[meteorite-list] Meteorite Hunting Collecting digital Edition 2010
Hi Eric, Great job on your Meteorite Hunting Collecting digital edition for November 2010. Thanks, Sonny __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Archives
Something glitchy as there is only one post in the December 2010 archive and the last full one is for July 2005. Chris. Spratt Victoria, BC __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Hi Chris, Same here, ...happened just a few minutes ago :-( Best Christmas wishes, Bernd (in Germany) To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com cspr...@islandnet.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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[meteorite-list] UA Catalina Sky Survey Discovers Possible Extinct Comet (596 Scheila)
http://uanews.org/node/36262 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA December 23, 2010 Contact information follows this story. UA Catalina Sky Survey Discovers Possible Extinct Comet The extraterrestrial rock is tumbling through space alongside thousands of similar objects in our solar system's main asteroid belt, roughly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. An asteroid discovered more than 100 years ago my not be an asteroid at all, but an extinct comet that is coming back to life, according to new observations. The night of Dec. 11, Steve Larson, senior staff scientist with the Catalina Sky Survey, was searching for potentially hazardous asteroids when he came across what looked like a comet: a faint, wispy tail surrounding a bright, star-like core. Four images taken over the course of 30 minutes revealed the object was moving relative to the background stars. Its brightness of a total magnitude of 13.4 visual, which is about 900 times fainter than the faintest star you can see in a clear, dark sky, led me to suspect that it was a known comet, but I checked the comet database and got nothing, Larson said. According to Larson, comets are thought to be a major source of Earth's water, and extinct comets may be useful resources for space exploration. Further investigation revealed that the object was a known asteroid called (596) Scheila, discovered in 1906. The extraterrestrial rock is tumbling through space alongside thousands of similar objects in our solar system's main asteroid belt, roughly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, out of the ecliptic plane in which most planets and asteroids travel. Catalina Sky Survey team member Alex Gibbs checked previous images in the survey's archives but found no activity until Dec. 3. At that time, the object appeared brighter and slightly diffuse. Previous analysis of (596) Scheila's color indicated that it is composed of primitive carbonaceous material left over from the formation of the solar system and might be an extinct comet. After the discovery was announced, the astronomical community responded by pointing many of the world's largest telescopes at the object to obtain images and spectra to determine if its tail consists of ice and gases spewing out of the body or if it is dust left behind from a collision with another asteroid. Preliminary spectra of the outburst show that the coma surrounding the asteroid is composed of dust, but more observations will be needed to understand just what is happening with (596) Scheila. Most asteroids are collision fragments from larger asteroids and display a range of mineral composition, Larson explained. But a fraction are thought to be former comets whose volatile ices have been driven off by the sun. If the activity in Scheila proves to be cometary in nature, this will be only the sixth known main-belt comet, and about 100 times larger than previously identified main belt comets. In 1998, Larson founded the Catalina Sky Survey, a NASA-supported project to discover and catalog Earth-approaching and potentially hazardous asteroids. It operates two telescopes in the Catalina Mountains and one in Australia and is currently discovering 70 percent of the world's known near-Earth objects, including one that fell in northern Sudan in 2008. # # # MEDIA CONTACT: Steve Larson, Catalina Sky Survey, (520) 621-4973, slar...@lpl.arizona.edu __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD - Ash Creek, TX for sale
Karl 314-614-9118 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD - Ash creek, TX for sale
Hi all, I'm listing several of the Ash Creeks I found/bought almost 2 years ago shortly after the fall. A few pictured on the page are not any longer available. Email for pricing and availability. I'd like to ship by years end. http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/40582...@n07/3734077622/ Thanks, Karl Aston 314-614-9118 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Happy Holidays to all
To my Liberal listee Friends: Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, sustainable, gender-neutral, non-global warming, celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2011 but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere . Also, this wish is made without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference/perversion of the wishee. To My Conservative listee Friends: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! -- Carl or Debbie Esparza Meteoritemax __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Happy Holidays to all
Classic Holiday greetings! Kirk..:-) - Original Message - From: cdtuc...@cox.net To: meteoritelist meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 2:39 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Happy Holidays to all To my Liberal listee Friends: Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, sustainable, gender-neutral, non-global warming, celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2011 but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere . Also, this wish is made without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference/perversion of the wishee. To My Conservative listee Friends: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! -- Carl or Debbie Esparza Meteoritemax __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Happy Holidays to all
Carl, Very clever and funny post. Loved it! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Robert Woolard Sent from my iPhone On Dec 23, 2010, at 2:39 PM, cdtuc...@cox.net wrote: To my Liberal listee Friends: Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, sustainable, gender-neutral, non-global warming, celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2011 but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere . Also, this wish is made without regard to t he race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference/perversion of the wishee. To My Conservative listee Friends: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! -- Carl or Debbie Esparza Meteoritemax __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Hunting Collecting Magazine: Digital Edition is LIVE!
