has close and when the first complete analysis its ready I put again for sale, unfortunately if confirmed 100% aubrite the price go up. Matteo --- PolandMET [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: Marcin wrote: If someone will buy Matteo aubrite it is HIS problem. If he will buy it 10

[meteorite-list] Seen IMCA control the not honest dealers or buyers

why you not block this person on ebay with ID alfredos78, he have bid my auctions for a value of $900 and never have pay. Matteo M come Meteorite - Matteo Chinellato Via Triestina 126/A - 30173 - TESSERA, VENEZIA, ITALY Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sale Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.it

Re: [meteorite-list] Close-up New Jersey Object

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/scp_v3/viewer/index.php?pid=16598rn=49750cl=1602098ch=61492src=news It does look black in this video. I think it was the light that caused it to look brownish in some of the photographs...meaning it's probley a meteorite. Mark

Re: [meteorite-list] NJO ownership

I am curious, it is physically possible for a meteorite to enter our atmosphere so slow that it would fall without burning, no fireball, no melting of the surface of the rock? Hello 001, You mean shaken but not stirred? Cool question, on cool entry... Not in any mood to think, so I vote NO,

Re: [meteorite-list] Polujamki/Markovka pairing: second try

There isn't enough information to reach a conclusion. The original masses and how they were assembled prior to fragmentation are missing values and presently beyond valid modeling. However, interesting observation. Eman --- Thaddeus Besedin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Polujamki and

Re: [meteorite-list] Very Rare NWA2828

Some of the brown (presumably collected on the surface) SEEMS to have remnants of crust, over lipping etc. 99% of the black stuff ont he outside of the brown material is simply the oxidized metal veining that is seen int he matrix of this material. the material weathered preferentially

Re: [meteorite-list] EL6/7 meteorite loaded on eBay foronecent.4.779 kilograms.

the auction has close and when the first complete analysis its ready I put again for sale, unfortunately if confirmed 100% aubrite the price go up. Matteo why will the price 'unfortunatly' go up? the material is already yours - it doesnt cost you any more if the classification comes back as