[meteorite-list] Another Tunguska theory
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090629-tunguska-comet.html For short, they say it was a comet. Claudiu. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - June 29, 2009
What is there about this that makes me think it wasn't photographed in situ? just kidding --but as always thanks Michael for making these envy-arousing shots each day! Elton --- On Mon, 6/29/09, Rob Wesel r...@nakhladogmeteorites.com wrote: Damn Rob Wesel www.nakhladogmeteorites.com www.facebook.com/nakhladog __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Scale cube ad
Hi list, as Dave was so kind point out I do currently have eleven NASA-type scale cubes from the last production series left. I'll be happy to send you close up images of the 1 cm cube, just drop me an e-mail off list. Price including shipping to the US is 30 EUR. best regards Svend www.meteorite-recon.com Paul wrote: Hi, listees: There seem to be two scale cubes, a 1-cm and a 1-in. Can anyone give me a lead to a source for them? I found one 1-cm at $38. Is that the going price? Happy hunting! pgspears __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- www.meteorite-recon.com __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite exhibit in South Dakota, 1914-1920 - anyone heard of it?
Hi colleagues, The Morning Republican of South Dakota (October 1920) described a meteorite that was discovered somewhere between Alpena and Wessington Springs in South Dakota in 1910. Its finder was a Mrs. A. A. Barnhardt, who by 1914 had put the object on display in the state capital, where it remained for six years. The rock weighed nearly six pounds, was eight inches long, four inches thick, and five inches wide. Physically its shape resembled a serpent’s head Mrs Barnhardt was exhibiting it in October 1920 in Mitchell. I'm trying to trace the story and the object. Has anyone ever heard of it? Many thanks, Chris __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Ebay pain in the $%$$
I hand delivered many pieces this year in both France and Germany. Michael Farmer Sent from my iPhone Michael On Jun 29, 2009, at 1:53 PM, Mark Ford mark.f...@ssl.gb.com wrote: Anyone else here had problems with me shipping? eBay is getting worse, and the world is officially going madder by the day! I for one have never forgotten the time I bought a small Allende from you Mike, you where flying out to Germany around the same time, and you actually bought the item in your suitcase and shipped it to me from germany to save me the extra fees and delivery time! - Now you don't get a better service that that EVER! Best, Mark -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com ] On Behalf Of Michael Farmer Sent: 28 June 2009 20:31 To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ebay pain in the $%$$ I guess this guy is going nuts all over the internet, on that worthless Skyrockcafe website and to the IMCA. Since I am not a member, that should be fun. Funny, I have thousands of positive feedbacks and now 2 negatives! I guess that proves how badly I treat my buyers. So, in order to prevent these problems, now my Ebay shipping cost to the buyers will increase to $3.00 for any item, this will allow me to print shipping confirmation for every US package. Too bad this kind of scam has to hit us all, as I have always prided myelf with rapid service, usually shipped same day paid, and lowest ebay shipping costs around, that gets me chargebacks as you must provide shipping tracking even for $1.00 item, kind of lame since that would cost around $20.00 for EXPRESS UPS OR FEDEX Anyone else here had problems with me shipping? Do I steal your items? No, don´t think so. Sellers, be warned these people are ready to hit you for every nickel, paypal refunds their money instantly, and sellers cant even leave negative feedback to tell who bad buyers are anymore, it is a wonder why we use ebay at all. Michael Farmer --- On Sun, 6/28/09, Michael Farmer meteorite...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Michael Farmer meteorite...@yahoo.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Ebay pain in the $%$$ To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Sunday, June 28, 2009, 10:56 AM Does anyone know this person? Ebay name: graftonwisconsin Beware, a total waste of time. He won a whopping $1.50 item from me, it was shipped two weeks ago, apparently he emailed me an ebay question, waited one day and started filing complaints and pay-pal charge-backs, now a negative feedback. All this because I am traveling and could not answer his question in a matter of hours. I have hundreds of Brenham crystals, and would gladly send replacement if given more than an hour or two to respond! I would recommend blocking him unless you want the same headaches for this kind of chump-change buyer. Michael Farmer __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us. Email i...@ssl.gb.com . You should not copy or use this email or attachment(s) for any purpose nor disclose their contents to any other person. GENERAL STATEMENT: Southern Scientific Ltd's computer systems may be monitored and communications carried on them recorded, to secure the effective operation of the system and for other lawful purposes. Registered address Rectory Farm Rd, Sompting, Lancing, W Sussex BN15 0DP. Company No 1800317 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Tunguska 101 years after the event
Dear List Members: I have posted on the Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News Website about the 101st birthday of Tunguska with articles and videos. Please take a look. Thank you. Dirk Ross...Tokyo http://www.lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD - 112 Great Items, Serious Bargains!