The 'latest' issue of MHC is LIVE! - MHC interviews the Meteorite Men, read about The Yelland Dry Lake meteorite discovery by Sonny Clary, Passamonte Meteorite Hunt by Robert Woolard, and a meteorite hunting story about Huntin' Buzzards by Roman Jirasek... http://www.mhcmagazine.com/digital-edition/ Register to view the Digital Edition: http://www.mhcmagazine.com/wp-login.php?action=register Enjoy... Regards, Eric Wichman Meteorite Hunting Collecting Magazine http://www.mhcmagazine.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Happy Holidays to all
That sound is me biting my tongue with a vengeance. Let's keep politics off the list and put it where it belongs - in the toliet. On 12/23/10, cdtuc...@cox.net cdtuc...@cox.net wrote: To my Liberal listee Friends: Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, sustainable, gender-neutral, non-global warming, celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2011 but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere . Also, this wish is made without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference/perversion of the wishee. To My Conservative listee Friends: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! -- Carl or Debbie Esparza Meteoritemax __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- -- Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone Ironworks Meteorites Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Meteorite Top List - http://meteorite.gotop100.com EOM - http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/collection.aspx?id=1564 --- __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Happy holidays!
And a Merry Merry and Happy Happy to all! Gingerbread is apolitical, as it was meant to be :D Best! Tracy Latimer __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Season's Greetings
Happy Holidays to all! Chris Spratt (Via my iPhone) __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Carbonaceous Comet
Hi Eric/List, It is still unknown whether main belt asteroid (596) Scheila is a long-dormant main-belt comet, or if it was simply an impact victim by a much smaller (and therefore uncatalogued) asteroid. Actually, these two hypotheses are not mutually exclusive, but I tend to favor the latter explanation, given that Scheila has been observed for a century and never exhibited comet-like behavior in the past. Furthermore, one would expect a cometary outburst to occur closer to perihelion, which Scheila won't reach for another 17 months. It would not be the first time (even this year!) that a collision caused a minor planet to temporarily appear comet-like: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/science/asteroid-20100202.html The spectral studies of Scheila's coma so far indicate dust rather than volatiles, lending further support to the impact hypothesis. The morphology of the evolving coma may provide clues as to its origin, and continued spectral analysis of the coma may reveal ices, which would tip the scales back in favor of the dormant comet theory (though quite possible a dormant comet that was HIT by a much smaller uncatalogued object). --Rob __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Happy eve....
