[meteorite-list] LIVE FEED
Jeff Kuyken kindly wrote: "I would like to say a huge thank you to Ruben and those who helped him! It was fantastic to be given a great view of the auction throughout the night!" Hello Jeff and List, I absolutely agree! Both the Birthday Bash and the Auction were a real blast! That, together with Arizona Keith's and Gary Fujihara's photos, gave it a whole new dimension as John Blennert already stated. What a pity we couldn't watch the Gold Basin presentation as well. Anyway, a big "Thank You!" to Ruben and all those who helped to make this possible! Bernd (in Germany) __ 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] Thank you Michael Blood for a great auction and I thank Ruben also. Can we have a LIVE auction next year?
Is there a list of who won what? 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] LIVE FEED - Now Streaming
I would like to say a huge thank you to Ruben and those who helped him! It was fantastic to be given a great view of the auction throughout the night! Awesome work! Cheers, Jeff - Original Message - From: "Ruben Garcia" To: "Meteorite List" Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 1:34 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] LIVE FEED - Now Streaming HI We are now live but having internet troubleskeep your fingers crossed! go here to see/hear and chat! http://www.mr-meteorite.net/livevideofeed.htm -- Rock On! Ruben Garcia Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u __ 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] Excellent work Ruben, Thank You
Indeed! A FANTASTIC job! Thank you! Ed - Original Message - From: "Pat Brown" To: "Met List" ; "Ruben Garcia" Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 12:28 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Excellent work Ruben, Thank You Hello to Ruben and the List, Thank you for the auction live webcast. It was very entertaining. Pat __ 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] Thank you Michael Blood for a great auction and I thank Ruben also. Can we have a LIVE auction next year?
Hi Michael, I want to thank you for a great auction and I'm very happy you worked with Ruben on this. It was great and made me feel like I was there in the room. It would be great if there was a way to work out live online bidding like they do at Heritage Auction house and some of the other auction houses. Thanks, Brian Cox IMCA# 6387 __ 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] Excellent work Ruben, Thank You
Agreed - great work Ruben and thanks for doing this. It was fun to watch and very illuminating as well. I think at least one person in attendance forgot that this was being broadcast live on the web. Best regards, MikeG On 2/6/11, Pat Brown wrote: > > Hello to Ruben and the List, > > Thank you for the auction live webcast. It was very entertaining. > > Pat > > __ > 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] Ruben, thanks for putting the live stream together. Can we have live auction bidding next year?
Hi Ruben, I want to thank you for working so hard on putting the live Blood auction together. It was great and made me feel like I was there in the room. It would be great if there was a way to work out live online bidding like they do at Heritage Auction house and some of the others. Sound and video were great and very entertaining. You did great work. Thanks, Brian Cox IMCA# 6387 __ 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] Excellent work Ruben, Thank You
Hello to Ruben and the List, Thank you for the auction live webcast. It was very entertaining. Pat __ 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] NWA Saharan Desert Meteorite Map - Blood Auction
Hi List and Anne Black, For those of you at the Michael Blood auction, or following it on the live feed, I want to correct a false statement made by Anne Black about the NWA Saharan Desert meteorite map that was sold at the auction. In a move that was very petty, unprofessional and without class, Anne Black said that the map had errors on it, in front of the entire room of bidders. Then she said that the placement of Libyan Desert Glass on the map is wrong. First of all, if that was true (it is not) that would be one error, not error(s) plural. Second of all, if she had actually looked at the map closely, she would have seen that the area labelled on the map for LDG is correct and it straddles the border of Egypt and Libya in an area well-known for LDG finds. This map was looked over by a respected meteorite (and LDG) person who said the map showed correct placement for all of the labelled points on the map. This person has been on expeditions to find LDG and knows what he is talking about. And, I have studied the subject and read scores of books on the subject and meteorites in general. I didn't just throw this map together and have the artist create it without fact-checking the places on the map. This statement about errors on the map was a cheap shot at me because she does not like me. And that is a very petty thing to do. Anne - Anne, you showed your true colors tonight. But I am sure you will sit back and act innocent and offended - that is fine and you might have some people fooled, but I see your true face, and it is nothing like the image you try to portray. The next time you badmouth one of my items, make sure you have your facts straight. Yes, I am mad. That giclee cost almost $100 to print alone and shipping to Captain Blood was another $20. Because you do have a lot of people fooled, people tend to take your word as authoritative, and I am sure your badmouthing of my item cooled the bidding. Now, I will sit back and await the expected barrage of abuse from your sycophants. They might be fooled, but many others and myself are not. I get asked a lot of questions by people asking where to find certain meteorites that I do not have in stock (such as some rare falls) and you can bet I will steer them in the opposite direction of your website. You see, I can be petty also when it is deserved. I don't expect you to apologize or acknowledge your error, because I am beneath you and you wouldn't dare admit that someone like me is right and you are wrong. So I guess I will just have to settle for the satisfaction of calling you out in front of the List. And one last thing, for the life of me, I cannot understand why Michael Blood did not take map out of the mailing tube and show it to the bidders. How can someone bid on something they cannot see first-hand and they only have a small low-res printed photo to see it. I was very disappointed at this. The artist who made the map is a successful professional artist who has done numerous gallery shows, including a show at the world famous Dali Museum. This is a limited edition giclee, signed and numbered by the artist. And it's a stunning piece of functional art. I have sold over 30 of these prints in different sizes and every buyer has been very happy with it. For it to sell for a pittance is an insult to me and the artist. Well, congratulations to whoever won it, because they got a real steal on an ACCURATE map. And for the inevitable calls for me to apologize for this post - stuff it. I am not apologizing for stating the truth. -- 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
Re: [meteorite-list] LIVE FEED - Now Streaming
I could follow the auction video stream for some entertaining 1 1/2 hours, with some few interruptions only for technical reasons, from my site in Germany, early morning local time here. Nicely done, Ruben, thx a lot! Alex Berlin/Germany Original-Nachricht > Datum: Sat, 5 Feb 2011 19:34:19 -0700 > Von: Ruben Garcia > An: Meteorite List > Betreff: [meteorite-list] LIVE FEED - Now Streaming > HI > > We are now live but having internet troubleskeep your fingers crossed! > > go here to see/hear and chat! > http://www.mr-meteorite.net/livevideofeed.htm > > -- > Rock On! > > Ruben Garcia > > Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net > Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ > Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u > __ > 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] LIVE FEED - Now Streaming
HI We are now live but having internet troubleskeep your fingers crossed! go here to see/hear and chat! http://www.mr-meteorite.net/livevideofeed.htm -- Rock On! Ruben Garcia Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u __ 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 Birthday, Meteorite Men!
