RE: [meteorite-list] ebay sniping

2006-06-23 Thread kenoneill
Hi all, I've used www.auctionstealer.com and won many auctions. I have used it to win approx 100 auctions , it let me down once. Why use a snipe tool ? As a buyer it gets you a better price because it tends to stop the bidder, who can't bear losing at any cost, bidding up just to beat you and

RE: [meteorite-list] National Meteoritical Societies

2006-04-19 Thread kenoneill
Hi Jeff, For the United Kingdom and Ireland there is the British and Irish Meteorite Society. For details see www.bimsociety.org If you need any further information please do not hesitate to contact myself or Mark Ford BIMS chairman (cc'd on this email) Regards Ken O'Neill Member of British

[meteorite-list] comets - stardust findings

2006-03-14 Thread kenoneill
Hi all, Interesting article... Some of these grains contain material that formed at extremely high temperatures, scientists have found. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4801968.stm Ken O'Neill __ Meteorite-list mailing list

[meteorite-list] interesting article concerning carbon rich material in Nakhla meteorite

2006-02-08 Thread kenoneill
Hi, Sorry if I'm repeating a topic , but still worth a look. A carbon-rich substance found filling tiny cracks within a Martian meteorite could boost the idea that life once existed on the Red Planet... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4688938.stm Ken O'Neill

RE: [meteorite-list] way OT,windows XP help?

2005-07-29 Thread kenoneill
Hi Tom List Windows XP has a system restore feature. You can find it by clicking StartAll ProgramsAccessoriesSystem ToolsSystem Restore. By Using this feature you can go back to a time when your system was stable. So if you know it was ok a week ago, restore to then. Data shouldn't be effected

[meteorite-list] Ice lake found on the Red Planet

2005-07-29 Thread kenoneill
A giant patch of frozen water has been pictured nestled within an unnamed impact crater on Mars. The photographs were taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera on board Mars Express, the European Space Agency probe which is exploring the planet. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4727847.stm

[meteorite-list] Meteor Crater formation revisited

2005-03-10 Thread kenoneill
Hi All, An interesting article http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4333635.stm Regards Ken Meteor Crater formation revisited The iron mass that smashed into Arizona some 49,000 years ago to create Meteor Crater was just the crumbled remains of a far larger rock body. What is more, this

RE: [meteorite-list] Fwd: [IMO-News] Daylight Fireball over the UK(2005-02-20)

2005-02-22 Thread kenoneill
Hi Robert List, It will do now as I have just posted the information to the British and Irish Meteorite society list. Thanks for providing this post and I'll keep the meteorite list up to date if anything transpires. Regards Ken O'Neill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [meteorite-list] What's in a name?

2005-02-21 Thread kenoneill
I remember that the village with the longuest mane (world record) is somewhere in Whales. Obviously can't remember it (who can help ?) They have a website too : http://llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwantysiliogogogoch.co.uk/ Regards Ken -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

[meteorite-list] OT huge 'star-quake' rocks Milky Way

2005-02-20 Thread kenoneill
Hi All, Sorry for the OT but I reckon most of you will like this article. It is an amazing event. To try and get it on topic, mass extinctions from space are not soley just a threat from meteorites. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4278005.stm Regards Ken O'Neill

[meteorite-list] OT - Booking internal US flights

2005-01-25 Thread kenoneill
Hi all, Sorry for the off topic but I need some info fast and this list has my main US contacts. I need to book some internal US flights over the net, what are the best websites for this task ? Once again sorry for the OT but I need this urgent, just come up now, I'm now going to search the

RE: [meteorite-list] OT - Booking internal US flights

2005-01-25 Thread kenoneill
Hi all, Thanks for all those who gave me detail and a speedy response. I got 4 main sites : www.travlocity.com www.expedia.com www.cheapflights.com And www.hotwire.com Between these I will get sorted. Regards Ken -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On

RE: [meteorite-list] any PF for sale?

2004-12-20 Thread kenoneill
Hi Tom and list, This is a nice piece of PF, a little bit over the 2g though. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=6500431726fromMakeTrack= true Regards Ken O'Neill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom AKA James Knudson

RE: [meteorite-list] Epinal and Luce meteorites

2004-11-30 Thread kenoneill
Hi Pele and all I noticed 5g of Epinal is in the Vatican, does anyone know what sort of collection they have and if it is displayed/open to the public ? Thanks Regards Ken O'Neill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pelé Pierre-Marie Sent:

RE: [meteorite-list] Meteorite numbers

2004-11-21 Thread kenoneill
Also I think the Total Known Weight should really be observerved for witnessed falls. Yes I agree, I have made this point before, with a classified NWA the weight is fixed to the piece/s classified so it's the total weight not the total known weight. Ken O'Neill -Original Message-

RE: [meteorite-list] Main Mass

2004-11-18 Thread kenoneill
Hi Ken, I know you didn't wish to argue the point however it is an interesting point of view and maybe others may wish to comment. I have seen ad's for slices, fragments etc., were it is quoted cut from main mass, under your definition these main masses concerned would now be missing ? If you

RE: [meteorite-list] Is there need for...

