Re: [meteorite-list] RE: This endless God thread!!!

2003-07-16 Thread Gabriel De Kooker
I agree completely with Dennis. Religion is merely the opiate of the masses of people with a need to believe in supernatural entities that control our lives. The bible is to full of contradictions to be believed and the official word is that the new testament was created by Piso under orders

Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook

2003-07-16 Thread Steve Schoner
In one year, I found 3 large stones, of 238 grams, 237 grams, and 221 grams weight. All were found within 30 yards of the road going to and away from the old Arntz Station crossing. The 237 gram and 221 gram stones were found in a spot within yards of each other, and the finds were made 6

Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook

2003-07-16 Thread Steve Schoner
In one year, I found 3 large stones, of 238 grams, 237 grams, and 221 grams weight. All were found within 30 yards of the road going to and away from the old Arntz Station crossing. The 237 gram and 221 gram stones were found in a spot within yards of each other, and the finds were made 6

Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook

2003-07-16 Thread Dave Andrews
Dave is unquestionably the King of the Strewnfield, as is evidenced by this latest ~50-grammer. Congrats, Dave! John and Greg(ory), Thanks for the HUGE compliments, but I wouldn't go that far as say King. I'm just lucky (or should I say, unlucky) enough to live here. Actually, if the truth

[meteorite-list] Tatahouine strewnfield

2003-07-16 Thread Pierre-Marie PELE
Hello to all members of the list. I'm going to Tunisia in february and I would like to know the exact location of the Tatahouine strewnfield. I already know the GPS position from the Catalogue of Meteorites and that it's at 2.5 kilometers from the town center. So I would be very happy to

Re: [meteorite-list] RE: This endless God thread!!!

2003-07-16 Thread Roman Nakonechny
Dear Gabriel, Nice name by the way. As you know, there are meteorites that cannot be adequately explained(composition, chondrule color and shapes, inclusions that make no sense, origins of the particular meteorite, etc.) yet there they are right in front of us. Hubble is taking

[meteorite-list] MARS near MOON tonight!

2003-07-16 Thread Ken O'Neill
MARS near MOON tonight! Tonight Wednesday July 16th is the night that brilliant Mars (mag. -2) will rise v.close to the nearly Full Moon. It should be a spectacular sight to the naked eye. Look over in the East-to-Southeast (constellation of Aquarius )just about 22:30 onwards as the pair rise

[meteorite-list] NASA Research Seeks To Discover If Comets Seeded Life

2003-07-16 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/news-release/releases/2003/03-74.htm Bill Steigerwald NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterJuly 16, 2003 (Phone: 301/286-5017) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Release: 03-74 NASA RESEARCH SEEKS TO DISCOVER IF COMETS SEEDED LIFE NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center will

[meteorite-list] Mars Global Surveyor Images - July 10-16, 2003

2003-07-16 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR IMAGES July 10-16, 2003 The following new images taken by the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) on the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft are now available: o North Polar Sand Dunes (Released 10 July 2003) http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/2003/07/10/index.html o Dark Valley in

Re: [meteorite-list] MARS near MOON tonight!

2003-07-16 Thread John Gwilliam
Let's all hope (and pray...for those so inclined) that they do not bump into each other...;-) John At 11:26 AM 7/16/03 +0100, Ken O'Neill wrote: MARS near MOON tonight! Tonight Wednesday July 16th is the night that brilliant Mars (mag. -2) will rise v.close to the nearly Full Moon. It should be

Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook

2003-07-16 Thread Steve Schoner
Humm, I don't know who that other person from Flagstaff is... Thought I knew everyone here that searches for meteorites. Anyway, my searches of Holbrook go all the way back to 1967. It was a very interesting place then and Arntz Station, (renamed Aztec) was still there. The major parts of the

Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook

2003-07-16 Thread Steve Schoner
Ugh, I hate yahoo's spell checker... I cannot get it, and errors always come out AFTER it is sent. The date on Scorse note was July 19th, 1912 not July 12th, 1912 as I had said previously. Steve --- Steve Schoner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Humm, I don't know who that other person from

Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook

2003-07-16 Thread WAHLPERRY
Hi Steve, Thanks for sharing the story about Holbrook. The list need's more stories like that one. Sonny