Congrats to you and all the others who won a Harvey Award last nite. And what an incredible birthday gift for Geoff!!! After recognizing so many others all these years for their contributions to the meteorite world, its so nice to see him being rewarded for all he's given us..Very well deserved.now if we only knew what type of meteorite it would produce! Congratulations Geoff!!! Arlene Schlazer - Original Message - From: "Rob Matson" To: Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2011 1:38 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Happy Birthday, Meteorite Men! Hi All, First off, happy birthday greetings to Geoff and Steve -- I hope you both had a fabulous time at your Birthday Bash last night at the Sky Bar, and that your bar tabs were covered by everyone else. ;-) I really wish I could have made it to Tucson again this year, but it's been crunch-time at work getting our ground software operational for our satellite launch in less than six months. I owe you both a belated birthday cocktail the next time our paths cross (hopefully in some farflung strewn field!) I got an e-mail from Bob Verish this morning, informing me that I won a Harvey Award last night!! I am honored and humbled and (as I wrote Geoff privately a little while ago) simultaneously a bit horrified that I couldn't be there in person last night to accept it. It would have been a special treat to share the stage with NEO-hunter-extraordinaire, Richard Kowalski, who I understand also won a Harvey. As long as I'm on the subject of asteroids, I'd like to share with the List a little early birthday gift that I presented Geoff late last year, but decided to wait until his birthday to announce publically: MPC 72991 citation: (132904) Notkin = 2002 RB237 Geoffrey Notkin (b. 1961) is co-host of the popular Science Channel series Meteorite Men and author of over 100 articles on meteoritics, paleontology and the arts. A discoverer of meteorites on four continents, he has also made documentaries for Discovery, National Geographic, PBS, the BBC and the History Channel. - - - - - Minor planet dynamical group: Hilda Semi-major axis: 3.9982764 a.u. Inclination: 3.55428 degrees Eccentricity: 0.1440889 Perihelion distance: 3.422169 a.u. Aphelion distance: 4.574384 a.u. Absolute magnitude: 14.4 Astrometry from 89 observations at 6 oppositions spanning 1995-2010 Last observed: 10/9/2010 by station G96 Discovery date : 2002 09 12 Discovery site : Palomar Discoverer : Matson, R. The Hildas are interesting in that they are in a 2:3 orbital resonance with Jupiter: they complete three orbits for every two Jovian orbits. The first Hilda asteroid was discovered in 1875. Currently there are only ~1100 Hildas known, which is less than 1/4 of a percent of all known asteroids. They are very dark objects, with a mean albedo of only 0.044 -- similar to cometary nuclei. Based on this albedo and an absolute magnitude of 14.4, (132904) has an approximate size of 8.4 km. That's a cross-sectional area very close to the size of Manhattan, with which Geoff should be quite familiar. :-) Assuming a bulk density of 1.5 g/cm^3, that corresponds to a mass of around 4.6 x 10^11 metric tons -- around a half trillion metric tons! Congratulations, Geoff, and welcome to the minor planet club! Best wishes, 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 __ 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] Tucson pics updated w/ Birthday Bash
While waiting for the auction webcast to begin, point your browser to http://bigkahuna-meteorites.com/Tucson2011.html for images of last night's Birthday Bash and other action in showrooms throughout Tucson. Gary Fujihara Big Kahuna Meteorites (IMCA#1693) 105 Puhili Place, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 http://bigkahuna-meteorites.com/ http://shop.ebay.com/fujmon/m.html (808) 640-9161 __ 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] Gold Basin live feed?
Hello All, ... and especially Arizona Keith! No live feed from John Blennert's presentation so let's hope that "our" Arizona Keith will be there to take a few pictures that we are all looking forward to! Best wishes from 02:05 hrs late night / early morning Germany, Bernd __ 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 Birthday, Meteorite Men!
Yep Rob, A good time was had by all last night. A lot of fun and yes, I was shocked by receiving a Harvey as well. Mine is the "In my Own Orbit". Ha! No doubt! Congrats too on your Harvey. You beat me to the naming. I just checked recently for the name Notkin and saw that he had a rock named for him already. Congrats Geoff! Well earned! -- Richard Kowalski Full Moon Photography IMCA #1081 --- On Sat, 2/5/11, Rob Matson wrote: > From: Rob Matson > Subject: [meteorite-list] Happy Birthday, Meteorite Men! > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Date: Saturday, February 5, 2011, 2:38 PM > Hi All, > > First off, happy birthday greetings to Geoff and Steve -- I > hope > you both had a fabulous time at your Birthday Bash last > night at > the Sky Bar, and that your bar tabs were covered by > everyone > else. ;-) I really wish I could have made it to > Tucson again > this year, but it's been crunch-time at work getting our > ground > software operational for our satellite launch in less than > six > months. I owe you both a belated birthday cocktail the next > time > our paths cross (hopefully in some farflung strewn field!) > > I got an e-mail from Bob Verish this morning, informing me > that > I won a Harvey Award last night!! I am honored and humbled > and > (as I wrote Geoff privately a little while ago) > simultaneously > a bit horrified that I couldn't be there in person last > night > to accept it. It would have been a special treat to share > the > stage with NEO-hunter-extraordinaire, Richard Kowalski, who > I > understand also won a Harvey. > > As long as I'm on the subject of asteroids, I'd like to > share > with the List a little early birthday gift that I > presented > Geoff late last year, but decided to wait until his > birthday > to announce publically: > > MPC 72991 citation: > > (132904) Notkin = 2002 RB237 > Geoffrey Notkin (b. 1961) is > co-host of the popular Science Channel > series Meteorite Men and author of over 100 articles on > meteoritics, > paleontology and the arts. A discoverer of meteorites > on four continents, > he has also made documentaries for Discovery, National > Geographic, PBS, the > BBC and the History Channel. > > - - - - - > > Minor planet dynamical group: Hilda > Semi-major axis: 3.9982764 a.u. > Inclination: 3.55428 degrees > Eccentricity: 0.1440889 > Perihelion distance: 3.422169 a.u. > Aphelion distance: 4.574384 a.u. > Absolute magnitude: 14.4 > > Astrometry from 89 observations at 6 oppositions spanning > 1995-2010 > Last observed: 10/9/2010 by station G96 > Discovery date : 2002 09 12 > Discovery site : Palomar > Discoverer : Matson, R. > > The Hildas are interesting in that they are in a 2:3 > orbital resonance > with Jupiter: they complete three orbits for every two > Jovian orbits. > The first Hilda asteroid was discovered in 1875. Currently > there are > only ~1100 Hildas known, which is less than 1/4 of a > percent of all > known asteroids. They are very dark objects, with a mean > albedo of > only 0.044 -- similar to cometary nuclei. Based on this > albedo and > an absolute magnitude of 14.4, (132904) has an approximate > size of > 8.4 km. That's a cross-sectional area very close to the > size of > Manhattan, with which Geoff should be quite familiar. :-) > Assuming > a bulk density of 1.5 g/cm^3, that corresponds to a mass of > around > 4.6 x 10^11 metric tons -- around a half trillion metric > tons! > > Congratulations, Geoff, and welcome to the minor planet > club! > > Best wishes, > 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 > __ 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] Gold Basin live feed?
