Re: [meteorite-list] Non magnetic meteorites

2010-02-20 Thread bill kies
Good ole schizophrenia. How do you deal with it when it comes knocking? What do you say to a madman that insists he has a meteorite or tektite in hand when he's staring you in the eye at your front door raging in your face? It's very uncomfortable having to tell someone with a dozen pieces of

[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - February 20, 2010

2010-02-20 Thread Michael Johnson
http://www.rocksfromspace.org/February_20_2010.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-lis

[meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Lookup not working?

2010-02-20 Thread Galactic Stone & Ironworks
Hi List, Is anyone else having problems loading the Met Bulletin lookup page? I've been trying to access it since yesterday afternoon and it's not loading. http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/metbull.php Best regards, MikeG -- Mike Gilme

[meteorite-list] Prometheus unround

2010-02-20 Thread Darren Garrison
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/02/19/dr-tongues-3d-house-of-prometheus/ __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pai

Re: [meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Lookup not working?

2010-02-20 Thread Carl 's
Yeah, me too. I was just about to fling this old computer out of the window until I saw your post! :D Good. Now I don't need to make a special trip to the library today. Carl2 _ Hotmail: F

Re: [meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Lookup not working?

2010-02-20 Thread Kashuba
Mike, It seems to have gone down yesterday about 2:30 PM Pacific. - John John Kashuba Ontario, California -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Galactic Stone & Ironworks Sent: Saturday,

Re: [meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Lookup not working?

2010-02-20 Thread Ed Deckert
All, I have found the lookup to be very slow, but it still works... eventually... Ed - Original Message - From: "Kashuba" To: "'Galactic Stone & Ironworks'" ; "'Meteorite List'" Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 9:59 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Lookup not workin

[meteorite-list] AD - Emergency Meteorite Fire Sale - Free $50 Store Credit to the Next Buyer

2010-02-20 Thread Galactic Stone & Ironworks
Hi Listees! I need to make a sale, fast. So the next person to spend $40 or more in my store will receive a FREE $50 STORE CREDIT - good on this current order or a future order. Use the credit on anything in the store. This offer is only good for next customer to order after I post this notice.

Re: [meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Lookup not working?

2010-02-20 Thread Meteorites USA
Perhaps there are a multitude of would be meteorite hunters searching the database for meteorites to hunt in their area and the server may not have been able to handle the load. ;) On 2/20/2010 6:44 AM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks wrote: Hi List, Is anyone else having problems loading the Me

Re: [meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Lookup not working?

2010-02-20 Thread Jeff Grossman
USGS server facilities are undergoing electrical maintenance this weekend. There could be outages through Sunday morning. Jeff On 2010-02-20 10:18 AM, Carl 's wrote: Yeah, me too. I was just about to fling this old computer out of the window until I saw your post! :D Good. Now I don't need t

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2010-02-20 Thread Peter Marmet
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Re: [meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Lookup not working? (and Daule Fall Ecuador 2008)

2010-02-20 Thread Galactic Stone & Ironworks
Hi Jeff, Thanks for the heads up on why the bulletin is not working properly. I thought I was finally going crazy from that Murchison-laced Coca Cola I drank about a month ago. LOL Best regards, MikeG PS - did anyone else notice that a "new" fall was approved in the Bulletin recently? The fal

[meteorite-list] 238U/235U Variations in Meteorites: Extant 247Cm and Implications for Pb-Pb Dating

2010-02-20 Thread Shawn Alan
Hello Listers,   I found an article today on the topic of Pb-Pb dating and how it might be flawed. Down below is the abstract and the article and also a link to the pdf file which also has graphs and the reference section.   Shawn Alan   http://www.geo.umass.edu/petrology/PetSem/Brennecka%20et%2

Re: [meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Lookup not working? (and Daule Fall Ecuador 2008)

2010-02-20 Thread Frank Cressy
Hi Mike and List members, This was announced back in November.  Mike Farmer has a write-up with photos on his website.  Look under his "collection" link and click on Duale.  The link to his site is: http://www.meteoritehunter.com/ Enjoy, Frank - Original Message From: Galactic Ston

[meteorite-list] Hopper discovered one year ago... yesterday!

2010-02-20 Thread Ruben Garcia
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[meteorite-list] freebies

2010-02-20 Thread steve arnold
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Re: [meteorite-list] Your top meteor sightings!

