[meteorite-list] The Meteorite Wiki: For The World
Good Morning Listees, Hope everyone had a great week last week. I've had a great time this past week, and have received a large number of emails and phone calls from friends in this community congratulating me on creating the Meteorite Wiki. I'd like to say thank you very much for all the kind words, advice and suggestions for the site, I do appreciate all of it. But I find it kind of weird to receive these kind words on something that should have been created long ago. Why it wasn't I have no idea as it's something that is greatly needed by the meteorite world, and now the main stream. With increasing awareness of meteorite falls, fireballs, asteroids, including the mighty mid-air explosions over Indonesia, and even a few hoaxes as the media spins more and more fantastic tales about asteroids, meteorites and meteors it's more important than ever to provide an information source that will help educate the public about meteorites, the events that surround them and the science behind them. This is especially important given the massive media attention and the inaccurate data being reported. That is a huge problem in and of itself. Poor reporting by lazy reporters and skewed data are constant problems. On a more positive note, we can be happy about the millions of viewers that the new and exciting Meteorite Men cable television series on the Science Channel will garner. A lot of these people will become fascinated by them, and hopefully will be amazed enough to research more information on them. The show I think will create a whole new group of meteorite collectors and hunters through the ingenious adventure/science theme of the show, and most likely will add a few new scientists to the meteorite world as well. To be able to entertain and educate at the same time about the coolest rocks on the face of the planet has to rank up there. It doesn't get much more exciting than that. Meteorites will continue to grow in popularity as awareness increases. Millions of people will watch the show yes, and millions more will watch the new movie by director Roland Emmerich called 2012. Most are familiar with the ominous 2012 date from the Mayan calendar because the calendar inexplicably ends on the date of December 21 2012, which some believe marks the end of the world. Some believe that it foretells of the future impact of a massive asteroid with the Earth in which all life will be extinguished in a huge ball of fire wiping out all living creatures and human beings in the process. Thanks to Roland Emmerich's new 2012 movie and the countless millions of people and websites surrounding this event, the date is now etched in the minds of hundreds of millions of people across the globe, and the closer we get to this date, the more interest in asteroids there will be, and in turn the more interest there will be in meteorites! Given the recent 50 kiloton explosion (equivalent to 110 million pounds of TNT explosives) of an untracked and very scientifically surprising asteroid over Indonesia just a few weeks ago, this proves there's more out there than we can possibly track and raises some alarm as well. http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news165.html Many scientists were taken by surprise and were amazed at the force and size of the mid-air explosion. It's been reported that no one knew it existed until it exploded over land scaring thousands of locals and setting off infrasound detection systems thousands of miles away. I can't really mention all this without mentioning NASAs new Asteroid Watch program http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroidwatch/ and of course the NEO (Near Earth Object Program) http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ both of which track, record and notify interested parties of the potential hazards of the extraterrestrial visitors we lovingly know as asteroids. Many of NASAs program participants and scientists are ever more aware of the social networking craze that has taken the internet world by storm, and have implemented and created their own social network accounts on Twitter, Facebook, Myspace and other popular websites. This revolution of online networking has allowed the worlds best advertising system (word of mouth) to become electronic in nature spreading the word around the world in a matter of seconds! Combine that with cell phones, PDAs, and broadband enabled laptops and other mobile computing technology you can see the power and importance of having the right information available to those who search for it. So the next time there's a large fireball event, a meteorite fall, or when NASA discovers a new asteroid impactor or scientists find, track and predict an impact like that of Asteroid 2008 TC3, there will be a source of information and knowledge readily available for the curious, for the educator, and for the media to compile accurate data for their reports. We'll have an informational database for the worlds meteorite knowledge
[meteorite-list] [AD] Most beautifull Oriented Gao 134 gr. and more
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[meteorite-list] AD : Canyon Diablo Display Lot,