Hello John, Ruben, and List, John wrote: "Just linked up to Ruben's live feed and it's working great. This should set a new standard for technology with the meteorite community at the Tucson Show" Ruben, will you be live streaming John Blennert's Gold Basin presentation at 18 hrs (2 am our time)? Best wishes, Bernd __ 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] Attention Meteorite Collectors who use Facebook -viral spam app warning
Hi MikeG, I would like to add that blocking an app does not remove it from your profile nor does it stop the app from harvesting you and your friends personal information, it simply blocks it from posting on your wall. And if it's posted and you click block then it's already done it's damage. You should also check the Application security area regularly and remove all apps that you don't use or recognize, go to Account >> Privacy Settings >> Apps and Websites >> Apps you use. Facebook doesn't make it easy to check this, intentionally, but it is a good idea to purge the list of apps periodically. My volume of junk messages and emails goes way down after purging. Have a great weekend, Rob http://www.rholcomb.com -- From: "Michael Gilmer" Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2011 12:17 PM To: Subject: [meteorite-list] Attention Meteorite Collectors who use Facebook -viral spam app warning Hi Folks, This is a heads-up for Facebook users. There are some new viral-spam applications going around. These are variations on a previous similar scam. The app will claim to show you who visits your profile, like a stat-tracker does on a personal website. However, visitor data is held in private by FB and nobody or no app can show you this data. It's a complete scam. These apps have names like "See Who Stalks You". If you give the app permission to access your profile, the app will then spam all of your FB friends by posting a link to this garbage app on your wall, thus encouraging others to fall for it. I am posting this to Met-List because I noticed that 3 members of this List have already been tricked by this app. If you are a victim of these apps, simply block them permanently by clicking on the "Block this Application" link on the app's main page. In the future, keep this in mind - scammers use these apps to gain access to your profile information, possibly to steal personal information that can be used to hack into your email account or PayPal account. Often, a security question for your email or PP acount is the name of your pet, mother's maiden name, etc. Such information can be found on some people's FB profiles. That makes it easy for a scammer to use the "Lost Password" trick on your accounts. They will answer the security question (thanks to the info they gained from your FB wall) and then change your password - locking you out of your account and then they will drain your PP account. So just block these apps immediately as soon as someone invites you. Best regards, MikeG -- -- 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] Happy Birthday, Meteorite Men!
Congratulations, Geoff, and welcome to the minor planet club! Yes, indeed. Congratulations. Thats pretty cool. A very exclusive club -Walter - Original Message - From: "Rob Matson" To: Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2011 4:38 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Happy Birthday, Meteorite Men! Hi All, First off, happy birthday greetings to Geoff and Steve -- I hope you both had a fabulous time at your Birthday Bash last night at the Sky Bar, and that your bar tabs were covered by everyone else. ;-) I really wish I could have made it to Tucson again this year, but it's been crunch-time at work getting our ground software operational for our satellite launch in less than six months. I owe you both a belated birthday cocktail the next time our paths cross (hopefully in some farflung strewn field!) I got an e-mail from Bob Verish this morning, informing me that I won a Harvey Award last night!! I am honored and humbled and (as I wrote Geoff privately a little while ago) simultaneously a bit horrified that I couldn't be there in person last night to accept it. It would have been a special treat to share the stage with NEO-hunter-extraordinaire, Richard Kowalski, who I understand also won a Harvey. As long as I'm on the subject of asteroids, I'd like to share with the List a little early birthday gift that I presented Geoff late last year, but decided to wait until his birthday to announce publically: MPC 72991 citation: (132904) Notkin = 2002 RB237 Geoffrey Notkin (b. 1961) is co-host of the popular Science Channel series Meteorite Men and author of over 100 articles on meteoritics, paleontology and the arts. A discoverer of meteorites on four continents, he has also made documentaries for Discovery, National Geographic, PBS, the BBC and the History Channel. - - - - - Minor planet dynamical group: Hilda Semi-major axis: 3.9982764 a.u. Inclination: 3.55428 degrees Eccentricity: 0.1440889 Perihelion distance: 3.422169 a.u. Aphelion distance: 4.574384 a.u. Absolute magnitude: 14.4 Astrometry from 89 observations at 6 oppositions spanning 1995-2010 Last observed: 10/9/2010 by station G96 Discovery date : 2002 09 12 Discovery site : Palomar Discoverer : Matson, R. The Hildas are interesting in that they are in a 2:3 orbital resonance with Jupiter: they complete three orbits for every two Jovian orbits. The first Hilda asteroid was discovered in 1875. Currently there are only ~1100 Hildas known, which is less than 1/4 of a percent of all known asteroids. They are very dark objects, with a mean albedo of only 0.044 -- similar to cometary nuclei. Based on this albedo and an absolute magnitude of 14.4, (132904) has an approximate size of 8.4 km. That's a cross-sectional area very close to the size of Manhattan, with which Geoff should be quite familiar. :-) Assuming a bulk density of 1.5 g/cm^3, that corresponds to a mass of around 4.6 x 10^11 metric tons -- around a half trillion metric tons! Congratulations, Geoff, and welcome to the minor planet club! Best wishes, 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 __ 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 Birthday, Meteorite Men!
Wow, Geoff, what a present! Congrats! And many thanks to Rob for his idea!! Thumbs up, guys, and have a good time in Tucson this weekend. Alex Berlin/Germany ..who wonders whether Ruben´s video stream will work for me this night, or, better asked: if I will make it waking up at 3.30 am local?? Original-Nachricht > Datum: Sat, 5 Feb 2011 13:38:15 -0800 > Von: "Rob Matson" > An: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Betreff: [meteorite-list] Happy Birthday, Meteorite Men! > Hi All, > > First off, happy birthday greetings to Geoff and Steve -- I hope > you both had a fabulous time at your Birthday Bash last night at > the Sky Bar, and that your bar tabs were covered by everyone > else. ;-) I really wish I could have made it to Tucson again > this year, but it's been crunch-time at work getting our ground > software operational for our satellite launch in less than six > months. I owe you both a belated birthday cocktail the next time > our paths cross (hopefully in some farflung strewn field!) > > I got an e-mail from Bob Verish this morning, informing me that > I won a Harvey Award last night!! I am honored and humbled and > (as I wrote Geoff privately a little while ago) simultaneously > a bit horrified that I couldn't be there in person last night > to accept it. It would have been a special treat to share the > stage with NEO-hunter-extraordinaire, Richard Kowalski, who I > understand also won a Harvey. > > As long as I'm on the subject of asteroids, I'd like to share > with the List a little early birthday gift that I presented > Geoff late last year, but decided to wait until his birthday > to announce publically: > > MPC 72991 citation: > > (132904) Notkin = 2002 RB237 > Geoffrey Notkin (b. 1961) is co-host of the popular Science Channel > series Meteorite Men and author of over 100 articles on meteoritics, > paleontology and the arts. A discoverer of meteorites on four continents, > he has also made documentaries for Discovery, National Geographic, PBS, > the > BBC and the History Channel. > > - - - - - > > Minor planet dynamical group: Hilda > Semi-major axis: 3.9982764 a.u. > Inclination: 3.55428 degrees > Eccentricity: 0.1440889 > Perihelion distance: 3.422169 a.u. > Aphelion distance: 4.574384 a.u. > Absolute magnitude: 14.4 > > Astrometry from 89 observations at 6 oppositions spanning 1995-2010 > Last observed: 10/9/2010 by station G96 > Discovery date : 2002 09 12 > Discovery site : Palomar > Discoverer : Matson, R. > > The Hildas are interesting in that they are in a 2:3 orbital resonance > with Jupiter: they complete three orbits for every two Jovian orbits. > The first Hilda asteroid was discovered in 1875. Currently there are > only ~1100 Hildas known, which is less than 1/4 of a percent of all > known asteroids. They are very dark objects, with a mean albedo of > only 0.044 -- similar to cometary nuclei. Based on this albedo and > an absolute magnitude of 14.4, (132904) has an approximate size of > 8.4 km. That's a cross-sectional area very close to the size of > Manhattan, with which Geoff should be quite familiar. :-) Assuming > a bulk density of 1.5 g/cm^3, that corresponds to a mass of around > 4.6 x 10^11 metric tons -- around a half trillion metric tons! > > Congratulations, Geoff, and welcome to the minor planet club! > > Best wishes, > 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 __ 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 Birthday, Meteorite Men!