Re: [meteorite-list] Tatahouine_strewnfield

2003-07-16 Thread Steve Schoner
Gosh, I would love to go there. I always thought over the years that I have read about it, that the fragments that were found in 1931 were from the tail of the bolide. Others from Europe confirmed it with some very remarkable discoveries, finding very nice and fresh looking pieces that are much

Re: [meteorite-list] Mesosiderite question

2003-07-16 Thread bernd . pauli
Mike wrote: Can anyone here shed light on the difference between the mesosiderites, specifically the TYPE B and C mesos? I have a new Type 2 B, but don't really understand the difference. Hello Mike and List, As so often before, I can direct you with confidence to David Weir's excellent

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Fall In Washington?

2003-07-16 Thread Howard Wu
Actually young pigeons are quite edible: Pigeons have been bred for food for centuries dating back to early Asian, Arabic, and European traditions. This history is lengthier than even the current domesticated chickens and turkeys. We have taken this breeding tradition one step further by

[meteorite-list] THIS IS ONLY A TEST

2003-07-16 Thread Steve Schoner
I am getting doubles in my posts, and am not sure why? Anyone getting the same? Steve Schoner __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL

[meteorite-list] Blocking people from my e-mail / FAQ page

2003-07-16 Thread ari machiz
If someone knows how to block individuals posts from appearing, please e-mail me off list. In the mean time, I'll go poking around the Meteorite Central page to see if there are any directions. It's the God thing. Not that I don'tlove God... or something. :-) I didn't realize I became insensitive

Re: [meteorite-list] MARS near MOON tonight!

2003-07-16 Thread tracy latimer
I will be on the lookout! Being in HI I should get a front seat view of the occultation. It's at times like this I wish I had a good digital camera. Mars was BRILLIANT last weekend, and we're getting close to the date of closest approach... Tracy Latimer From: Ken O'Neill [EMAIL

[meteorite-list] Small Stony Asteroids Will Explode and Not Hit Earth, Study Shows

2003-07-16 Thread Ron Baalke
http://space.com/scienceastronomy/asteroid_breakup_030716.html Small Stony Asteroids Will Explode and Not Hit Earth, Study Shows By Robert Roy Britt space.com 16 July 2003 When asteroids fall through Earth's atmosphere, a variety of things can happen. Large iron-heavy space rocks are almost

[meteorite-list] Fewer Earthbound Asteroids Will Hit Home

2003-07-16 Thread Ron Baalke
Contact: Judith H Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED] 44-0-20-7594 6702 Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine July 16, 2003 Fewer Earthbound asteroids will hit home Scientists say pancake model of asteroid impact won't stick Scientists report in Nature today that significantly fewer

[meteorite-list] A Dynamic Kids' Attraction (Sudbury Crater)

2003-07-16 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20030716/SUDBURY16/TPTravel/TopStories A dynamic kids' attraction Together with Science North, Sudbury's Dynamic Earth makes the city a prime family destination By ILONA BIRO The Globe and Mail (Canada) July 16, 2003 SUDBURY

[meteorite-list] Apparent Meteorite Lands In Washington

2003-07-16 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.komotv.com/stories/26061.htm Apparent Meteorite Lands In Elma High School Lot KOMO 4 News (Washington) July 16, 2003 ELMA - Talk about something you don't see every day. Police and local astronomers alike are studying what appears to be remnants of a meteorite strike in Elma.

[meteorite-list] Apparent Meteorite Lands In Washington?

2003-07-16 Thread Matson, Robert
http://www.komotv.com/stories/26061.htm Apparent Meteorite Lands In Elma High School Lot The pebbles in the picture do not, by themselves, look very promising to my eye. --Rob __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [meteorite-list] Apparent Meteorite Lands In Washington?

2003-07-16 Thread Michael Farmer
Looks like a handfull of asphalt gravel to me. This is ludicrous. Scam central. I will not be rushing up there, anyone else going to try their luck? Waste their time? Mike Farmer - Original Message - From: Matson, Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 16,

Re: [meteorite-list] Apparent Meteorite Lands In Washington?