Hi Folks! I have a few offerings of interest, including a large Canyon Diablo Riker display. http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/0/Canyon-Diablo-Crater-Display-Kit--Famous-Iron-Meteorite_592091.html This set would be perfect as a gift or perhaps as an outreach prop. It has several different samples from the Canyon Diablo site - crater sand, ejecta rim rock, tiny shrapnels, large individual iron, and tiny spheroids from the Nininger collection. (the latter have a copy of the original collection label) Forget the price on the website - US Met-List members can have this kit for $80 shipped! Canadian and Overseas buyers is $100 shipped via USPS Priority International Box. (typically about one week delivery time) I also have the entire 2008 year of Meteorite Magazine (4 quarterly issues) for $50 shipped. Again, ignore the price on the website - that price is for the general public and not Met List members. http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/0/Meteorite-Magazine--Entire-2008-Year--4-Issues_1009149.html I also have some beautifully-crusted and fresh stony meteorites from a variety of recent falls - some of these are oriented and 100% crusted. All of them come in dessicated Riker boxes with display labels - ready for your cabinet or display shelf. All of these are prime examples of their respective falls, or they wouldn't have been in my private/personal collection cabinet. I'm not a high roller collector, so I can't afford BIG stones that are this nice, so I collect the nicest ones I can afford - the offerings below are of high quality. Again - ignore the prices on the website. Met-List members get 25% off of the prices for the specimens below : Bassikounou 4.69 grams, fully 100% crusted in FRESH velvety, pitch-black fusion crust. This is as nice as a small Bassikounou gets. http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/126516/Bassikounou-Witnessed-Fall--100-Crusted-Whole-Stone_1065553.html Chergach 6.63 grams, fully-oriented with prominent roll-over lip. 98% fully crusted in FRESH black velvety fusion crust. This is one of the freshest Chergach stones I have ever seen. It must have been collected right after it first hit the dirt. It has one tiny spot on the fusion crust where the unoxidized matrix is exposed. http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/126516/Chergach-Meteorite--Oriented-Whole-Stone-w-Rollover-Lip_1065557.html Oum Dreyga 4.53 grams, Oriented and 100% FRESH fusion crust. Just like the two stones above, this one is truly fresh - pitch black, matte-velvety crust. This one didn't sit in the desert long before someone scooped it up and protected it from oxidation. http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/126516/Oum-Dreyga-Witnessed-Fall-Meteorite--Oriented-Whole-Stone_1065564.html Bensour 2.35 grams - 100% FRESH black crust. This one has a nice rounded organic shape that reminds me of a tiny pea-pod. http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/126516/Bensour-Witnessed-Fall-Meteorite--Fresh-Whole-Stone_1065561.html FINDS : (don't forget, you get 25% off of these prices shown below) Gold Basin (with Aerolite label and Kriegh/Monrad provenance) - this one is a faux-individual. This means it is a nice round fragment that is not jagged - at first glance, it could resemble a small individual. It's spherical, like a weathered marble. If you want a collectible Gold Basin fragment, this is it. http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/126516/Gold-Basin--Arizona-Meteorite--Jim-Kriegh-Personal-Find_1066934.html I also have the following available - Juancheng crusted fragment, Tamdakht crusted fragment, Moldavites, and cheap bulk UNWA lots for outreach or gifts. (small slices, endcuts and fragments). BOOKS - Collision Earth, Meteorite Comet Impacts by Grego - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/126516/Collision-Earth--Meteorite-Comet-Impacts-by-Peter-Grego_1055700.html Comets, Creators and Destroyers by Levy - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/126516/Comets--Creators-and-Destroyers-by-David-Levy_1069531.html Moldavite, Starborn Stone of Transformation (New Age) - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/126516/Moldavite--Starborn-Stone-of-Transformation--Book_1041995.html I have a growing pile of MAPS journal back issues - contact me to make an offer. Lastly, have some nice NWA 869 display slices - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/126516/NWA-869--Heavy-Slice--1004-grams_1019899.html http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/126502/NWA-869--Crusted-Endcut--937-grams_1019905.html http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/126502/NWA-869--Nice-Slice--464-grams_1019895.html http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/126502/NWA-869--Crusted-Endcut--105-grams_1019890.html http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/126502/NWA-869--Nice-Thick-Slice--999-grams_1019665.html EVERYONE WHO ORDERS TODAY WILL GET EXTRA FREEBIES - classified NWA slices and other nice stuff. My website only accepts PayPal, so if you don't want to use PayPal, then contact me directly at - meteoritem...@gmail.com If you
[meteorite-list] AD - New ebay listings
Hi to everyone on the list, I just listed some nice meteorites on ebay. A wide selection of material at very nice prices. Check my ebay listings here: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZwanderingstarmeteoritesQQhtZ-1 As always, off ebay sales of fixed price listings come with a 10% discount. Hope the rest of the weekend is good, Greg C. www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com IMCA 4682 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] The Meteorite Wiki: For The World