Hi All, First off, happy birthday greetings to Geoff and Steve -- I hope you both had a fabulous time at your Birthday Bash last night at the Sky Bar, and that your bar tabs were covered by everyone else. ;-) I really wish I could have made it to Tucson again this year, but it's been crunch-time at work getting our ground software operational for our satellite launch in less than six months. I owe you both a belated birthday cocktail the next time our paths cross (hopefully in some farflung strewn field!) I got an e-mail from Bob Verish this morning, informing me that I won a Harvey Award last night!! I am honored and humbled and (as I wrote Geoff privately a little while ago) simultaneously a bit horrified that I couldn't be there in person last night to accept it. It would have been a special treat to share the stage with NEO-hunter-extraordinaire, Richard Kowalski, who I understand also won a Harvey. As long as I'm on the subject of asteroids, I'd like to share with the List a little early birthday gift that I presented Geoff late last year, but decided to wait until his birthday to announce publically: MPC 72991 citation: (132904) Notkin = 2002 RB237 Geoffrey Notkin (b. 1961) is co-host of the popular Science Channel series Meteorite Men and author of over 100 articles on meteoritics, paleontology and the arts. A discoverer of meteorites on four continents, he has also made documentaries for Discovery, National Geographic, PBS, the BBC and the History Channel. - - - - - Minor planet dynamical group: Hilda Semi-major axis: 3.9982764 a.u. Inclination: 3.55428 degrees Eccentricity: 0.1440889 Perihelion distance: 3.422169 a.u. Aphelion distance: 4.574384 a.u. Absolute magnitude: 14.4 Astrometry from 89 observations at 6 oppositions spanning 1995-2010 Last observed: 10/9/2010 by station G96 Discovery date : 2002 09 12 Discovery site : Palomar Discoverer : Matson, R. The Hildas are interesting in that they are in a 2:3 orbital resonance with Jupiter: they complete three orbits for every two Jovian orbits. The first Hilda asteroid was discovered in 1875. Currently there are only ~1100 Hildas known, which is less than 1/4 of a percent of all known asteroids. They are very dark objects, with a mean albedo of only 0.044 -- similar to cometary nuclei. Based on this albedo and an absolute magnitude of 14.4, (132904) has an approximate size of 8.4 km. That's a cross-sectional area very close to the size of Manhattan, with which Geoff should be quite familiar. :-) Assuming a bulk density of 1.5 g/cm^3, that corresponds to a mass of around 4.6 x 10^11 metric tons -- around a half trillion metric tons! Congratulations, Geoff, and welcome to the minor planet club! Best wishes, 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
Re: [meteorite-list] the met bash
Welcome back Steve, again! Richard Montgomery (goldierocks) - Original Message - From: "steve arnold" To: Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2011 8:40 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] the met bash Hi again all.I was amazed at how well rubin and the met guys did last.It was great to see this live,since I was not there.I have been to 7 tucson shows,and it's even better being there.But this was the next best thing.Congrats to all who put on a great show.31 lbs down and and as wife says,looking good.Have a great day and the rest of the show. Steve R.Arnold, Chicago! __ 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] AD: ENSISHEIM, Wold Cottage, Bonita Springs, Peekskill, Abee, SYLACAUGA, Orgueil, Fisher, New Concord & much more ending on eBay!
Hello Listers, I have some great historic meteorites ending soon on eBay. If you have been looking for those high end meteorites, look no further. I have meteorites from the 1400's all the way up to 2008, all with great historic pasts and scientific importance. If your looking for the first dated fall from 1492, or the greatest Hoax meteorite, which is also one of the rarest meteorites. But that's not all, I have many world class meteorites to offer with world class stories, from Mrs Hodges Sylacauga, L' Aigle, St. Louis, to Almahat Sitta aka 2008 TC3. A meteorite is a meteorite, but a meteorite with a history and legacy, will always add aura to your meteorite collection and value. Please take a look and if you have any questions please contact me and ill get back to you. Best of the Best http://shop.ebay.com/photophlow/m.html Auction style Ensisheim, Sylacauga, Orgueil meteorite KIT, rare items! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250767287603&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_2952wt_931 ORGUEIL meteorite 28mg, very rare historic fall-1864! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260731214296&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_2377wt_931 PEEKSKILL meteorite from the Lang Collection 1992 NY. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250767291249&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_2506wt_931 WOLD COTTAGE rare meteorite 1795-1st classified from UK **JUST IN** http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250767313842&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_500wt_947 ABEE 198mg meteorite-ONLY know EH4 impact-melt breccia. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250767512811&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_2122wt_931 L'AIGLE 205mg Historic meteorite from France, 1803 rare http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260731210606&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_2200wt_931 BONITA SPRINGS found amoung skeletons in 1938 in FL USA http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250767511896&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_1937wt_931 NEW CONCORD meteorite 1860-Horse killer-ASU collection! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260731413985&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_1875wt_1181 FISHER 1894 historic meteorite 1st fall from Minnesota. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260731414713&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_1625wt_970 Thank you 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] Attention Meteorite Collectors who use Facebook - viral spam app warning
Hi Folks, This is a heads-up for Facebook users. There are some new viral-spam applications going around. These are variations on a previous similar scam. The app will claim to show you who visits your profile, like a stat-tracker does on a personal website. However, visitor data is held in private by FB and nobody or no app can show you this data. It's a complete scam. These apps have names like "See Who Stalks You". If you give the app permission to access your profile, the app will then spam all of your FB friends by posting a link to this garbage app on your wall, thus encouraging others to fall for it. I am posting this to Met-List because I noticed that 3 members of this List have already been tricked by this app. If you are a victim of these apps, simply block them permanently by clicking on the "Block this Application" link on the app's main page. In the future, keep this in mind - scammers use these apps to gain access to your profile information, possibly to steal personal information that can be used to hack into your email account or PayPal account. Often, a security question for your email or PP acount is the name of your pet, mother's maiden name, etc. Such information can be found on some people's FB profiles. That makes it easy for a scammer to use the "Lost Password" trick on your accounts. They will answer the security question (thanks to the info they gained from your FB wall) and then change your password - locking you out of your account and then they will drain your PP account. So just block these apps immediately as soon as someone invites you. Best regards, MikeG -- -- 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
Re: [meteorite-list] Apollo Moon rock sample on eBay?