To All that this applies, Happy eve, of the eve, of Christmas!! Best regards, Greg Greg Hupe The Hupe Collection NaturesVault (eBay) gmh...@htn.net www.LunarRock.com IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Mars Exploration Rovers Update - December 15-21, 2010
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html SPIRIT UPDATE: Spirit Remains Silent at Troy - sols 2471-2477, December 15-21, 2010: No communication has been received from the rover since Sol 2210 (March 22, 2010). The project continues to listen for Spirit with the Deep Space Network and Mars Odyssey orbiter for autonomous recovery communication from the low-power fault case. The project is also conducting a paging technique called Sweep Beep to stimulate the rover in the case of a mission-clock fault. The period of peak solar insolation (energy production) is not until mid-March 2011. Total odometry is unchanged at 7,730.50 meters (4.80 miles). OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Rover Explores Santa Maria Crater - sols 2451-2456, December 16-21, 2010: Opportunity has arrived at the 80-meter (262-foot) diameter Santa Maria crater, a stop on the way to Endeavour crater. The rover has begun taking long-baseline stereo imagery. This is part of a larger campaign that also includes in-situ (contact) science, which is likely to extend through Solar Conjunction (through early February 2011). In addition to a sophisticated wide-baseline stereo imaging survey from several positions halfway around the crater, the rover will explore minerals located around the southeast portion of the crater using the instruments on the end of the rover's robotic arm. Opportunity drove several times in the last week with drives on Sols 2451 (Dec. 16, 2010), 2452 (Dec. 17, 2010), and 2454 (Dec. 19, 2010), to get into position for imaging. Another morning Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) relay pass was sequenced and executed successfully on Sol 2456 (Dec. 21, 2010), returning 71 Mbits of data. As of Sol 2456 (Dec. 21, 2010), solar array energy production was 595 watt-hours with an atmospheric opacity (Tau) of 0.727 and a solar array dust factor of 0.6407. Total odometry is 26,467.74 meters (26.47 kilometers, 16.45 miles). __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Opportunity Studying a Football-Field Size Crater
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-430 Opportunity Studying a Football-Field Size Crater Jet Propulsion Laboratory December 23, 2010 On Dec. 16, 2010, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity reached a crater about the size of a football field-some 90 meters (295 feet) in diameter. The rover team plans to use cameras and spectrometers during the next several weeks to examine rocks exposed at the crater, informally named Santa Maria. A mosaic of image frames taken by Opportunity's navigation camera on Dec. 16 shows the crater's sharp rim and rocks ejected from the impact that had excavated the crater. Opportunity completed its three-month prime mission on Mars in April 2004 and has been working in bonus extended missions since then. After the investigations at Santa Maria, the rover team plans to resume a long-term trek by Opportunity to the rim of Endeavour Crater, which is about 22 kilometers (14 miles) in diameter. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the Mars Exploration Rover Project for the NASA Science Mission Directorate, Washington. For more information about the mission, see http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov . Guy Webster 818-354-6278 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. guy.webs...@jpl.nasa.gov 2010-430 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Barwell, the Christmas Eve Meteorite
Happy Birthday, Barwell! Bernd (in Germany at 00.35 local time ;-) -- On December 24, 1965, a Christmas present of sorts fell to the ground around 16:20 hrs, when a brilliant fireball swept across southern England from a south -southwesterly direction and landed in Barwell accompanied by a tremendous explosion caused by the exploding meteorite that went down in history as the Christmas Eve meteorite. The bolide must have been extremely bright. Some eyewitnesses say it was brighter than the sun, others say it was almost twice as bright as Venus. There are also reports of color changes during atmospheric descent. Local residents noted a large explosion, the sky suddenly lit up, a whizzing noise was heard, there was a loud roar, a low rumbling noise, a screaming sound from a low-flying object directly overhead, a loud rustling noise after the explosion, a sudden thud as something hit the ground, a terrible crack, and also electrophonic phenomena. When one local picked up a strange-looking stone about as big as his hand, he immediately threw it down again because it felt warm. This stone had even left a small crater in the asphalt road. Another Barwell resident found a dent in the hood of his automobile and a white stone on the ground weighing between six and seven pounds. News of the actual fall was slow to spread but when it did, hell broke loose because the British Museum had promised financial rewards for each and every find. Several larger fragments and innumerable small stones were located by field parties and local residents. While initial disruption occurred at an altitude of about 25 miles, final disruption probably occurred at a very low altitude above Barwell. The Barwell L5 chondrite has a gray interior, numerous FeNi specks and grayish chondrules that give it a mottled look. Interestingly, some of the fragments at Barwell came in from slightly different directions - maybe due to strong winds high up in the atmosphere because a distinct smoke trail rapidly disappeared. A 17-pounder made a perfectly vertical hole in sandy loam soil to a depth of 27 inches. A 14 ½ ounce fragment penetrated the roof of a local factory. A 7-pound piece lay in an 18-inch hole. A 6-pound chunk was found in a factory backyard partly buried in a cinder heap! Reference: Lancaster Brown P. (1966) The Barwell Meteorite (Sky Telescope, July 1966, pp. 7-11). __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Happy holidays!