Thanks Sonny, Ruben, List, I would agree that Steve and Geoff do need to be complimented and acknowledged for their work on bringing meteorites to the main stream. Though it is a cable television series it will expand the base of the meteorite world exponentially, especially when one considers the reach of the Science Channel and Discovery Communications. I'm looking forward to seeing the new episodes. Without showing any bias or favoritism, I agree wholeheartedly with Ruben when he stated /...All too often (speaking for myself) it seems easy to forget the monumental achievements of Geoff and Steve. Think about it, they have successfully completed filming of the very first TV series about meteorites/meteorite hunting in history!.../ Regardless of personal feelings on the matter, to help create a television series on such a major network is an amazing and wonderful thing for the meteorite world as a whole and certainly the logical next step. I predict in the next 2-3 years such an explosive growth of knowledge of the science of meteorites as never before seen in the history of this great science. It's never been in the public eye more than now, and it may even become a vehicle into the future of astronomical science for many. Who knows how many new scientists, astronomers and astronauts this exposure will create? It will have phenomenal growth. Perhaps we should consider adding Geoff and Steve to the Meteorite Men page on the wiki. Any volunteers to write the pages? ;) Thank you all... Regards, Eric wahlpe...@aol.com wrote: Hi Eric, Good job on the Wiki site, it looks good. On a more positive note, we can be happy about the millions of viewers that the new and exciting Meteorite Men cable television series on the Science Channel will garner. A lot of these people will become fascinated by them, and hopefully will be amazed enough to research more information on them. The show I think will create a whole new group of meteorite collectors and hunters through the ingenious adventure/science theme of the show, and most likely will add a few new scientists to the meteorite world as well. To be able to entertain and educate at the same time about the coolest rocks on the face of the planet has to rank up there. It doesn't get much more exciting than that. I could not agree more, we need to complement Geoff and Steve for their contributions to the Meteorite world! Sonny -Original Message- From: Meteorites USA e...@meteoritesusa.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sun, Nov 1, 2009 1:58 am Subject: [meteorite-list] The Meteorite Wiki: For The World Good Morning Listees,  Hope everyone had a great week last week. I've had a great time this past week, and have received a large number of emails and phone calls from friends in this community congratulating me on creating the Meteorite Wiki. I'd like to say thank you very much for all the kind words, advice and suggestions for the site, I do appreciate all of it. But I find it kind of weird to receive these kind words on something that should have been created long ago. Why it wasn't I have no idea as it's something that is greatly needed by the meteorite world, and now the main stream.  With increasing awareness of meteorite falls, fireballs, asteroids, including the mighty mid-air explosions over Indonesia, and even a few hoaxes as the media spins more and more fantastic tales about asteroids, meteorites and meteors it's more important than ever to provide an information source that will help educate the public about meteorites, the events that surround them and the science behind them.  This is especially important given the massive media attention and the inaccurate data being reported. That is a huge problem in and of itself. Poor reporting by lazy reporters and skewed data are constant problems.  On a more positive note, we can be happy about the millions of viewers that the new and exciting Meteorite Men cable television series on the Science Channel will garner. A lot of these people will become fascinated by them, and hopefully will be amazed enough to research more information on them. The show I think will create a whole new group of meteorite collectors and hunters through the ingenious adventure/science theme of the show, and most likely will add a few new scientists to the meteorite world as well. To be able to entertain and educate at the same time about the coolest rocks on the face of the planet has to rank up there. It doesn't get much more exciting than that.  Meteorites will continue to grow in popularity as awareness increases. Millions of people will watch the show yes, and millions more will watch the new movie by director Roland Emmerich called 2012.  Most are familiar with the ominous 2012 date from the Mayan calendar because the calendar inexplicably ends on the date of December 21 2012,
Re: [meteorite-list] The Meteorite Wiki: For The World
Hi All, I couldn't agree with Eric and Sonny enough! All too often (speaking for myself) it seems easy to forget the monumental achievements of Geoff and Steve. Think about it, they have successfully completed filming of the very first TV series about meteorites/meteorite hunting in history! To me this was the next logical step in the evolution of this hobby -Nininger, Haag, Geoff and Steve.. Congrats again, Geoff and Steve! -- Ruben Garcia (Mr-Meteorite) Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] On a Sad Note...........