2003-07-16 Thread magellon
Hi, How fortunate that these bored high schoolers not only saw the flaming meteor but correctly calculated its' trajectory and impact site, called police, and in the dark, still arrived in enough time to burn their hands! How efficient are todays' youth! (I wonder if they are this competent in

Re: [meteorite-list] Apparent Meteorite Lands In Washington?

2003-07-16 Thread Tom aka James Knudson
Hey List, How long until these asphalt chunks turn up on EBAY? Thanks, Tom Peregrineflier The proudest member of the IMCA 6168 - Original Message - From: Michael Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Matson, Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 1:33 PM

Re: [meteorite-list] Apparent Meteorite Lands In Washington?

2003-07-16 Thread dean bessey
Police and local astronomers alike are studying what appears to be remnants of a meteorite strike in Elma. SNIP Police? What are the police studying a meteorite strewnfield for? Is there a fear that sombody from space is planning a round of attacks by throwing rocks or something?

Re: [meteorite-list] Apparent Meteorite Lands In Washington?

2003-07-16 Thread CMcdon0923
What are the police studying a meteorite strewnfield for? Is there a fear that sombody from space is planning a round of attacks by throwing rocks or something? Extraterrestrial terrorists. __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[meteorite-list] Of Job, Careers, and Meteorites

2003-07-16 Thread Walter Branch
Hello Everyone, Today was a very unusual day for me. It was the last day of my job for the past 10 years. As some of you know, I am a psychologist who has been in private practice for the past 10 years. Today was my last day. I have become increasingly aggravated with insurance companies and

[meteorite-list] [Fwd: Apparent Meteorite Lands In Elma High School Lot]

2003-07-16 Thread magellon
The following is from a reply from Scott Sistek KOMO Weather Producer in Washington---BeginMessage--- Hi Ken, I'll have them check it out, but we had two independent witnesses who e-mailed us saying they saw a firery streak across the sky as well at the right time -- one in Tenino and one in

[meteorite-list] NP Articlem 09-1917 Meteorites Origin A Puzzle

2003-07-16 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Paper: Mountain Democrat City: Placerville, California Date: Saturday, September 01, 1917 SHOTS FROM THE SKY Meteors That Bombard Us and the Puzzle of Their Origin Most persons have no comprehension of the actual bombardment to which the earth is continually subjected from the heavens.

Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook

2003-07-16 Thread Howard Wu
I once got down to the railroad track and wouldn't you know that there was somebody there looking for same. I spent an hour with a magnet and stick and came up with a bunch of little grey rocks off of a few anthills much like Norton's described in Rock from Space. I have no idea if these were

Re: [meteorite-list] [Fwd: Apparent Meteorite Lands In Elma High School Lot]

2003-07-16 Thread Ron Baalke
Gentlemen: I enjoyed your article about the teens finding a meteorite. After seeing the picture and reading the entire story, I fear you and the Daily World to be victims of a hoax I will not go into detail at this time, but the story is not consistent with meteorite falls. Pict

Re: [meteorite-list] MARS near MOON tonight!

2003-07-16 Thread Pekka Savolainen
Hello, you can find a poor digital pic of the position of Mars and Moon in Finland 3.00 am (GMT +2.00) from; http://www.dlc.fi/~nuuska/combo.jpg pekka Ken O'Neill wrote: Hi Jerry, I'm actually in Ireland so I'm British Summer Time. I checked my star mapping software which unfortunately

Re: [meteorite-list] [Fwd: Apparent Meteorite Lands In Elma High School Lot]

2003-07-16 Thread magellon
Hoax? I think it is more of a case of the fireball falling several 10's or 100's of miles away, and they mistakenly assumed rocks they found nearby were meteorites from that fireball. This is a very common occurance when fireballs are sighted. This is true. Perhaps one young man also

Re: [meteorite-list] [Fwd: Apparent Meteorite Lands In Elma High School Lot]

2003-07-16 Thread Rob Wesel
Are the Hupes in on this, Elma is their backyard? For that matter it's my backyard too but I'm not very enthusiastic about the story. -- Rob Wesel -- We are the music makers...and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971

[meteorite-list] This just in

2003-07-16 Thread Rob Wesel
Sounds like the Hupes did go have a look, here is a new update I just got from the Weather Producer. Hi Rob :) Thanks for writing back :) Right after I wrote back to you, Molly Shen filed her report from the field (she's our reporter out there) and couched the story that it might not indeed be

