I forgot to mention I am also interested in locations such as the Turkish
mosque with the possible meteorite embedded into the wall, an article about
which was in a recent issue of Meteorite Magazine. (Sorry I don't have the
issue close at hand so can't cite it properly right now.)
Since I only have a handful of recent Meteorite mags, other locations mentioned
in past issues would be new to me, Citations are useful, but a city country
is helpful and a full address is most efficient. I look forward to hearing more
about these hidden gems
Thanks!
--
Richard Kowalski
Full Moon Photography
IMCA #1081
--- On Tue, 6/14/11, Richard Kowalski damoc...@yahoo.com wrote:
From: Richard Kowalski damoc...@yahoo.com
Subject: [meteorite-list] Public Meteorite Collections? [WAS]: meteorite
display at the worlds oldest still working Planetarium
To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, Rob Lenssen rlens...@planet.nl
Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 1:08 PM
This post reminds me of a small
project I have.
You may remember a year or so ago I created two files of
larger public meteorite collections, one for Google Earth
and the other for those using GPS devices or smartphones.
I plan on adding this location to the next update (thanks
for pointing it out Rob) and I have a few other minor
locations that may be worth a stop and look by those
interested in meteorites.
I'm appealing to you, kind reader, to let me know of other
public collections or displays, however small, that you've
come across in your travels, which you think others might
like to see. I'm also considering including other locations
of interest, such as the Wold Cottage pylon, if anyone is
interested in such a thing. Of course suggestions are always
welcome.
The latest version of the file is available in two
formats:
The KMZ file for Google Earth can be found at:
http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~kowalski/meteorites/Public_Meteorite_Collections_v2.kmz
The POI file for your Garmin GPS can be found at:
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/29100
Both files have been moderately well received, but one last
question to you who have GPS units. I build my files in the
Garmin GPX format. Would those of you who don't have a
Garmin, would you be interested in the file if it were
available in a different format, such as the Tom Tom
OV2?
Suggestions comments should be sent to me off list.
Thanks!
--
Richard Kowalski
Full Moon Photography
IMCA #1081
--- On Tue, 6/14/11, Rob Lenssen rlens...@planet.nl
wrote:
From: Rob Lenssen rlens...@planet.nl
Subject: [meteorite-list] meteorite display at the
worlds oldest still working Planetarium
To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 2:44 AM
Hello List,
A Dutch collector-friend asked me if I would be
interested
in lending out
some meteorites, for them to be displayed in the Eise
Eisinga Planetarium in
Franeker (Netherlands).
The planetarium is reported to be the oldest still
working
Planetarium in
the world (build from 1774 to 1781).
It sounded like fun, and a nice opportunity to
introduce
people to the
world of meteorites, so I agreed to participate.
A photographic impression can be found at my website:
http://www.asteroidchippings.com/Special_topics/Eise_Eisinga_Planetarium_Fra
neker.html
I think even if without the meteorite display, the
Planetarium is definitely
worth a visit when in the area.
Enjoy,
Rob Lenssen
IMCA #1681
www. AsteroidChippings.com
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