Hi all, I was shocked, saddened, and surprised to learn that our good friend, teacher, and meteorite hunter Jim Smaller - A.K.A. Paleface - passed away on Oct 25th, 2009. For those of you that didn’t know Jim or never had the opportunity to learn from or hunt with Jim you missed out. Jim was never egotistical, self serving, or an attention seeker. Instead he was a patient, kind and generous man that would go out of his way to help or instruct anyone. Jim knew more about metal detecting than anyone else I know and his may meteorite finds proved it. With the loss of Jim Kriegh I thought the meteorite world would never be the same. With the loss of Jim Smaller it can't be. I just added Jim to my tribute page along with Jim Kriegh. http://www.mr-meteorite.net/tributepage.htm -- Ruben Garcia (Mr-Meteorite) Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Fireball over Kansas video
Hello List Just came across this, looks like a fireball, what do you think? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgG7iOPG4G4feature=sub Keith Chandler, Az __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] PARK FOREST - Fire Hydrant
Does anyone on the list have a piece of the Park Forest Hammer that Struck a Fire Hydrant? Does anyone have a photo of the Fire Hydrant That was struck? RSVP off list. Thanks, Michael __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] PARK FOREST - Fire Hydrant
That is my piece. None for sale. Photo of the piece of my collection gallery page at www.mhmeteorites.com. Go to the middle of page near the bottom to get to the Collection Gallery. I do have a photo of the hydrant that I could scan. Matt --Original Message-- From: Michael Blood Sender: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com To: Meteorite List Subject: [meteorite-list] PARK FOREST - Fire Hydrant Sent: Nov 1, 2009 1:34 PM Does anyone on the list have a piece of the Park Forest Hammer that Struck a Fire Hydrant? Does anyone have a photo of the Fire Hydrant That was struck? RSVP off list. Thanks, Michael __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- Matt Morgan Mile High Meteorites http://www.mhmeteorites.com P.O. Box 151293 Lakewood, CO 80215 USA __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] On a Sad Note...........
:( :( Never met him...this is tragic. My kind words and thoughts to his family. RIP Jim. --- Melanie IMCA: 2975 eBay: metmel2775 Known on SkyRock Cafe as SpaceCollector09 Unclassified meteorites are like a box of chocolates... you never know what you're gonna get! Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:21:42 -0700 From: mrmeteor...@gmail.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] On a Sad Note... Hi all, I was shocked, saddened, and surprised to learn that our good friend, teacher, and meteorite hunter Jim Smaller - A.K.A. Paleface - passed away on Oct 25th, 2009. For those of you that didn’t know Jim or never had the opportunity to learn from or hunt with Jim you missed out. Jim was never egotistical, self serving, or an attention seeker. Instead he was a patient, kind and generous man that would go out of his way to help or instruct anyone. Jim knew more about metal detecting than anyone else I know and his may meteorite finds proved it. With the loss of Jim Kriegh I thought the meteorite world would never be the same. With the loss of Jim Smaller it can't be. I just added Jim to my tribute page along with Jim Kriegh. http://www.mr-meteorite.net/tributepage.htm -- Ruben Garcia (Mr-Meteorite) Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list _ CDN College or University student? Get Windows 7 for only $39.99 before Jan 3! Buy it now! http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691636 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] On a sad note ... Jim Smaller
We all know it will happen one day, and still, it is a tragic experience because we pretend to ignore it as best we can. But it will happen! I agree whole-heartedly with Melanie's RIP: May he rest in peace in the realm of meteorites that he loved so much! Bernd __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] On a Sad Note...........
