[meteorite-list] Tucson 2003 Photos

2003-02-09 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Hello Everybody, Just got in from Tucson and since I knew several people were interested I decided to hurry up and get some photos posted. I will try to make time to post my thoughts on the events tomorrow. http://photos.yahoo.com/zemadpoet Hint: Go down to the folder that says "Tucson 2003". M

Re: [meteorite-list] A Metallic Asteroid May Have Coincided With The Fall Of Rome

2003-02-09 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, Pierre, and List, Pierre said: "These people were educated, they knew about comets and eclipses, they were used to natural disasters, frequent floods and earthquakes, volcanic eruption (remember Pompeii!)." Pierre, your faith in history, astronomical and conventional, is touching but m

[meteorite-list] A Metallic Asteroid May Have Coincided With The Fall Of Rome

2003-02-09 Thread Robert & Wendi Beauford
"Inviolate for 1,100 years, Rome was sacked by the hordes in 410 AD." Eh!?! Don't tell the Celts. Also, the term dark ages was retrospective, and came into use at the renaissance. The downfall of Rome rested on 200 years of complex circumstance, and the plagues came and went at will over a mille

Re: [meteorite-list] just got back

2003-02-09 Thread J. Warren
Steve,     Which meteorites did you win?  I personally would like to hear.  Also, what did you think of the prices in general and were you suprised by any of the prices that items went for.   J.   :)   - Original Message - From: STEVE ARNOLD To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[meteorite-list] just got back

2003-02-09 Thread STEVE ARNOLD
Hi there list. Steve arnold from chicago here. I just got back  here from tucson. What a great time I had. I want to say what a pleasure it was to meet all the great people in this great hobby. I want to thank mike blood on a fine auction. I won 6 of them. Darryl pitt had a great auction. Alot of g

[meteorite-list] Cosmic bolt probed in shuttle disaster

2003-02-09 Thread Jerry A. Wallace
NOTE: Interesting part towards end of article describes upper atmosphere electrical phenomenen (sprite) believed to have been triggered by passing meteor. jw ~~~ Friday, February 7, 2003 (SF Chronicle) Cosmic bolt probed in shuttle disaster/Scientists poring

[meteorite-list] NWA1685 BL meteorite

2003-02-09 Thread tett
List,   Curious if anyone knows of more information on the NWA1685 (BL) meteorite.  Anyone know if a classification has been established and by whom?   I did a magnet test and my 3 pieces are less strongly attracted to a magnet than DAG785 or Sahara 98175 or Bensour all of which are LL's.  S

Re: [meteorite-list] Is this a LL3 meteorite ?

2003-02-09 Thread tett
This may or may not be one.  I think I can see a chondrule or two but the picture is not the best and there is no polished surface.   If you are interested then ask the seller if it is classified.    Cheers,   Mike Tettenborn - Original Message - From: John Divelbiss To:

Re: [meteorite-list] Is this a LL3 meteorite ?

2003-02-09 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
Hello all Bah...for me no regards Matteo --- John Divelbiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello all, > > Sorry to intrude...but I have to ask. Is this a LL3 > meteorite? > > Looks like a pastry to me. This is the second time > going through as an auctioned meteorite. > > Do any of the c

[meteorite-list] Is this a LL3 meteorite ?

2003-02-09 Thread John Divelbiss
Hello all,   Sorry to intrude...but I have to ask. Is this a LL3 meteorite?   Looks like a pastry to me. This is the second time going through as an auctioned meteorite.   Do any of the chondrite guru's out there have an opinion?   http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=215716513

[meteorite-list] Website Update

2003-02-09 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
Hello all Now I have a 56k connection, slow but is possible I see immediatly emails, I hope have in fast time the fast connection. I have update my sale site after December I no touch this, you find some new rarest dag's put in the last Met.Bulletin type the ureilite bimodal and others. I have a i

Re: [meteorite-list] A Metallic Asteroid May Have Coincided WithThe Fall Of Rome

2003-02-09 Thread rochette
http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/science/story/0,12450,889308,00.html A metallic asteroid may have coincided with the fall of Rome, says Duncan Steel The Guardian (United Kingdom) February 6, 2003 .. No matter what the trajectory of the asteroid entry, it would have been a phenomenal sight