[meteorite-list] AD - new pieces

2008-07-22 Thread Impactika
Hello List, Loong time I haven't posted an Ad! I just finished adding a bunch of interesting pieces to my Catalog. There is something for everybody. Some rare Texas meteorites from TCU for the Texan collectors, when is the last time you saw some Tule Draw or Cee Vee?. And a Beaver Creek

[meteorite-list] Phoenix Completes Longest Work Shift

2008-07-22 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/phoenix/release.php?ArticleID=1800 Phoenix Completes Longest Work Shift Jet Propulsion Laboratory July 22, 2008 TUCSON, Ariz. -- Phoenix early Tuesday finished its longest work shift of the mission. The lander stayed awake for 33 hours, completing tasks that included

[meteorite-list] LOOK UP! TOO LATE...

2008-07-22 Thread Sterling K. Webb
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/080722-st-star-found.html The brightest exploding star, or nova, in the last ten years was discovered by ESA's Xray telescope in October, 2007, months after it brightened into clear naked-eye visibility. The embarassing thing is... nobody saw it. Not one o

[meteorite-list] Bolides and Meteorite Falls Conference

2008-07-22 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.bolides09.com/ Bolides and Meteorite Falls International conference on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Pribram meteorite fall, and the 80th birthday of Zdenek Ceplecha May 10-15, 2009 Hotel Michael, Prague, Czech Republic Invitation Dear All, We would like to take thi

Re: [meteorite-list] New Toluca scam on ebay

2008-07-22 Thread Ruben Garcia
Mike, I agree, and actually posted the same thing right here on the list Sunday night. His Toluca has quartz in it! Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona http://www.mr-meteorite.com http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=meteorfright&p=v --- On Tue, 7/22/08, Michael Farmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wro

Re: [meteorite-list] Ceres May Be An Asteroid Impersonator

2008-07-22 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, All, I note with horror that (at least) one Listoid has responded to this press release by saying "now that science has decided..." Whoa! Back up! No, "science" has not decided! One researcher with a Wild Hare -- I mean, a Wild Speculation -- has proposed it. That's an entirely d

Re: [meteorite-list] New Toluca scam on ebay

2008-07-22 Thread Norbert & Heike Kammel
Hi Mike and all, a friend of mine brought me a piece of that material as a gift when he was in Mexico early this year, being told it is a Toluca. It certainly aint Toluca and no meteorite. That stuff seems to be quite common in the Toluca area. Folks, better buy from those you trust! If Mike

[meteorite-list] Gary Foote Recovery Auction

2008-07-22 Thread Maria Haas
Hello Everyone, As much as I have hesitated to have a cut-off date for items donated for the Gary Foote Recovery Auction, I am going to have to so that I can get the auction started. If you could, please have items (or email me pictures and descriptions of items) at my house by 12:00 Noon PST

[meteorite-list] New Toluca scam on ebay

2008-07-22 Thread Michael Farmer
http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/bandedgila_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZQQ_mdoZ Take a look at this guy, selling piles of Magnetite as Toluca meteorites. I am concerned because they do resemble meteorites to the lesser informed and I have lots of Toluca for sale. Michael Farmer

[meteorite-list] Scientists Explore Ways To Meet Threat Of An Asteroid Strike

2008-07-22 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-te.asteroid19jul19,0,7629943.story 'Duck!' won't save the day Scientists explore ways to meet threat of an asteroid strike By Frank D. Roylance Baltimore Sun July 19, 2008 An asteroid hurtles toward Earth, threatening devastation. A team of attracti

[meteorite-list] Ad: 50 one-cent meteorites ending now on ebay

2008-07-22 Thread Michael Farmer
Hello again, it is that day of the week, EBAY day! I will have only one more ebay sale this summer, so if you want something either on ebay or from my website, now is the time. I will be down south on a meteorite expedition for the entire month of August. http://www.meteorite.com/farmer/ See

[meteorite-list] AD: Expect offers for oriented Villalbeto #25

2008-07-22 Thread Mirko Graul
Hello List, still is the oriented Villalbeto for sale. Today I would like the piece again offer the list. A sale price has been fixed. But if someone is interested in the piece, we are happy to receive offers. If we appear atraktiv a price, the piece also changes its owner. Exceptional items requi

Re: [meteorite-list] Fourth Dwarf Planet Named Makemake

2008-07-22 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, Larry, List, Larry wrote: > ...ALL objects brighter than a certain level (implying size) > were to be defined as plutoids, and that implies there are > about 40 other known plutoids, not just 4. The level specified was an absolute magnitude (H) of +1.0 and that is the factor that restrict

[meteorite-list] AD: NEW METEORITE FROM NEW MEXICO-LA LUZ and 40% off on select Items ....

2008-07-22 Thread michael cottingham
Hello, Take a look at my latest meteorite recovery- LA LUZ, New Mexico. The LA LUZ Meteorite. While searching for arrowheads, one stone meteorite weighing 4.798kg was found by Ronnie Nowell, near La Luz, New Mexico in 2007. This meteorite has been classified by The University of New Mexico as

[meteorite-list] Ad: 50 one-cent meteorites ending on ebay tonight.

2008-07-22 Thread Michael Farmer
Hello again, it is that day of the week, EBAY day! I will have only one more ebay sale this summer, so if you want something either on ebay or from my website, now is the time. I will be down south on a meteorite expedition for the entire month of August. http://www.meteorite.com/farmer/ See

[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - July 22, 2008

2008-07-22 Thread Michael Johnson
http://www.rocksfromspace.org/July_22_2008.html __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] William Barriere - Youth of Canada be warned!

2008-07-22 Thread Martin Altmann
Yah but Rob, every reader expects that happy end: The final big surprise, that docteure Julia comes and rewards Thomas with the video game and Marie-Noelle with the trip to Egypt (and the dog with a bone) for their unselfish decision to have donated the stone to the museum. But? Nothing! Not ver