I think that with such a fragment a "forensic" inspection of it might reveal its true identity. I am sure that true lunar Apollo samples will be significantly different from lunar meteorites. I am told that the label might not be a control label, but a standard generic type NASA label. But real or fake, because it was offered with supposed NASA atribution... Buyer beware. There are legal ramifications with Apollo moon samples. Steve -- Original Message -- From: fallingfus...@wi.rr.com To: "Steve Schoner" , meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com, cdtuc...@cox.net Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Apollo Moon rock sample on eBay? Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2011 19:25:53 + In the description, his "Planetary Geologist" buddy had supposedly offered $5000 for it, but he declined due to the risk associated with the transaction? Boy, that makes me want to bid on it. (As Borat says "Nnno!!") Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® -Original Message- From: "Steve Schoner" Sender: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 20:34:54 To: Cc: Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Apollo Moon rock sample on eBay? Upon looking at this auction again, I am now suspecting that this sample might be the real thing. That label appears to be a NASA control label specific to space materials, which in this case is the supposed "moon rock." My question now is this... There appears to be a small photo of the specimen in question on this control label. If so, that would further define this specimen as authentic. Could this be a research specimen that somehow escaped government control? Something to think about. But all said, with the legal aspects of legit ownership, I would be reluctant to bid on it... Steve Schoner -- Original Message -- From: To: Steve Schoner , countde...@earthlink.net Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Apollo Moon rock sample on eBay? Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 12:51:48 -0500 Steve, "Where is the beef" Sure , we would all love to have what you have but , what is the difference between what you have and anybody else? Say, I was the king of England and my good buddy the President of the USA gave me a genuine moon rock. And he did give away plenty. I decide to sell it on EBay. Where is the law that says that is illegal? And how does that differ from what you have? Is it because you did not get caught buying yours? Why is it okay for you to buy moon material and not others? Again, "show us the beef"? What exactly does the law state and how do you know this? Normally , when people make statements they want to back them up with evidence? I believe you I just want to read it myself. And I'm quite sure you have piqued the interest of others as well. Yes, I am home getting my frozen pipes replaced. Waiting for the B-bash tonight. Best regards, Carl -- Carl or Debbie Esparza Meteoritemax Steve Schoner wrote: > Yes, Count, I remember that day in December two years ago when I won it. My > heart was beating fast as I watched the seconds go expecting this piece of > tape jumping from hundreds to thousands in the last seconds. > > 2 seconds before closing I placed my bid... > > I could not believe it... I sniped it for $451.00! > > (BTW: The worst time to place items on Ebay is the Holidays, it is a buyer's > market and a sellers loss.) > > The "Moon Dust" tape and Documents of Authenticity from "Spaceflori" came on > Dec 18th, 2009. I spent days after looking at this tiny piece of tape under > my microscope, amazed to see the spherical glass beads, green, orange, beige > glass beads, other lunar dust particles, and even a few fibers of beta cloth > from the glove that Neal Armstrong wore when he picked Magazine S from the > surface of the moon. > > As for that piece of reputed "Apollo moon rock" on Ebay now... As I wrote > before... Even a piece reputed to be from the Apollo program can be > confiscated by NASA. And the buyer should he or she win it, is not exempt > from such confiscation either. > > The seller is on dangerous legal ground. > > Steve Schoner > > > -- Original Message -- > From: Count Deiro > To: Steve Schoner , > meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Cc: m...@miataylor.com > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Apollo Moon rock sample on eBay? > Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 03:16:12 -0800 (GMT-08:00) > > Hi Steve and List, > > Thanks for posting the link to your very informative video. Congratulations > on what must be one of the all time best "sniping" incidents on EBay. You do > have the "real deal". > > Listers might not know that the international auction house, Sothebys, > auctioned dust from a Russian unmanned lunar mission. In 1970 the Soviet > Union sent an automated sample-return mission to the moon and three fragments > collected on this mission, weighing just 2
Re: [meteorite-list] Apollo Moon rock sample on eBay?
In the description, his "Planetary Geologist" buddy had supposedly offered $5000 for it, but he declined due to the risk associated with the transaction? Boy, that makes me want to bid on it. (As Borat says "Nnno!!") Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® -Original Message- From: "Steve Schoner" Sender: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 20:34:54 To: Cc: Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Apollo Moon rock sample on eBay? Upon looking at this auction again, I am now suspecting that this sample might be the real thing. That label appears to be a NASA control label specific to space materials, which in this case is the supposed "moon rock." My question now is this... There appears to be a small photo of the specimen in question on this control label. If so, that would further define this specimen as authentic. Could this be a research specimen that somehow escaped government control? Something to think about. But all said, with the legal aspects of legit ownership, I would be reluctant to bid on it... Steve Schoner -- Original Message -- From: To: Steve Schoner , countde...@earthlink.net Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Apollo Moon rock sample on eBay? Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 12:51:48 -0500 Steve, "Where is the beef" Sure , we would all love to have what you have but , what is the difference between what you have and anybody else? Say, I was the king of England and my good buddy the President of the USA gave me a genuine moon rock. And he did give away plenty. I decide to sell it on EBay. Where is the law that says that is illegal? And how does that differ from what you have? Is it because you did not get caught buying yours? Why is it okay for you to buy moon material and not others? Again, "show us the beef"? What exactly does the law state and how do you know this? Normally , when people make statements they want to back them up with evidence? I believe you I just want to read it myself. And I'm quite sure you have piqued the interest of others as well. Yes, I am home getting my frozen pipes replaced. Waiting for the B-bash tonight. Best regards, Carl -- Carl or Debbie Esparza Meteoritemax Steve Schoner wrote: > Yes, Count, I remember that day in December two years ago when I won it. My > heart was beating fast as I watched the seconds go expecting this piece of > tape jumping from hundreds to thousands in the last seconds. > > 2 seconds before closing I placed my bid... > > I could not believe it... I sniped it for $451.00! > > (BTW: The worst time to place items on Ebay is the Holidays, it is a buyer's > market and a sellers loss.) > > The "Moon Dust" tape and Documents of Authenticity from "Spaceflori" came on > Dec 18th, 2009. I spent days after looking at this tiny piece of tape under > my microscope, amazed to see the spherical glass beads, green, orange, beige > glass beads, other lunar dust particles, and even a few fibers of beta cloth > from the glove that Neal Armstrong wore when he picked Magazine S from the > surface of the moon. > > As for that piece of reputed "Apollo moon rock" on Ebay now... As I wrote > before... Even a piece reputed to be from the Apollo program can be > confiscated by NASA. And the buyer should he or she win it, is not exempt > from such confiscation either. > > The seller is on dangerous legal ground. > > Steve Schoner > > > -- Original Message -- > From: Count Deiro > To: Steve Schoner , > meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Cc: m...