Merry Merry and Happy New Year __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Happy Holidays to all
That is awesome...MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!! -Original Message- From: cdtuc...@cox.net Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 3:39 PM To: meteoritelist Subject: [meteorite-list] Happy Holidays to all To my Liberal listee Friends: Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, sustainable, gender-neutral, non-global warming, celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2011 but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere . Also, this wish is made without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference/perversion of the wishee. To My Conservative listee Friends: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! -- Carl or Debbie Esparza Meteoritemax __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Barwell, the Christmas Eve Meteorite
Hi Bernd/All, Hope you have a very merry Barwellmas! Today (23rd) is known by my family and friends as Ensmas, my birthday and the eve of the Barwell fall. It fell the day after my 9th birthday a few miles away from home and sparked of a lifetimes fascination with meteorites I'm still searching for the bits they missed! Hope you are all enjoying this festive season. Graham Ensor On 23 December 2010 23:25, bernd.pa...@paulinet.de wrote: Happy Birthday, Barwell! Bernd (in Germany at 00.35 local time ;-) -- On December 24, 1965, a Christmas present of sorts fell to the ground around 16:20 hrs, when a brilliant fireball swept across southern England from a south -southwesterly direction and landed in Barwell accompanied by a tremendous explosion caused by the exploding meteorite that went down in history as the Christmas Eve meteorite. The bolide must have been extremely bright. Some eyewitnesses say it was brighter than the sun, others say it was almost twice as bright as Venus. There are also reports of color changes during atmospheric descent. Local residents noted a large explosion, the sky suddenly lit up, a whizzing noise was heard, there was a loud roar, a low rumbling noise, a screaming sound from a low-flying object directly overhead, a loud rustling noise after the explosion, a sudden thud as something hit the ground, a terrible crack, and also electrophonic phenomena. When one local picked up a strange-looking stone about as big as his hand, he immediately threw it down again because it felt warm. This stone had even left a small crater in the asphalt road. Another Barwell resident found a dent in the hood of his automobile and a white stone on the ground weighing between six and seven pounds. News of the actual fall was slow to spread but when it did, hell broke loose because the British Museum had promised financial rewards for each and every find. Several larger fragments and innumerable small stones were located by field parties and local residents. While initial disruption occurred at an altitude of about 25 miles, final disruption probably occurred at a very low altitude above Barwell. The Barwell L5 chondrite has a gray interior, numerous FeNi specks and grayish chondrules that give it a mottled look. Interestingly, some of the fragments at Barwell came in from slightly different directions - maybe due to strong winds high up in the atmosphere because a distinct smoke trail rapidly disappeared. A 17-pounder made a perfectly vertical hole in sandy loam soil to a depth of 27 inches. A 14 ½ ounce fragment penetrated the roof of a local factory. A 7-pound piece lay in an 18-inch hole. A 6-pound chunk was found in a factory backyard partly buried in a cinder heap! Reference: Lancaster Brown P. (1966) The Barwell Meteorite (Sky Telescope, July 1966, pp. 7-11). __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Barwell, the Christmas Eve Meteorite
Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday Graham! And Barwell, too! Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA # 1941 Ebay username 'alienrockfarm' -Original Message- From: e-mail ensoramanda ensorama...@ntlworld.com To: bernd.pa...@paulinet.de Cc: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thu, Dec 23, 2010 5:01 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Barwell, the Christmas Eve Meteorite Hi Bernd/All,Hope you have a very merry Barwellmas! Today (23rd) is known by myfamily and friends as Ensmas, my birthday and the eve of the Barwellfall. It fell the day after my 9th birthday a few miles away from homeand sparked of a lifetimes fascination with meteorites I'm stillsearching for the bits they missed!Hope you are all enjoying this festive season.Graham EnsorOn 23 December 2010 23:25, bernd.pa...