Steve, Welcome back! Glad you are still involved. Has it been since 2003? If I remember correctly it was a spider bite that sidelined you.
Cheers, Mike Tettenborn > On Jun 8, 2019, at 10:04 AM, Steve Schoner via Meteorite-list > <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > > The Rickardton Meteorite fall of June 30th, 1918 > > The Richardton Meteorite of North Dakota fell at 9:48 PM, and I wonder if > this fall could be related to the Beta Taurid meteor shower, thought to be > the source for the Tunguska event of June 30th 1908. The Beta Taurids are a > daylight meteor shower starting at sunrise here in the United States, lasting > throughout the day and then below the horizon at the end of the day. Though > improbable, could it be that the Richardton Meteorite is a member of the Beta > Taurid meteor stream? > > Trajectory data on the Richardton meteorite could be telling if it came from > the south west direction. And I have yet to find any observers that stated > the direction from which it came. > > The Richardon meteorite, of which I have samples is very friable and even > though it fell a hundred and one years ago, it is the subject of much study > even today as it has isotopes that relate to having been close to the Sun, > such as what one would expect of the parent body of the Beta Taurids.... > Comet Encke. At the end of this month Earth will be in the Encke Beta Taurid > meteor stream and astronomers will be studying it to determine if it has > masses large enough to create a Tunguska event. And if so, there certainly > will be smaller masses that could produce meteorites such as Richardton which > fell on June 30th 1918. In fact any meteorite that fell on or around June > 30th coming from the south west direction should be further examined to see > if they have isotopic properties that one would expect having been close to > the Sun. > > BTW: > I have not been on the meteoritelist in some time...In fact many years since > I became disabled in 2003, which pretty much eliminated me from hunting > meteorites. So, currently I am involved in making petrographic slides, > mostly of meteorites (Petroslides.com). If anyone on this list wishes to > have thin sections made contact me at: s_scho...@msn.com . > > I would like to transition from this antiquated mybluelight e-mail to my > petroslides e-mail at the above e-mail address. > > Steve Schoner > IMCA 4470 > > ____________________________________________________________ > US MD: "I Beg Americans To Throw Out This Veg Now" > dr-pedre-md.com > http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3331/5cfbc095cf4b140954083st02duc > ______________________________________________ > > Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the > Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