Yes, Jim was a list member. On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 1:29 PM, Melanie Matthews spacewoman2...@hotmail.com wrote: :( :( Never met him...this is tragic. My kind words and thoughts to his family. Was he on the list? RIP Jim. --- Melanie IMCA: 2975 eBay: metmel2775 Known on SkyRock Cafe as SpaceCollector09 Unclassified meteorites are like a box of chocolates... you never know what you're gonna get! Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:21:42 -0700 From: mrmeteor...@gmail.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] On a Sad Note... Hi all, I was shocked, saddened, and surprised to learn that our good friend, teacher, and meteorite hunter Jim Smaller - A.K.A. Paleface - passed away on Oct 25th, 2009. For those of you that didn’t know Jim or never had the opportunity to learn from or hunt with Jim you missed out. Jim was never egotistical, self serving, or an attention seeker. Instead he was a patient, kind and generous man that would go out of his way to help or instruct anyone. Jim knew more about metal detecting than anyone else I know and his may meteorite finds proved it. With the loss of Jim Kriegh I thought the meteorite world would never be the same. With the loss of Jim Smaller it can't be. I just added Jim to my tribute page along with Jim Kriegh. http://www.mr-meteorite.net/tributepage.htm -- Ruben Garcia (Mr-Meteorite) Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list _ Get Windows 7 for only $39.99—CDN College University students only. This offer ends Jan 3—upgrade now! http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691637 -- Ruben Garcia (Mr-Meteorite) Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Fireball over Kansas video
Hi Keith, Definitely looks like a bolide, and with an excellent star background to support precise triangulation (if a second video or image should surface). In the mean time, I'm checking the NexRad Doppler radar data to see if it showed up... --Rob -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com]on Behalf Of Arizona Keith Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 11:37 AM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Fireball over Kansas video Hello List Just came across this, looks like a fireball, what do you think? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgG7iOPG4G4feature=sub Keith Chandler, Az __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD: 662 grams of Etched Muoinionalusta
Hi All, This is all I have left... Buy it now while it lasts. ETCHED MUONIONALUSTA SALE: 6 Beautifully etched part slices! http://www.meteoritesusa.com/muonionalusta-meteorites-for-sale.htm Free Shipping in the USA on orders over $50 I'll be sending out another notice when I get more material in. If you're looking for something specific please let me know, I may be able to help. Regards, Eric Wichman Meteorite USA 904-236-5394 Those of you NOT on my meteorite sale list, get on it now to receive advanced notice of these sales: http://www.meteoritesusa.com/newsletter/ __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] On a Sad Note...........
I'm very sorry to hear of Jim's passing. My thoughts are with his family at this sad time. I never had the privilege of meeting him, I heard nothing but good things about him, and he was always helpful to me on the forums and via email. He will be missed... Regards, Eric Ruben Garcia wrote: Hi all, I was shocked, saddened, and surprised to learn that our good friend, teacher, and meteorite hunter Jim Smaller - A.K.A. Paleface - passed away on Oct 25th, 2009. For those of you that didn’t know Jim or never had the opportunity to learn from or hunt with Jim you missed out. Jim was never egotistical, self serving, or an attention seeker. Instead he was a patient, kind and generous man that would go out of his way to help or instruct anyone. Jim knew more about metal detecting than anyone else I know and his may meteorite finds proved it. With the loss of Jim Kriegh I thought the meteorite world would never be the same. With the loss of Jim Smaller it can't be. I just added Jim to my tribute page along with Jim Kriegh. http://www.mr-meteorite.net/tributepage.htm __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] On a Sad Note...........
While I did not have the pleasure of knowing Jim, I wish to extend my condolences and sincere sympathies to his family and friends. May he rest in peace. Dave - Original Message - From: Ruben Garcia mrmeteor...@gmail.com To: Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 2:21 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] On a Sad Note... Hi all, I was shocked, saddened, and surprised to learn that our good friend, teacher, and meteorite hunter Jim Smaller - A.K.A. Paleface - passed away on Oct 25th, 2009. For those of you that didn’t know Jim or never had the opportunity to learn from or hunt with Jim you missed out. Jim was never egotistical, self serving, or an attention seeker. Instead he was a patient, kind and generous man that would go out of his way to help or instruct anyone. Jim knew more about metal detecting than anyone else I know and his may meteorite finds proved it. With the loss of Jim Kriegh I thought the meteorite world would never be the same. With the loss of Jim Smaller it can't be. I just added Jim to my tribute page along with Jim Kriegh. http://www.mr-meteorite.net/tributepage.htm -- Ruben Garcia (Mr-Meteorite) Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] On a Sad Note...........
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This is very sad news- I would like to give all my condolences
to Jim's family. He will surely be
missed by many.
Greg S.
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:21:42 -0700
From: mrmeteor...@gmail.com
To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Subject: [meteorite-list] On a Sad Note...
Hi all,
I was shocked, saddened, and surprised to learn that our good friend,
teacher, and meteorite hunter Jim Smaller - A.K.A. Paleface - passed
away on Oct 25th, 2009. For those of you that didn’t know Jim or never
had the opportunity to learn from or hunt with Jim you missed out. Jim
was never egotistical, self serving, or an attention seeker. Instead
he was a patient, kind and generous man that would go out of his way
to help or instruct anyone. Jim knew more about metal detecting than
anyone else I know and his may meteorite finds proved it.