@paulinet.de wrote: Happy Birthday, Barwell! Bernd (in Germany at 00.35 local time ;-) -- On December 24, 1965, a Christmas present of sorts fell to the ground around 16:20 hrs, when a brilliant fireball swept across southern England from a south -southwesterly direction and landed in Barwell accompanied by a tremendous explosion caused by the exploding meteorite that went down in history as the Christmas Eve meteorite. The bolide must have been extremely bright. Some eyewitnesses say it was brighter than the sun, others say it was almost twice as bright as Venus. There are also reports of color changes during atmospheric descent. Local residents noted a large explosion, the sky suddenly lit up, a whizzing noise was heard, there was a loud roar, a low rumbling noise, a screaming sound from a low-flying object directly overhead, a loud rustling noise after the explosion, a sudden thud as something hit the ground, a terrible crack, and also electrophonic phenomena. When one local picked up a strange-looking stone about as big as his hand, he immediately threw it down again because it felt warm. This stone had even left a small crater in the asphalt road. Another Barwell resident found a dent in the hood of his automobile and a white stone on the ground weighing between six and seven pounds. News of the actual fall was slow to spread but when it did, hell broke loose because the British Museum had promised financial rewards for each and every find. Several larger fragments and innumerable small stones were located by field parties and local residents. While initial disruption occurred at an altitude of about 25 miles, final disruption probably occurred at a very low altitude above Barwell. The Barwell L5 chondrite has a gray interior, numerous FeNi specks and grayish chondrules that give it a mottled look. Interestingly, some of the fragments at Barwell came in from slightly different directions - maybe due to strong winds high up in the atmosphere because a distinct smoke trail rapidly disappeared. A 17-pounder made a perfectly vertical hole in sandy loam soil to a depth of 27 inches. A 14 ½ ounce fragment penetrated the roof of a local factory. A 7-pound piece lay in an 18-inch hole. A 6-pound chunk was found in a factory backyard partly buried in a cinder heap! Reference: Lancaster Brown P. (1966) The Barwell Meteorite (Sky Telescope, July 1966, pp. 7-11). __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list__Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.htmlMeteorite-list mailing listmeteorite-l...@meteoritecentral.comhttp://six.pairlist.net/mailman/li stinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] OT: Some humor for your holidays
Hi All, At the slight risking of offending any Scrooges w/o a sense of humor, I forward the following Christmas observation. Happy Christmas/Festivus/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Winter Solstice to All! May Santa put a nice lump of coal (a CI/CO/CK/CM/etc. qualifies!) in your stocking... --Rob - - - - - - The Illegal Immigrant Amongst Us Every December 24, the illegal immigrant known as Santa Claus crosses the border without a passport, carrying concealed packages, which he presumably sneaks into the U.S. in order to avoid tariffs and inspection by Customs. What's really in that huge sack? Homeland Security has never asked and habitually turns a blind eye to this invasion! Look at how this international fugitive gets around: Santa Claus flies in a custom-built sleigh that hasn't been inspected by the FCC nor cleared by Air Traffic Control. He flies beneath radar and never files a flight plan. He has no pilot's license, and he flies in the dark of night with just one tiny bioluminescent red light to guide him - a clear violation of safety regulations! Imagine those pulling Santa's heavy sleigh: Eight tiny reindeer, a protected species being put to hard labor. None of these reindeer have their required inoculations, and Santa's never gotten these genetically-engineered animals registered and licensed. He keeps them penned outside his workplace in below-freezing temperatures, in a clear violation of animal protection laws. Where is the ASPCA while all this is going on? And the conniving, crooked Claus harms more than just animals; he's hurting hard-working people, too. Santa's Workshop is a clever cover-up for a sweatshop, where non-union employees make less than minimum wage and apparently get no overtime holiday pay. Add the fact that no one has ever been allowed to inspect the place, and it's obvious that you have a Third-World elf-exploitation operation. In addition, he maintains a data base of personally-identifying information about our children! Names, addresses, ages, photos, behavioral tendencies. Incredibly, parents appear to be complicit in perpetuating this cultural phenomenon; Child Protection Services has yet to be informed of these offenses. The bottom line is that Santa has been allowed to maintain a monopoly over a massive toy distribution industry; he's cornered the Christmas Eve gift market. Santa dares to give away his products for free in a sinister attempt to crush all competition - just like Microsoft's Internet Explorer. There has been no Antitrust Lawsuit, yet it's clear that Santa Claus is the Bill Gates of Christmas. However, it might be tough sledding for Jolly St. Nick this Christmas, if someone points out this oversight to our legislators. After all, Santa Claus is honest, reliable, and gives us something to look forward to every December 25th. Considering the gifts bequeathed to us on April 15th, it's a Christmas Miracle that Santa's still in business. __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Barwell, the Christmas Eve Meteorite
Hope you find some. Many years ago I was born in nearby Leicester. I have a tiny bit sort of feels like I home when I look at it. Chris Spratt (Via my iPhone) __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] OT: Some humor for your holidays