Re: [meteorite-list] This just in

2003-07-16 Thread Mark Jackson
"The glassy black rocks could be worn asphalt or pieces of the old high school track." OK guys . . .I must get some kind of Kazoo Prize of the Yearfor this . . . "Careful analysis of the meteoritic material has yielded stunning results: Urethane-based primer Rubber Base Mat Granules: (1-3mm)

[meteorite-list] More on that other Fireball - in Arizona

2003-07-16 Thread Robert Verish
-- More Forward Messages Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 17:23:16 -0600 From: Jim Gamble [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Fire Ball over the Gila All, I've added a small Quicktime movie to the web page. This is from a videotape as seen from the El Paso all sky

[meteorite-list] NP Article, 05-1890 A Bolide Over Iowa

2003-07-16 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Paper: Decatur Daily Republican City: Decatur, Illinois Date: Saturday, May 03, 1890 A Wonderful Meteor DES MOINES, Ia., May 2. - A special to the leader from Emmettsburg, Ia., says: At half-past five o'clock yesterday evening the northwestern heavens became suddenly illuminated, and

[meteorite-list] NP Article, 06-1890 Farmington Meteorite Fall

2003-07-16 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Paper: Decatur Daily Republican City: Decatur, Illinois Date: Thursday, June 26, 1890 Page: 2 A Wonderful Meteor ATCHISON, Kan., June 26. - About one o'clock yesterday afternoon a meteor fell with a terrific explosion on a farm near Washington, Kan., scattering rock in every direction. One

[meteorite-list] ATTENTION ALL re This endless God thread!!!

2003-07-16 Thread Michael L Blood
Attention EVERYONE who continues this thread. You have been very politely addressed by the list monitor (Art) to note the list rules. For those of you obviously too dense to get the VERY OBVIOUS hint or are too rude to pay heed: 1) Your continuation of this thread is

Re: [meteorite-list] [Fwd: Apparent Meteorite Lands In Elma High School Lot]

2003-07-16 Thread John Gwilliam
I'd guess that if anyone is working on this new meteorite they're not going to show their hole card by going public with their plans. Just think how nice it might be to work a new strewn field without it becoming a circus like Park Forest. Best, John At 06:27 PM 7/16/03 -0700, Rob Wesel

Fwd: [meteorite-list] Here's a NEW TOPIC

2003-07-16 Thread BOORX4
Sorry fellow list members, I had no intention of starting a war between the nonbelievers and the believers on this list, although it was quite entertaining at times. I simply stated that the creation theory was just as valid a theory for explaining the universeour solar systemand the beautiful

Re: [meteorite-list] [Fwd: Apparent Meteorite Lands In Elma High School Lot]

2003-07-16 Thread mafer
At least it would be close to me this time. - Original Message - From: John Gwilliam [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Rob Wesel [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Greg Hupe [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Adam Hupe [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 6:40 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] [Fwd:

Re: Fwd: [meteorite-list] Here's a NEW TOPIC

2003-07-16 Thread David Freeman
My two cents since it was asked, Those with a list problem should be identified as such and be blocked from future posting Sincere disappointment, DAve Freeman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry fellow list members, I had no intention of starting a war between the nonbelievers and the

Re: [meteorite-list] Tatahouine_strewnfield

2003-07-16 Thread Impactika
In a message dated 7/16/2003 10:26:37 AM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So what I would do is find the original center as it realates to the town as it was in 1931, then move out about half a Km and start a circular search pattern with that original strewnfield as the center.

Re: [meteorite-list] ATTENTION ALL re This endless God thread!!!

2003-07-16 Thread CMcdon0923
A quick look at the list archives shows that the last message with any hint of reference to God was posted at about 06:42 Wednesday morning. Now, approximately 16 hours later (give or take), you post this email..so who's guilty of keeping the thread alive now, and "abusing the list"?

[meteorite-list] Rockboxes for Meteorites

2003-07-16 Thread Fred Olsen
Listees, I want to alert members of the list to a new source of boxes. These are Flat boxes (fancy beer flats) , cotton filled setup boxes, and foldup paperboard boxes.I like these boxes for storing and transporting my meteorites. I use a sheet VCI in the flats to prevent oxidation. I like