@miataylor.com > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Apollo Moon rock sample on eBay? > Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 03:16:12 -0800 (GMT-08:00) > > Hi Steve and List, > > Thanks for posting the link to your very informative video. Congratulations > on what must be one of the all time best "sniping" incidents on EBay. You do > have the "real deal". > > Listers might not know that the international auction house, Sothebys, > auctioned dust from a Russian unmanned lunar mission. In 1970 the Soviet > Union sent an automated sample-return mission to the moon and three fragments > collected on this mission, weighing just 200 milligrams, were sold by > Sotheby's Vice Chairman, David Redden, for $442.500.00. The sale was held in > 1993, so in today's dollars we are probably talking near a million. > > You lucky dog. > > Count Deiro > IMCA 3536 > > > > > -Original Message- > >From: Steve Schoner > >Sent: Feb 3, 2011 10:10 PM > >To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > >Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Apollo Moon rock sample on eBay? > > > >As much as I know it is illegal to even present an item such as this rock on > >Ebay as an authentic Apollo recovered moon rock. Even if it is not, just to > >state that it is is enough to have it confiscated by the U.S. Government. > > > >A case in point was a recent desk mount with a pen holder that had a
[meteorite-list] AD - Tucson Meteorite Auction and some offers
Hi Friends, Collectors and Listees, MICHAEL BLOOD AUCTION TONIGHT - The annual Michael Blood Meteorite Auction is tonight, and I look forward to watching it live on the web for the first time - a big kudos goes out to Ruben for making this possible. :) For those of you who will be there, or will be absentee bidders, please take a look at my auction lots - 22,23,24,25,26,27,69,70. Note - the Riker box displays I am offering in the auction contain larger specimens than what I usually sell in my store. These displays contain some of the bigger and nicer micros of these meteorites that I have. Also note the limited edition giclee that is a 36" inch wide map of the Saharan Desert with all of the important locations and meteorites labelled on it. The retail price of this giclee is almost $300, but the one in the auction has no reserve or minimum bid - so this is a great chance to score one of these maps at a bargain price. NEW MATERIAL AND METEORITES ON THE WAY - In the next week, I am acquiring a ton of new material, including many rare falls, rare types, and some Moldavite. I will also have some more UNWA stones and UNWA bulk lots to offer - I have been out of stock on this stuff for a long time. So keep on eye on my Twitter or RSS feed to get the jump on these new specimens when I list them. PRIVATE METEORITE MAILING LIST - I also maintain a private mailing list for my friends and clients - all of my new material is offered to my mailing list first. Once they buy up what they want, I offer the remainders to the general public. If you would like to be on this mailing list, email me and let me know. This list is confidential, spam-free, and nobody else will see your email address except me. Mailing list members also get a permanent 25% discount on everything in the store! METEORITES FOR SALE - Skull-shaped Campo del Cielo iron meteorite - 2.5kg weight with interesting surface features and great aesthetics. This specimen is 100% stable and has been decontaminated and stabilized by the Pat Mulvany process - his iron meteorites are the most stable you will ever see, and that is not sales hype. Just ask anyone who has purchased one. All of my clients who purchased Mulvany irons have been thrilled and amazed at how stable they are - even know rusters like Campo, Nantan, and Dronino. http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/campo-del-cielo-iron-meteorite-huge-skull-shaped-25kg-mass Big full-slice of NWA 6026, a rare carbonaceous CK5 meteorite. This slice has it all - crust, chondrules, CAI's, shock veins, and a lack of oxidation (W1/2). This is the last large slice of this meteorite that I have, and the last one that will ever be available on the market. The TKW of this meteorite is low and all other specimens are now sitting in collections. http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/nwa-6026-exotic-new-carbonaceous-chondrite-ck5-big-full-slice Strange new diogenite NWA 6290 - one of the weirdest diogenites you will ever see. Words can't really describe it properly, so please see the photos. http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/nwa-6290-strange-new-brecciated-diogenite-from-vesta-14g-slice Trinitite Atom-Bomb Glass display - own a piece of history from the day mankind shattered the atom at the Trinity test site - the very first atomic test. http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/limited-edition-trinitite-display-vintage-pop-sci-mushroom-cloud Big 16g endcut of the superb meteorwrong, Mendota - This is one of the most interesting meteorwrongs since Shirokovksy, with dense colorful clasts and veins of metal. http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/mendota-famous-beautiful-meteorwrong-loaded-with-metal-clasts Polished Moldavite for jewelry making. This piece has exceptional color and clarity - http://www.galactic-stone.com/product/moldavite-tumble-polished-premium-grade-gem-424-carats DON'T FORGET - use coupon code "metlist" at checkout for 20% off your entire order. Thanks for looking and have a great weekend! MikeG -- -- 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] FW: AD ebay auctions ending this evening
Hello List! If anyone wants to look, I have a few items ending this evening. http://stores.ebay.com/Resurrectio-Ad-Referendum?_rdc=1 Thanks, Warren Sansoucie IMCA 3174 St. Louis MO __ 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: NEW Nakhlite NWA 5790 !!!, MOAPA VALLEY (CM1 !), NOGOYA (CM2) and KAROONDA (CK4), very rare small fragments for sale
Hello all I have some auctions ending on EBAY tomorrow afternoon (Sunday at around 2.45 pm PST / 5.45 pm EST / 22.45 GMT/ 23.45 CET). For sale are some affordable small fragments of some very rare meteorites. Especially the new Nakhlite NWA 5790 and the CM1 MOAPA VALLEY are virtually impossible to get as small affordable fragments. There is only very little material available. For all those who can't be in Tucson right now it's a great occasion to acquire material of these very rare meteorites without paying much. Have a look if you like. [http://shop.ebay.com/karmaka/m.html] NEW! Nakhlite NWA 5790 EXTREMELY rare MARTIAN Meteorite - almost impossible to get - ONLY A FEW MG AVAILABLE! http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Nakhlite-NWA-5790-EXTREMELY-RARE-Meteorite-MARTIAN-/320651411149?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa8503ecd MOAPA VALLEY - CM 1 - EXTREMELY RARE !! - Meteorite USA - ONE of only TWO CM1 meteorites available to collectors! http://cgi.ebay.com/MOAPA-VALLEY-CM-1-EXTREMELY-RARE-Meteorite-USA-/320651410670?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa8503cee KAROONDA (CK4) - VERY RARE Historic Fall - Meteorite - TYPE SPECIMEN of all CK chond.! - from the Museum of Victoria, Australia http://cgi.ebay.com/KAROONDA-CK4-VERY-RARE-Historic-Fall-Meteorite-/320650549204?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa84317d4 NOGOYA (CM2) - VERY RARE Historic Fall 1879 - Meteorite http://cgi.ebay.com/NOGOYA-CM2-VERY-RARE-Historic-Fall-1879-Meteorite-/320651411948?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa85041ec Thank you Have a nice weekend! __ 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] the met bash
Hi again all.I was amazed at how well rubin and the met guys did last.It was great to see this live,since I was not there.I have been to 7 tucson shows,and it's even better being there.But this was the next best thing.Congrats to all who put on a great show.31 lbs down and and as wife says,looking good.Have a great day and the rest of the show. Steve R.Arnold, Chicago! __ 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] Apollo Moon rock sample on eBay?