With the loss of Jim Kriegh I thought the meteorite world would never
be the same. With the loss of Jim Smaller it can't be.
I just added Jim to my tribute page along with Jim Kriegh.
http://www.mr-meteorite.net/tributepage.htm
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Re: [meteorite-list] Fireball over Kansas video -- faked or doctored?
Unfortunately, on closer review of that YouTube video, something is fishy: the stars are visible BELOW the horizon (e.g., in the grass on the bottom left). It's as if someone has superimposed a star field image on top of the background scene. This calls into question whether the bolide, too, has been doctored in. The star field itself is a bit odd; I can make out Cassiopeia at the top, left of center, but it's difficult to get the other stars in the scene to line up with known counterparts. In any case, I did check Wichita Doppler radar for the date/time in question, but saw nothing. --Rob __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] On a Sad Note...........
While I did not know of him, Its always sad to lose someone who has added to
the field of meteorites.
My best to his family and friends.
Greg C.
--- On Sun, 11/1/09, Greg Stanley stanleygr...@hotmail.com wrote:
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Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] On a Sad Note...
To: mrmeteor...@gmail.com, meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Date: Sunday, November 1, 2009, 5:54 PM
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This is very sad news- I would like to give all my
condolences
to Jim's family. He will surely be
missed by many.
Greg S.
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:21:42 -0700
From: mrmeteor...@gmail.com
To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Subject: [meteorite-list] On a Sad Note...
Hi all,
I was shocked, saddened, and surprised to learn that
our good friend,
teacher, and meteorite hunter Jim Smaller - A.K.A.
Paleface - passed
away on Oct 25th, 2009. For those of you that didn’t
know Jim or never
had the opportunity to learn from or hunt with Jim you
missed out. Jim
was never egotistical, self serving, or an attention
seeker. Instead
he was a patient, kind and generous man that would go
out of his way
to help or instruct anyone. Jim knew more about metal
detecting than
anyone else I know and his may meteorite finds proved
it.
With the loss of Jim Kriegh I thought the meteorite
world would never
be the same. With the loss of Jim Smaller it can't
be.
I just added Jim to my tribute page along with Jim
Kriegh.
http://www.mr-meteorite.net/tributepage.htm
--
Ruben Garcia (Mr-Meteorite)
Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net
Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/
Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u
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Re: [meteorite-list] Fireball over Kansas video -- faked or doctored?
goedjocbmmehlefdhgmmgeibdpaa.mojave_meteori...@cox.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=Windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 I think you're right - the ground=2C trees=2C buildings don't appear to lig= ht up along with the sky. These 2012 hiseria proponents getting desperate? = lol=20 --- Melanie IMCA: 2975 eBay: metmel2775 Known on SkyRock Cafe as SpaceCollector09 Unclassified meteorites are like a box of chocolates... you never know what= you're gonna get! From: mojave_meteori...@cox.net To: arizonake...@cox.net=3b meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Sun=2C 1 Nov 2009 15:01:04 -0800 Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fireball over Kansas video -- faked or doct= ored? Unfortunately=2C on closer review of that YouTube video=2C something is fishy: the stars are visible BELOW the horizon (e.g.=2C in the grass on the bottom left). It's as if someone has superimposed a star field image on top of the background scene. This calls into question whether the bolide=2C too=2C has been doctored in. The star field itself is a bit odd=3B I can make out Cassiopeia at the top=2C left of center=2C but it's difficult to get the other stars in the scene to line up with known counterparts. In any case=2C I did check Wichita Doppler radar for the date/time in question=2C but saw nothing. --Rob __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list =20 _ Save up to 84% on Windows 7 until Jan 3=97eligible CDN College University= students only. Hurry=97buy it now for $39.99! http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=3D9691635= __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] On a Sad Note...........
Deepest regrets to the family and friends of James Smaller.
Count Deiro
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From: Greg Catterton star_wars_collec...@yahoo.com
Sent: Nov 1, 2009 6:49 PM
To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] On a Sad Note...
While I did not know of him, Its always sad to lose someone who has added to
the field of meteorites.
My best to his family and friends.
Greg C.