I like that one, Rob. Santa does get lucky, he doesn't have to go through the TSA line and get one of the two choices; The Santa pat-down or scan-through... And as Rob and others have cheered, Happy Christmas/Festivus/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Winter Solstice to All!... and all other Merry/Happy greetings around the world and beyond!! Best regards, Greg Greg Hupe The Hupe Collection NaturesVault (eBay) gmh...@htn.net www.LunarRock.com IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault - Original Message - From: Rob Matson mojave_meteori...@cox.net To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 8:37 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] OT: Some humor for your holidays Hi All, At the slight risking of offending any Scrooges w/o a sense of humor, I forward the following Christmas observation. Happy Christmas/Festivus/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Winter Solstice to All! May Santa put a nice lump of coal (a CI/CO/CK/CM/etc. qualifies!) in your stocking... --Rob - - - - - - The Illegal Immigrant Amongst Us Every December 24, the illegal immigrant known as Santa Claus crosses the border without a passport, carrying concealed packages, which he presumably sneaks into the U.S. in order to avoid tariffs and inspection by Customs. What's really in that huge sack? Homeland Security has never asked and habitually turns a blind eye to this invasion! Look at how this international fugitive gets around: Santa Claus flies in a custom-built sleigh that hasn't been inspected by the FCC nor cleared by Air Traffic Control. He flies beneath radar and never files a flight plan. He has no pilot's license, and he flies in the dark of night with just one tiny bioluminescent red light to guide him - a clear violation of safety regulations! Imagine those pulling Santa's heavy sleigh: Eight tiny reindeer, a protected species being put to hard labor. None of these reindeer have their required inoculations, and Santa's never gotten these genetically-engineered animals registered and licensed. He keeps them penned outside his workplace in below-freezing temperatures, in a clear violation of animal protection laws. Where is the ASPCA while all this is going on? And the conniving, crooked Claus harms more than just animals; he's hurting hard-working people, too. Santa's Workshop is a clever cover-up for a sweatshop, where non-union employees make less than minimum wage and apparently get no overtime holiday pay. Add the fact that no one has ever been allowed to inspect the place, and it's obvious that you have a Third-World elf-exploitation operation. In addition, he maintains a data base of personally-identifying information about our children! Names, addresses, ages, photos, behavioral tendencies. Incredibly, parents appear to be complicit in perpetuating this cultural phenomenon; Child Protection Services has yet to be informed of these offenses. The bottom line is that Santa has been allowed to maintain a monopoly over a massive toy distribution industry; he's cornered the Christmas Eve gift market. Santa dares to give away his products for free in a sinister attempt to crush all competition - just like Microsoft's Internet Explorer. There has been no Antitrust Lawsuit, yet it's clear that Santa Claus is the Bill Gates of Christmas. However, it might be tough sledding for Jolly St. Nick this Christmas, if someone points out this oversight to our legislators. After all, Santa Claus is honest, reliable, and gives us something to look forward to every December 25th. Considering the gifts bequeathed to us on April 15th, it's a Christmas Miracle that Santa's still in business. __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Happy Holidays to all
G'Day Art and the Listoids What an exciting year! And yes Mike, everything seems to be getting around an internet pace. But I'd like to wish every one of you a very special Christmas. Be safe, Be Happy, and most of all, Enjoy your Family. Cheers John and Kat -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Michael Gilmer Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 1:03 PM To: cdtuc...@cox.net Cc: meteoritelist Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Happy Holidays to all That sound is me biting my tongue with a vengeance. Let's keep politics off the list and put it where it belongs - in the toliet. On 12/23/10, cdtuc...@cox.net cdtuc...@cox.net wrote: To my Liberal listee Friends: Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, sustainable, gender-neutral, non-global warming, celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2011 but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere . Also, this wish is made without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference/perversion of the wishee. To My Conservative listee Friends: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! -- Carl or Debbie Esparza Meteoritemax __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- -- Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone Ironworks Meteorites Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Meteorite Top List - http://meteorite.gotop100.com EOM - http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/collection.aspx?id=1564 --- __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] OT: Some humor for your holidays