Martin, Here is the response I received from the seller on eBay; Dear meteoritemax, Hello Carl, My proof is only the Grumman fellow's word, and the feeling of my friend the Planetary geologist. It is definatley rock, not resin. If you met the engineer before he dies, and saw the amount of NASA related stuff he had, and the fact the he had ne reason to lie, escpecially by tellin me to not tell any one where I got it from, tells me the story is real. Since I have no documentation, well, I doubt that it will sell. it is real, and if I could prove it, well, priceless really...thanks for the interest...JIM Obviously, he is not going to convince anybody he has a real moon rock. Martin, I ask questions of this list because of people like you that have way more experience than I have. Normally I get really great info. Some of the time I get info that is less than great. So, I try to sort it out myself. In America possession is roughly nine-tenths of the law. ( One of my favorite people ever, John Lennon says nine-tenths of the law is nine-tenths of the problem) We even have something called the statute of limitations which only recognizes violations of the law for seven years for certain things. . So, after that *technically* things revert back to legal again. I am not a lawyer so, I am not offering any legal advise. I am just saying that here in the United States we don't like to treat our citizens as they are sometimes treated in other countries. For example some countries simply declare something a national treasure and *Nationalize it* and it automatically becomes the property of the Government. In Mexico they do this for many many things from oil to banks, to gems and minerals and as bazaar as this sounds. They even *Nationalize* artists and their works of art. People who own original paintings by these artists loose ownership on the whim of the Government. I would like to think that the US would continue to determine these matters by trial in court. Not some arbitrary decision made by our lame Congress or some thug like the IRS barging in and taking what they want. I have full confidence in our judicial system so, am looking at them for this because my friend that has this example like the one Phil sites does not know what to do with theirs. And I would consider buying it if and only if I know it is legal to do so. Thanks as always for your posts . Again, I just want to know. Elton says he wrote NASA for the details so I'm sure he will let us know what he finds out. Best regards, Carl - flyin-junkie -- Carl or Debbie Esparza Meteoritemax Martin Altmann wrote: > Hi Carl, That isn't the question, because: In most states of laws, the transfer of ownership can only happen, if a person acquires a thing from a person, who was the rightful owner before. So it's not the question of import laws, if the sample of Honduras was stolen. Or whether a sample can be authenticated to be from the Apollo missions. Neither your strange manager, if his supposed Apollo piece is real, if he received it not officially from the government of the United States, even not if the president himself had given it to him, is an owner, neither the ebay-clown is an owner, if an NASA-employee "unofficially" as he writes had given an Apollo sample to that other guy because he got a daughter. (Hey how many workers were occupied with the Apollo project and how many of them became father... I guess, we have to send a lot of astronauts more to the Moon, if they all should get a piece). And come on, Carl, None of us could even think about selling a REAL rock from Moon, if we hadn't something better to state, than... yah a friend of mine got once something from another friend, who was once working there and there, and from this working place he unofficially took something, and now, I showed it to someone, who said, oh it's from Moon. And because I'm so modest, I ask not 10k$ but only 5k$ from you and ebay is the right place to offer it. Good morning! Ridiculous. And btw. I guess there is no long-term-meteorite-dealer on this list, who hadn't received yet offers from various sides to buy "authentic" Apollo and Luna-material. In these old movies from the 1930ies, the jerks sell always the Brooklyn bridge to stupid immigrants... But quiet now, I have to make the purchase of my lifetime now. "This meteorite containing iron might be from Diablo Crater in Arizona. http://www.meteorite.com/meteor_crater/ most likely contains Iron 92%, Nickel 7.1%, Cobalt .50%, Gallium 80 ppm,* Germanium 320ppm, Iridium 2ppm, Platinum 8ppm.results may vary or be none-existent item may contain unknown minerals the meteorite has weird cracks which most likely took place outside the solar system" Yah if the seller says so, it must be the real McCoy, He asks only $751,200.00 for that cool piece of 1 inch diameter. Or shall I maybe take that first U.S.-Lunar? The description s
[meteorite-list] AD - ebay: Stunning Collection Pieces for Sale: LINUM, ALH76009, JUVINAS, MAUERKIRCHEN, LANCON, SHALKA, JELICA, WESTON...and more!