--- On Sun, 11/1/09, Greg Stanley stanleygr...@hotmail.com wrote:
From: Greg Stanley stanleygr...@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] On a Sad Note...
To: mrmeteor...@gmail.com, meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Date: Sunday, November 1, 2009, 5:54 PM
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This is very sad news- I would like to give all my
condolences
to Jim's family. He will surely be
missed by many.
Greg S.
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:21:42 -0700
From: mrmeteor...@gmail.com
To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Subject: [meteorite-list] On a Sad Note...
Hi all,
I was shocked, saddened, and surprised to learn that
our good friend,
teacher, and meteorite hunter Jim Smaller - A.K.A.
Paleface - passed
away on Oct 25th, 2009. For those of you that didn’t
know Jim or never
had the opportunity to learn from or hunt with Jim you
missed out. Jim
was never egotistical, self serving, or an attention
seeker. Instead
he was a patient, kind and generous man that would go
out of his way
to help or instruct anyone. Jim knew more about metal
detecting than
anyone else I know and his may meteorite finds proved
it.
With the loss of Jim Kriegh I thought the meteorite
world would never
be the same. With the loss of Jim Smaller it can't
be.
I just added Jim to my tribute page along with Jim
Kriegh.
http://www.mr-meteorite.net/tributepage.htm
--
Ruben Garcia (Mr-Meteorite)
Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net
Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/
Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u
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[meteorite-list] AD: Over 50 Great Auctions Started, Several Buy It Nows That Are Deals and I need a NEW Home for a very special meteorite....
Hello, This weeks Auctions are started- keep checking because they are loading for the next hour or more VERY MUCH worth a LOOK! See All here: http://shop.ebay.com:80/meteorite-collector/m.html?LH_Auction=1_trksid=p3911.c0.m301 Also I have listed my PARK FOREST - BARNES- House Smasher with a very low price-the lowest I have ever offered on ebay! PARK FOREST- The Famous BARNES HOUSE SMASHER http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=190345802918 This Park Forest specimen needs to go to a serious private or museum collection. The potential for one of THE FINEST displays is all here with this stone and all the artifacts. None finer! One of the finest Seymchan slice out there! A VERY SERIOUS SPECIMEN! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=220503665457 Also, BIG SPECIMEN-LOW PRICE! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=190345802631 Thanks and Best Wishes Michael Cottingham __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: October 26-30, 2009
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[meteorite-list] Jim Smaller
I never had the pleasure of meeting Jim Smaller but my son Devin was fortunate to know him personally. Jim was truly one of the good guys in the meteorite world. Devin was in the process of studying and classifying Sacramento Wash 005 and put out a list message asking for a possible donation of this material to the U of A for his research. Jim Smaller was the first to respond to Devin's request. Jim was more than happy to donate some of the pieces he had found, one of which was one of the larger pieces found in the area. Jim made this donation purely out of the goodness of his heart and never asked for any recognition or compensation. Devin first met Jim while out hunting the Holbrook strewn field. Devin's mother Kathleen wanted to find a Holbrook so she and Devin made the trip and ran into Jim in the strewn field. Jim was encouraging and enthusiastic and more than willing to offer any and all information regarding the best spots to find stones in the strewn field to insure success for Devin and his Mother that day. Devin has written a research paper on Sacramento Wash 005 to be published in 2010 and he wishes to dedicate this publication to the memory of Jim Smaller. Devin and I would like to convey our most profound condolences to the family and friends of Jim Smaller. The meteorite world has lost a real friend and Jim will not be forgotten. Devin and Jack Schrader __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - November 2, 2009
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[meteorite-list] Solar Sail: Cosmos 2 (AD)
Dear List, Carl Sagan's 75th birthday anniversary is coming up. This fateful date is November 9, 2009. (Also the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall). The Planetary Society has been somewhat quiet about the Solar Sail project progress, but the project has always been promoted with Sagan's quote: We have lingered for too long on the shores of the cosmic ocean; it's time to set sail for the stars. It seems they are leading up to a Sagan inspirational announcement on his birthday that concerns Cosmos 2, the replacement Solar Sailboat for the one that went down due to a failed booster stage from the launch of a modified Stingray ballistic missile launched by Calamari strategic nuclear submarine in 2005. This is at least the third try -there have been arguably