Happy Festivus! Feats of strength - lifting a heavy iron meteorite from the hole you just dug. Airing of grievances - any given day on this list. ;) Festivus miracle - a North American witnessed lunar fall. BTW, today is December 23rd, Festivus! -- Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone Ironworks Meteorites Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Meteorite Top List - http://meteorite.gotop100.com EOM - http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/collection.aspx?id=1564 --- On 12/23/10, Greg Hupe gmh...@htn.net wrote: I like that one, Rob. Santa does get lucky, he doesn't have to go through the TSA line and get one of the two choices; The Santa pat-down or scan-through... And as Rob and others have cheered, Happy Christmas/Festivus/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Winter Solstice to All!... and all other Merry/Happy greetings around the world and beyond!! Best regards, Greg Greg Hupe The Hupe Collection NaturesVault (eBay) gmh...@htn.net www.LunarRock.com IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault - Original Message - From: Rob Matson mojave_meteori...@cox.net To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 8:37 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] OT: Some humor for your holidays Hi All, At the slight risking of offending any Scrooges w/o a sense of humor, I forward the following Christmas observation. Happy Christmas/Festivus/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Winter Solstice to All! May Santa put a nice lump of coal (a CI/CO/CK/CM/etc. qualifies!) in your stocking... --Rob - - - - - - The Illegal Immigrant Amongst Us Every December 24, the illegal immigrant known as Santa Claus crosses the border without a passport, carrying concealed packages, which he presumably sneaks into the U.S. in order to avoid tariffs and inspection by Customs. What's really in that huge sack? Homeland Security has never asked and habitually turns a blind eye to this invasion! Look at how this international fugitive gets around: Santa Claus flies in a custom-built sleigh that hasn't been inspected by the FCC nor cleared by Air Traffic Control. He flies beneath radar and never files a flight plan. He has no pilot's license, and he flies in the dark of night with just one tiny bioluminescent red light to guide him - a clear violation of safety regulations! Imagine those pulling Santa's heavy sleigh: Eight tiny reindeer, a protected species being put to hard labor. None of these reindeer have their required inoculations, and Santa's never gotten these genetically-engineered animals registered and licensed. He keeps them penned outside his workplace in below-freezing temperatures, in a clear violation of animal protection laws. Where is the ASPCA while all this is going on? And the conniving, crooked Claus harms more than just animals; he's hurting hard-working people, too. Santa's Workshop is a clever cover-up for a sweatshop, where non-union employees make less than minimum wage and apparently get no overtime holiday pay. Add the fact that no one has ever been allowed to inspect the place, and it's obvious that you have a Third-World elf-exploitation operation. In addition, he maintains a data base of personally-identifying information about our children! Names, addresses, ages, photos, behavioral tendencies. Incredibly, parents appear to be complicit in perpetuating this cultural phenomenon; Child Protection Services has yet to be informed of these offenses. The bottom line is that Santa has been allowed to maintain a monopoly over a massive toy distribution industry; he's cornered the Christmas Eve gift market. Santa dares to give away his products for free in a sinister attempt to crush all competition - just like Microsoft's Internet Explorer. There has been no Antitrust Lawsuit, yet it's clear that Santa Claus is the Bill Gates of Christmas. However, it might be tough sledding for Jolly St. Nick this Christmas, if someone points out this oversight to our legislators. After all, Santa Claus is honest, reliable, and gives us something to look forward to every December 25th. Considering the gifts bequeathed to us on April 15th, it's a Christmas Miracle that Santa's still in business. __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at
[meteorite-list] Christmas greeting
Hello all List, including all of us of all faiths, both Christian or not..Thanks for all the true spirit in all things meteoritic, for what we know and for what we will discover! After all, we are just humans down here. Happy Birthday Christ! Merry Christmas everyone. I'm wishing ALL of you a blessed and GRAND future! -Richard __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Barwell, the Christmas Eve Meteorite
LOL I was going to use that for my pop quiz, beat me to the punch. Ill have to think of somethinf else :) Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 eBaystore http://shop.ebay.com/photophlow/m.html __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Forgot the Ebay Link Sorry
http://shop.ebay.com/alienrockfarm/m.html?_dmd=1_ipg=50_sop=12_rdc=1 Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA # 1941 Ebay username alienrockfarm __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