Hello All, on ebay I'm selling some of my collection "crown jewels". They are ending in about one day. Please have a look: http://shop.ebay.com/pema9/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg= - LINUM, Germany, fell 1854, 2.358(!) g - ALH76009, Antarctica(!), 8.5(!) g - JUVINAS, France, fell 1821, 1.65 g with stunning crust! - MAUERKIRCHEN, Austria, fell 1768(!), 0.960 g - LANCON, France, fell 1897, 2.44 g! - SHALKA, India, fell 1850, 0.939 g - WESTON, USA, fell 1807, 0.302 g - ALLENDE, Mexico, fell 1969, 4.298 g, nice slice! - ORGUEIL, France, fell 1864, 8 mg - JELICA, Serbia, fell 1889, 0.9 g - NWA 6292 (BRA), NWA 5731 (LL3.2), NWA 5239 (CV3). http://shop.ebay.com/pema9/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg= Thank you, Peter Peter Marmet - IMCA #2747 Bern, Switzerland http://www.marmet-meteorites.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] Full Circle With Correo
Hi, I have hunted with Del many times and he is very good at finding space rocks! Carbonaceous in Cali, as well as OC's in Arizona and NM. He is hardly an amature...he is being modest. So this does not surprise me at all as I know Robert is very cool and always willing to share or help. Both of you Rock in my book! On 2/5/11, Larry Atkins wrote: > Great story Robert! > > I've always been a believer in what comes around goes around and there > you have it, more proof! > > Congrat's to Del! > > I've not been to Correo but the Jensens have told me what a tough hunt > it is with the houses and all. I'm not surprised though, Del's name > has been popping up over the last couple years, quite a meteorite > hunter from what I see. > > Keep it up! We will have to hunt together sometime, I'll be in Az by > Feb 8th for ~10 weeks of sunshine, meteorite hunting, and no snow > shoveling or wood doggin'. > > > Sincerely, > Larry Atkins > > IMCA # 1941 > Ebay alienrockfarm > > > > -Original Message- > From: Robert Woolard > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Cc: scho...@mybluelight.com > Sent: Sat, Feb 5, 2011 12:52 am > Subject: [meteorite-list] Full Circle With Correo > > > Hi List, > > I hope you will indulge me with regard to this email concerning a > full-circle, > or pay-it-forward, moment I was so happy to be a small part of. > > Back in early December, I was contacted by a self-described "amateur > weekend > meteorite hunter" named Del Waterbury. He explained that he had read a > post I > made to the List in 2002 about the Correo strewnfield, and my August, > 2007 > Meteorite magazine article, "Let's Go, Correo!". He said that he had > wanted to > hunt there, but was not having much luck in finding any helpful info > concerning > the details of the strewnfield, such as size or orientation. He very > politely > asked me if I would mind helping him. > > How could I refuse? Especially when I was in his place, 16 years ago, > when I > contacted two veteran Correo hunters, Robert Haag and Steve Schoner, > asking them > for help with the same questions. As they did for me, I happily shared > anything > I knew about the site. Del graciously thanked me for my help and said > he would > send me an email after the hunt with all the details of the result. > > Well, tonight I received a very nice email from Del. I was thrilled > to see > that he actually was successful. In only one day of hunting, he found 2 > fragments of Correo! The first was a 5 grammer, and very close by, a 2 > gram > specimen. True to his word, Del sent me photos of his finds, along with > his > appreciation for my help. That certainly made my day. And... he > provided me the > opportunity to "pay-it-forward"... "it" being the kindness that I had > been shown > all those years ago. > > Correo is not the same place it was 16 years ago. There were only a > handful of > scattered house back then. A major section of the strewnfield is now > occupied by > a small community! I had wished Del the best earlier, but deep down I > felt the > odds were against him. But Del came thru. He went and he found! > > I am very humbled and thankful to Del for sharing the excitement of > his finds, > and for giving me the chance to come full circle with Correo. And, > thanks to > you, Steve and Robert, for starting this whole process to begin with. > > Sincerely, > Robert Woolard > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __ > 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 > -- Rock On! Ruben Garcia Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u __ 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] Full Circle With Correo
Great story Robert! I've always been a believer in what comes around goes around and there you have it, more proof! Congrat's to Del! I've not been to Correo but the Jensens have told me what a tough hunt it is with the houses and all. I'm not surprised though, Del's name has been popping up over the last couple years, quite a meteorite hunter from what I see. Keep it up! We will have to hunt together sometime, I'll be in Az by Feb 8th for ~10 weeks of sunshine, meteorite hunting, and no snow shoveling or wood doggin'. Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm -Original Message- From: Robert Woolard To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Cc: scho...@mybluelight.com Sent: Sat, Feb 5, 2011 12:52 am Subject: [meteorite-list] Full Circle With Correo Hi List, I hope you will indulge me with regard to this email concerning a full-circle, or pay-it-forward, moment I was so happy to be a small part of. Back in early December, I was contacted by a self-described "amateur weekend meteorite hunter" named Del Waterbury. He explained that he had read a post I made to the List in 2002 about the Correo strewnfield, and my August, 2007 Meteorite magazine article, "Let's Go, Correo!". He said that he had wanted to hunt there, but was not having much luck in finding any helpful info concerning the details of the strewnfield, such as size or orientation. He very politely asked me if I would mind helping him. How could I refuse? Especially when I was in his place, 16 years ago, when I contacted two veteran Correo hunters, Robert Haag and Steve Schoner, asking them for help with the same questions. As they did for me, I happily shared anything I knew about the site. Del graciously thanked me for my help and said he would send me an email after the hunt with all the details of the result. Well, tonight I received a very nice email from Del. I was thrilled to see that he actually was successful. In only one day of hunting, he found 2 fragments of Correo! The first was a 5 grammer, and very close by, a 2 gram specimen. True to his word, Del sent me photos of his finds, along with his appreciation for my help. That certainly made my day. And... he provided me the opportunity to "pay-it-forward"... "it" being the kindness that I had been shown all those years ago. Correo is not the same place it was 16 years ago. There were only a handful of scattered house back then. A major section of the strewnfield is now occupied by a small community! I had wished Del the best earlier, but deep down I felt the odds were against him. But Del came thru. He went and he found! I am very humbled and thankful to Del for sharing the excitement of his finds, and for giving me the chance to come full circle with Correo. And, thanks to you, Steve and Robert, for starting this whole process to begin with. Sincerely, Robert Woolard __ 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] Live Streaming a Great success!
Hi Ruben, That sure was awesome!! Now who needs to go to Tucson after this? ..That sounds really stupid I believe? right? Anyway...it was great, thanks !! Jan Bartels Holland - Original Message - From: "Ruben Garcia" To: "Meteorite List" Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2011 2:22 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Live Streaming a Great success! Hi all, I just looked at the stats on my website and found that we had 562 visits (from all over the world) to my live feed page over a 4 hour period and up to 80 at one time! What a blast! Thanks to Jim and Wendy Wooddel for helping to make it possible! Thanks also to Keith and Gary for the photos! -- Rock On! Ruben Garcia Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u __ 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] THE GREAT FIREBALL OF 1972
Hi list.Great show at the harvey's last night. Hey does anyone remember the great fireball of 1972.Did anyone ever see it? They said it was one of the greatest ever to be seen. Steve R.Arnold, Chicago! __ 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] Live Streaming a Great success!
Hi all, I just looked at the stats on my website and found that we had 562 visits (from all over the world) to my live feed page over a 4 hour period and up to 80 at one time! What a blast! Thanks to Jim and Wendy Wooddel for helping to make it possible! Thanks also to Keith and Gary for the photos! -- Rock On! Ruben Garcia Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u __ 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] Birthday Bash Photos
Thanks Arizona Keith and Ruben for covering the birthday party. Your pics and the live feed made it just like we "couldn't make its" were there. You gentlemen deserve an award. The Countess and I are really looking forward to "being" at Captain Blood's auction tonight. Count Deiro IMCA 3536 -Original Message- >From: Arizona Keith >Sent: Feb 5, 2011 12:49 AM >To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >Subject: [meteorite-list] Birthday Bash Photos > >Hello List > >Here are some photos taken tonight at the Meteorite Men Birthday Bash > >Hope this works, Enjoy. > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/arizonaviking/sets/72157625854587027/show/ > >Arizona Keith >Chandler, Arizona >__ >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] Birthday Bash Photos
Hello List Here are some photos taken tonight at the Meteorite Men Birthday Bash Hope this works, Enjoy. http://www.flickr.com/photos/arizonaviking/sets/72157625854587027/show/ Arizona Keith Chandler, Arizona __ 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