2004-11-17 Thread kenoneill
Hi Bernhard list, What would be your reason/s for suggesting this ? Regards Ken -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bernhard Rendelius Rems Sent: 17 November 2004 11:13 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [meteorite-list] Is there need for...

FW: [meteorite-list] Sale - Howardite Blow Out

2004-09-23 Thread kenoneill
Hi Bernhard list, Whether we like it or not if it wasn't for the commercial aspect, collectors would have little chance of aquiring meteorites for their collections. I think too that if it weren't for commercial enterprise in our field many meteorite samples would never have been found.

RE: [meteorite-list] Sale - Howardite Blow Out

2004-09-23 Thread kenoneill
Hi Bernhard and list, Something else to bear in mind (although it may be trivial) when you refer to the TKW of say NWA1929 (or any other classified NWA). The weight is actually the total weight not total known weight as the name NWA1929 refers to the rock Mike had classified and no other. TKW

RE: [meteorite-list] Genesis parachute failure

2004-09-08 Thread kenoneill
I believe the mission cost $264m is this a low budget mission ? Regards Ken O'Neill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tom AKA James Knudson Sent: 08 September 2004 17:41 To: Meteoryt.net; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [meteorite-list]

[meteorite-list] Lost Moon Rocks

2004-07-23 Thread kenoneill
(resent, hope it gets through this time as its worth a read) Hi all, Thought I'd share this article from the national Irish Independant newspaper. How embarrasing (see final paragraph). Ken O'Neill Ireland IMCA #9465 Irish Independant Lost: the hottest rocks on earth Issue Date Wed, Jul

[meteorite-list] Boost to asteroid wipe-out theory question

2004-05-14 Thread kenoneill
Hi list, "The idea that an asteroid impact caused Earth's worst ever mass extinction has been boosted by the discovery of a huge crater that seems to date to the event. " http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3707023.stm If earth rocks were hurled into space by such an event,

RE: [meteorite-list] Ensisheim-2004

2004-04-16 Thread kenoneill
Hi List, I'm considering visiting the Ensisheim show this year. Has anyone been to previous years ? What are your views ? Accomodation problems ? languagei.e. I can't speak French, any related experiences / advice would be welcome. Thanks Ken O'Neill -Original Message-From:

[meteorite-list] pinpointing fall locations from observation reports

2004-04-07 Thread kenoneill
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

RE: [meteorite-list] New Solar system planet discovered

2004-03-16 Thread kenoneill
Hi Some Sedna info at : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3511678.stm and http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/planet_like_body.html Regards Ken O'Neill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rafael B. Torres Sent: 15

RE: [meteorite-list] Madrid massacre

2004-03-12 Thread kenoneill
Hi List, Coincidence ? The 11th of March (eleventh) 912 days after 9/11 .Would have been 911 days if not a leap year this year. Didn't these atrocities occur at rush hour a.m. both locations , don't know the exact times ? Ken O'Neill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [meteorite-list] OT, Ebay alternative?

2004-03-12 Thread kenoneill
Hi List, Lets not get carried away here, I think, and would reckon most would agree, Ebay works 99.9% of the time. Do we have to reinvent the wheel for the .1% ? Ken O'Neill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Matt Morgan Sent: 12 March 2004

RE: [meteorite-list] Collecting Software

2004-02-24 Thread kenoneill
Hi Dave list, The only database software I have come across geared towards meteorites/collecting is the starfall database . Details can be found at : http://www.alaska.net/~meteor/starfall.htm I have no idea of the quality of the database, but its not the most expensive software out there so

RE: [meteorite-list] OT; Italian translation help?

2004-02-13 Thread kenoneill
Hi Tom List I translated on a software translator that I reckon must be similar to Matteo's ! +++ original : Caro Tom Vorrei pagare tramite Western Union, mi poui mandare il tuo indirizzo esatto, e l'importo totale. Grazie becomes : Tom beloved I would want to pay

[meteorite-list] Deep Impact Mission

2004-01-26 Thread kenoneill
Hi all ! Now is you chance to leave your name on a comet that has just been smashed into by a 370-kilogram (816 pound) copper-tipped impactor ! No, it's true ! Read on. The Deep Impact objectives are: Observe how the crater forms Measure the crater's depth and diameter Measure the

RE: [meteorite-list] 'Serious Anomaly' Silences Mars Spirit Rover

2004-01-23 Thread kenoneill
Ron List, I heard on the radio just prior to the malfunction announcement that the Spirit team were excited after finding what appeared to be a soft area of ground i.e. mud ! Was there any mention of this anywhere else ? Regards Ken O'Neill IMCA 9465 -Original Message- From:

RE: [meteorite-list] HTML help on ebay?

2004-01-22 Thread kenoneill
Hi Tom List, Are you sure they caused the craters ? they seem a bit small to me ;-) All the best with your auctions. Ken O'Neill IMCA 9465 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tom aka James Knudson Sent: 22 January 2004 03:49 To: [EMAIL