others- after the Planetary Society's first attempt. Cosmos 1 in 2005 had 600 square meters [6,458 square feet] of sails). Then, NASA attempted a drop in the bucket mission in 2008 called NanoSail-D... It was a wee 9 square meters [100 square feet] of sail. NASA's experiment crashed with private industry's budget SpaceX Falcon 1 launch vehicle. The lower stage collided with active rocket as it continued thrusting after detachment and it went down with everything else aboard. The Planetary Society's total budget for Cosmos 1 was $4.1 million of hard earned money passing the hat around to dedicated space and planetary exploration enthusiasts and Sagan's dedicated widow, Ann Druyan. This is chump change in the administrative and political bureaucracy - just doesn't fit the mold as a forward-looking exploratory projects when everyone is being hammered for results yesterday. Cosmos 2 as a similar budget to Cosmo's 1, but it looks like they are trying to get it off the ground by knocking the cost down to a bit over half the original's cost after wheeling and dealing with NASA for the spare parts left over from the tiny NanoSail-D mission and possibly hitching a ride on a trustworthy Soyuz-Fregat booster in a smaller, lighter, but equally effective version as Cosmos 1 thanks to the collective experience and technology refinement since starting the initiatives. The great news is that the Discovery Channel ponied up US $250,000 and things seem to really be set to take off if all continues well. Cosmos 2 hopes to demonstrate the potential of Solar Sailing - a relatively unproven technology in the sense of steering with it and using it as the main propulsion and designing lightweight materials. (You can actully easily sail towards and away from the Sun). Solar Sailing was first demonstrated impressively in mission extending maneuvers for the Mariner 10 spacecraft at Mercury in 1974-75 by rotating the solar panels as sails and gaining several more superb passes at the swift planet. This technology has always been on a back burner with NASA; Russia has dabbled in it as well. Solar Sailing, which uses the pressure developed from light bouncing off a mirrored surface, is pretty weak - probably on the order of ion beam engine for thrust. But ... photons are free and even more can be delivered by lasers from Earth (it is hoped the mission can demonstrate accelerating Cosmos 2 by Earth based lasers, too). Think of photons as nanometeoroids and the propulsion system is even more thrilling. Critical to all missions is the weight and duration of all fuels. A well designed Solar Sail could accelerate from earth's orbit to the Kuiper Belt in just 4-5 years and be the fastest moving object produced by humankind in short order (One could possibly overtake Voyager 1 while it is still functioning id we were really serious). A minor detail or two needs to be ironed out (like getting lightweight, durable materials, but these mere technical issues will be hiccups). For everyone who has experienced the thrill of sailing, this is a beautiful adventure and everyone is invited to help and participate on the maiden sail. It is by far the closest we can come to financing a real space ship to prove a concept on a shoestring budget and a fraternity in participation with fellow space enthusiasts. (OK, it needs a boost beyond the atmosphere, but so does everyone else). Please help the project if you can toss some money into the hat while we have the opportunity to actually do something without huge corporation logos and NASA or other space agency bureaucracy (well, let's just say it's a classified ad and we are all David Topman and Chuck Masterson). Donations are just a PayPal button away and just could make your space-faring descendents proud to recall how you participated in the first Sail's flower petals finally unfurling and with a controlled prototype accelerating to higher orbits above Earth. Really a majestic story when you think about it. The payload includes excellent cameras to take in the Earthly views and the minutiae in profiling how the unfurling takes place - something that is
Re: [meteorite-list] On a Sad Note...........
I am sorry to hear about Jim Smaller's passing. He was a kind, generous person who was genuinely interested in the meteorites he recovered. He was one of those people with a lot to brag about... who didn't. -Dolores Hill UA - Lunar Planetary Lab Ruben Garcia wrote: Hi all, I was shocked, saddened, and surprised to learn that our good friend, teacher, and meteorite hunter Jim Smaller - A.K.A. Paleface - passed away on Oct 25th, 2009. For those of you that didn’t know Jim or never had the opportunity to learn from or hunt with Jim you missed out. Jim was never egotistical, self serving, or an attention seeker. Instead he was a patient, kind and generous man that would go out of his way to help or instruct anyone. Jim knew more about metal detecting than anyone else I know and his may meteorite finds proved it. With the loss of Jim Kriegh I thought the meteorite world would never be the same. With the loss of Jim Smaller it can't be. I just added Jim to my tribute page along with Jim Kriegh. http://www.mr-meteorite.net/tributepage.htm __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
