[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2015-04-16 Thread Paul Swartz via Meteorite-list
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: Deport Contributed by: Frank Carroll http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp?DD=04/16/2015 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] Did I Capture Bolide During SpaceX Launch?

2015-04-16 Thread Bob Loeffler via Meteorite-list
It looks like one to me! Bob L -Original Message- From: Meteorite-list [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Greg Hupé via Meteorite-list Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 9:37 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Did I Capture

Re: [meteorite-list] Did I Capture Bolide During SpaceX Launch?

2015-04-16 Thread FRIES, MARC D. (JSC-XI111) via Meteorite-list
I don¹t think it is a bolide, because at 1:07 something goes from right to left in the same area, coming from off-frame to the right. I think you¹re looking at something making a loop; a bird, nearby bug, or perhaps a drone. Still, I¹ll look at the radar imagery and see if anything shows up. Do

Re: [meteorite-list] Did I Capture Bolide During SpaceX Launch?

2015-04-16 Thread Larry Atkins via Meteorite-list
All I see is a couple of turkey vultures. Is there something else I'm not seeing? Sincerely, Larry Atkins   IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm   -Original Message- From: FRIES, MARC D. (JSC-XI111) via Meteorite-list (JSC-XI111) via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To:

Re: [meteorite-list] Did I Capture Bolide During SpaceX Launch?

2015-04-16 Thread Greg Hupé via Meteorite-list
Hi Marc, I was facing due south towards the LC-40 launch pad, I was on LC-39 Observation Gantry just east of the VAB. Thanks, Greg Greg Hupé The Hupé Collection gmh...@centurylink.net www.NaturesVault.net (Online Catalog Reference Site) www.LunarRock.com (Online

Re: [meteorite-list] Did I Capture Bolide During SpaceX Launch?

2015-04-16 Thread Larry Atkins via Meteorite-list
Never mind, I spoke too soon. I see it and it looks right to me! Sincerely, Larry Atkins   IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm   -Original Message- From: Larry Atkins via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: marc.d.fries marc.d.fr...@nasa.gov; gmhupe

Re: [meteorite-list] Did I Capture Bolide During SpaceX Launch?

2015-04-16 Thread Bob Loeffler via Meteorite-list
Hi Larry, At 1:05 in the video, look just below the top level of clouds between the clouds and the edge of the video in the lower-right corner of the video. Then at 1:09 (1 minute 9 seconds), you will see a streak going from the right side of the clouds to the edge of the video. The streak occurs

[meteorite-list] Dawn Glimpses Ceres' North Pole

2015-04-16 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4555 Dawn Glimpses Ceres' North Pole Jet Propulsion Laboratory April 16, 2015 [Animation] This animation shows the north pole of dwarf planet Ceres as seen by the Dawn spacecraft on April 10, 2015. Dawn was at a distance of 21,000 miles (33,000

Re: [meteorite-list] Did I Capture Bolide During SpaceX Launch?

2015-04-16 Thread Graham Ensor via Meteorite-list
Still looks right to me...how can a bird be leaving debris behind it (apart from the obvious) ;-) On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 8:01 PM, Greg Hupé meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Good eyesight... after looking at the video a few dozen times I can now see the 'bird' flying to the left and

[meteorite-list] Rosetta and Philae Find Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko Not Magnetized

2015-04-16 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
http://sci.esa.int/rosetta/55788-rosetta-and-philae-find-comet-not-magnetised/ Rosetta and Philae find comet not magnetised European Space Agency 14 April 2015 Measurements made by Rosetta and Philae during the probe's multiple landings on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko show that the

[meteorite-list] NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft Nears Historic July 14 Encounter with Pluto

2015-04-16 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
April 14, 2015 NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft Nears Historic July 14 Encounter with Pluto NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is three months from returning to humanity the first-ever close up images and scientific observations of distant Pluto and its system of large and small moons.

[meteorite-list] MESSENGER Spacecraft Achieves Unprecedented Success Studying Mercury

2015-04-16 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
April 16, 2015 NASA Spacecraft Achieves Unprecedented Success Studying Mercury After extraordinary science findings and technological innovations, a NASA spacecraft launched in 2004 to study Mercury will impact the planet's surface, most likely on April 30, after it runs out of

[meteorite-list] Asteroid Named for Nobel Prize Winner Joins Historic Lineup (316201 Malala)

2015-04-16 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4554 Asteroid Named for Nobel Prize Winner Joins Historic Lineup Jet Propulsion Laboratory April 15, 2016 An asteroid discovered by NASA's NEOWISE spacecraft has been given the formal designation 316201 Malala, in honor of Malala Yousafzai of

Re: [meteorite-list] Did I Capture Bolide During SpaceX Launch?

2015-04-16 Thread Greg Hupé via Meteorite-list
Good eyesight... after looking at the video a few dozen times I can now see the 'bird' flying to the left and then circle back to the right where it can be seen.. Close, but no bolide! Fun while it had a chance to be a bolide... :) Greg -Original Message- From: Bob Loeffler via

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update: March 25-30, 2015

2015-04-16 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Rover Explores 'The Spirit of St. Louis' Crater - sols 3970-3975, March 25, 2015-March 30, 2015: Opportunity is on the west rim of Endeavour Crater near the entrance of Marathon Valley, a putative location for abundant clay minerals. The rover has driven around the

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update: April 8-14, 2015

2015-04-16 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
http://mars.nasa.gov/mer/mission/status.html#opportunity OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Robotic Arm Gets Busy on Rock Outcrop - sols 3983-3989, April 8, 2015-April 14, 2015: Opportunity is on the west rim of Endeavour Crater near the entrance of Marathon Valley, a putative location for abundant clay

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update: March 31 - April 7, 2015

2015-04-16 Thread Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list
OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Examining Rock Outcrop at 'The Spirit of St. Louis' Crater - sols 3976-3982, March 31, 2015-April 7, 2015: Opportunity is on the west rim of Endeavour Crater near the entrance of Marathon Valley, a putative location for abundant clay minerals. The rover is positioned on

Re: [meteorite-list] Oman Meteorite

2015-04-16 Thread Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list
First step would be who you got it from? Who was the finder? Michael Farmer On Apr 16, 2015, at 7:15 PM, John Lutzon via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello All, Does anyone know where I may find info on a Oman meteorite known (to me) as P-1-28 ? It is

Re: [meteorite-list] Did I Capture Bolide During SpaceX Launch?

2015-04-16 Thread Stephen Thompson via Meteorite-list
Nice catch !!..The motion, speed, relative brightness, brief train... all look correct for a meteor. I'm not even one of the so called experts here, but you clearly snagged a daytime meteor in your video. I hope you had as much fun at the launch as I have had at many since Apollo 17.

[meteorite-list] Oman Meteorite

2015-04-16 Thread John Lutzon via Meteorite-list
Hello All, Does anyone know where I may find info on a Oman meteorite known (to me) as P-1-28 ? It is supposed to be a Ureilite Thanks, John __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list