Dear List Members, I have 112 great auctions due to end this evening, tomorrow and the following day so take a look if you are interested in some rarities and bargains. Many items are still at just 99 cents! I have been digging through my safes so you will see some fairly uncommon material for sale -- Be sure to check them out! All of these items are definitely worth a look. Auctions Can Be Found At This link: http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/raremeteorites!_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZQQ_mdoZ Thank you for looking and if you are bidding, good luck. Best Regards, Adam Hupe The Hupe Collection Team LunarRock IMCA 2185 raremeteori...@yahoo.com __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteroite Wanted
Does anyone have a small black crusted meteorite that is not very expensive with a fusion crust compairable to the crust found on the West-Ash Creek, Tx stones? I am putting togeather a display of different fusion crust colors for a presentation and I would like to get one. Pete IMCA 1733 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Dawn Journal - June 28, 2009
http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_6_28_09.asp Dawn Journal Dr. Marc Rayman June 28, 2009 Dear Dawnterested Readers, Having completed the longest planned coasting period of its entire mission, Dawn is now back to its familiar routine. On June 8, the ion propulsion system was called back into action to propel the probe to its rendezvous with asteroid Vesta. The spacecraft began its 7-month coast period on October 31, 2008. Since then, it had used its ion thrusters for a measurement of the solar array power, a small adjustment in its course to Mars (the gravitational effect of which provided a boost to its distant destination), and tests of the software remotely installed on the main computer in April. The accumulated thrusting during all of those activities added only about 10 hours to the mission's log of 282 days when coasting commenced. Now that the ship has resumed its powered flight, the spacecraft devotes most of its time to thrusting. With the utmost patience, like an artist perfecting each delicate detail in a grand masterpiece, Dawn gradually reshapes its orbit around the Sun. A full day of thrusting is enough only to change its speed by a modest 7 meters/second (less than 16 miles/hour). Dawn thrusts all but about 6 to 8 hours per week, providing only a brief opportunity to turn away from the direction it needs to aim its ion thruster in order to point its main antenna at Earth. That weekly radio communications session affords the robotic explorer its sole contact with mission controllers. While it is thrusting, Dawn is programmed to broadcast signals from one of its small, auxiliary antennas, spreading its radio signal in a wide swath that encompasses distant Earth. Usually one of the exquisitely sensitive receivers of NASA's Deep Space Network will listen in on the spacecraft for a few hours halfway through the week, capturing the extraordinarily faint transmission showing the spacecraft is sailing smoothly. Spending so much time thrusting is possible thanks to the extremely frugal use of xenon propellant. The ion thruster expels only about 0.26 kilograms (10 ounces) in a day. So while Dawn would need nearly 4 days to accelerate from 0 to 60 miles/hour, it would consume little more than 1 kilogram (about 2.3 pounds) of its supply of xenon during that time. As the probe climbs away from the Sun to reach the cold depths of the asteroid belt, the multiyear thrust profile is designed to make its solar orbit match that of Vesta. The current flight plan has it arriving at the massive protoplanet in September 2011, requiring it to thrust for more than 700 days along the way, the significant majority of the time. Prior to resuming thrust, the spacecraft carried out a routine check of one its scientific instruments. All of the instruments designed to uncloak the secrets Vesta and Ceres hold about the dawn of the solar system spend most of the time during the interplanetary cruise switched off, waiting for their opportunities to go to work in orbit. Each instrument is powered on occasionally to verify its health. On May 27, the visible and infrared mapping spectrometer (VIR) was activated. On this occasion, VIR repeated the routines it first executed in space in October 2007. All of its mechanisms were exercised, and they operated smoothly. Instead of aiming at distant celestial targets, its visible and infrared detectors measured emissions from built-in lamps. VIR passed the 4-hour test with flying colors (some of which are outside the range of human vision). The VIR operation was one of many assignments for the coast period, most of which have been described in logs since November 2008. With all activities completed successfully, the spacecraft set about thrusting right on schedule. On June 8, executing instructions already stored in its main computer, Dawn rotated to point thruster #1 in the required direction. It powered on the ion beam shortly after 11:59 am PDT. Any readers who happened to be in the vicinity during their own deep-space excursions would immediately have recognized the familiar scene: Dawn majestically perched once again atop a blue-green pillar of xenon ions, as its ambitious journey of exploration continues. Dawn is 291 million kilometers (181 million miles) from Earth, or 775 times as far as the moon and 1.91 times as far as the Sun. Radio signals, traveling at the universal limit of the speed of light, take 32 minutes to make the round trip. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day
Hi, I want to thank everyone that has contributed to RFSPOD!! Many of you have sent in some spectacular fotos the past few days! Keep 'em coming and lets make sure next month's calendar gets full! Thank you! __ Michael D. Johnson http://www.spacerocksinc.com http://www.rocksfromspace.org http://www.sikhote-alin.org **A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221823281x1201398699/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072hmpgID=62bcd= JunestepsfooterNO62) __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] test
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Re: [meteorite-list] Warning re HTML
Hi all, I was blocked from sending to the list for a day and a half, but was rescued by my friend, Paul Harris (to whom I owe much) When he had me merely change my email setting from HTML To Plain text. Why I had never had this problem before is one of those Hookie-zookie computer magical thingies. Anyway, glad to be back and thanks, again, to Paul Best wishes, Michael __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] *** AD *** Large, Gorgeous CAMPO with coin and case
To anyone interested, I've been debating whether to let my 10.8kg CAMPO go or not, but finally decided I need the funds more right now than this wonderful piece. It is a very exquisite example of Campo -- very, very stable with many regmaglypts -- and sculpted by nature to resemble a boat sail of sorts. I am willing to sell it along with a Campo commemorative coin/medallion, and a handsome wood/acrylic base stand with acrylic cover for $1800 (or best offer within reason) plus whatever shipping may be. I'll be happy to send photos to anyone SERIOUSLY interested in talking deal. I can easily say this is one of my most favorite irons I have ever had in my collection since I started collecting in 1994!!! Believe me, whoever is the potential purchaser of this piece will be more than highly satisfied and I think very proud to call it their own as they proudly put it up for display ..Campo does not get much better than this piece will prove!!! Best, Mal __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Starter specimen set
Hi, all: The photos of the day make it clear that there are many shapes, substances, colors, and sizes of meteorites, and the beauty that can be seen in some of the cuts is astounding. Constrained by budget limitations, I cannot obtain specimen samples of a great many meteorites at once. Nevertheless, I intend to begin actively searching within a few weeks and it seems necessary to get to know at the least what many meteorites look like! I made sure I knew what a deer looked like before I went deer hunting, and I certainly made sure I knew what a dear looked like before I sought my bride of 50 years, 5 months, and 11 days. The best find I ever made! (☺) I feel a set consisting of one each of small iron, chrondite, and stone meteorites might be a good investment on my part. Would anyone care to offer such a set (or other items that are more representative) for sale, or recommend a better approach to getting to know the sight and feel of meteorites? At this early point in my new avocation, I must bypass the exotic pieces and focus on typical examples with reasonable size and cost. Thank you for your suggestions and proposals, off list, at pgspe...@cox.net. Best regards, Paul S. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] new email address
g...@comcast.net Jerry Flaherty __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