2010-02-20 Thread Dave Myers
Hi list, I have never been lucky enough to see a bolide, or fire-ball. But I have in my life seen 3 that were bright green, 2 That made a loud hissing or swishing noise. But this past november, I seen a very Bright white one start directly over head and head south east, as the bright light bur

Re: [meteorite-list] Your top meteor sightings!

2010-02-20 Thread Greg Catterton
I saw a really nice one on the way to the recent MAG meeting. I first thought it was for 10 seconds, but more close to the time for me to tell my wife "oh my god, look at that one!" then it went out. I tried to find out more about it, but had no luck. That was the biggest and brightest one I thin

[meteorite-list] Fw: Your top meteor sightings!

2010-02-20 Thread James Balister
- Forwarded Message > From: James Balister > To: meteorite-list-requ...@meteoritecentral.com > Sent: Sat, February 20, 2010 4:01:30 PM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Your top meteor sightings! > > What got me started in meteorites was one that I saw in 1957 or 58.  I was > looking

Re: [meteorite-list] Your top meteor sightings!

2010-02-20 Thread Dark Matter
Hi Dave, This is the best one I've ever seen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwWc_eCkSyw The smoke was quite colorful and lasted a long time. I saw it as it flew across western Montana on its way to its closest earth approach over Canada. Best, Martin On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 1:33 PM, Dave

[meteorite-list] Lorton case settled

2010-02-20 Thread cdtucson
This is a way to settle the Lorton ownership case. see link; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DqSw41jD2Q -- Carl or Debbie Esparza Meteoritemax __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing li

Re: [meteorite-list] Your top meteor sightings!

2010-02-20 Thread Shelly
I hesitate to relate my story as I do not have all the facts in place...In fact I have been saying to myself that I should do just that but time has gone on way to long without action...your topic is the perfect place to start 1993 I believethe date I do not recall..b

Re: [meteorite-list] Your top meteor sightings!

2010-02-20 Thread Gary Fujihara
Aloha meteor watchers, My most memorable meteor sighting was on November 21, 2001, during the peak of the Leonids shower on the summit of Mauna Kea on Hawaii Island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Hawaii was in the perfect location to view the peak (of the 2001 shower and 33 year cycle), a

[meteorite-list] GPAA Gold Show in Fresno Today

2010-02-20 Thread GeoZay
Hi all...I just got back from the GPAA gold and treasure show in Fresno today. It was quite crowded. Maybe a thousand or two people. Anyways, I went there mainly for the gold panning contest. I placed third, but had a problem with picking out the small nuggets with my fingers that slowed m

Re: [meteorite-list] Your top meteor sightings!

2010-02-20 Thread Galactic Stone & Ironworks
Hi Gary, Great stories. Being an amateur astronomer, you know that if you spend enough time looking up, you will see things that many people don't ever see or rarely see. I used to think shooting stars and bolides were rare until I picked up telescopes and big binoculars for the first time. On

Re: [meteorite-list] Your top meteor sightings!

2010-02-20 Thread Dave Myers
Hi Martin and list, Seeing something like that is my dream before I Die, That is Awesome! Great video! I just hope, I don't see one like that while driving! LOL, I know, I will (crash),...I would never keep my eyes on the road! But the top 5,( meteors) I did see and here, Well, I will take wit

Re: [meteorite-list] Your top meteor sightings!

2010-02-20 Thread Jeff Kuyken
The best I ever saw was a huge Earth grazer about 17 years ago. A massive fireball travelled from almost the western horizon and dissapeared over the eastern. It seemed like it must have taken 30-60 seconds to do it. Imagine the Trenton fireball at night and that's what it was like. I've never s

Re: [meteorite-list] Hopper discovered one year ago... yesterday!

2010-02-20 Thread Mark Bowling
Contratulations Ruben, I hadn't heard that cool story until this years B-day bash. Happy hunting, Mark B Vail, AZ - Original Message From: Ruben Garcia To: Meteorite List Sent: Sat, February 20, 2010 12:22:48 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Hopper discovered one year ago... yesterday! Ju

Re: [meteorite-list] Your top meteor sightings!

2010-02-20 Thread Jeff Kuyken
Hi Gary, Indeed it does sound like you experienced electrophonic sounds. Many years ago Bernd helped me put a meteor sound page together using his famous database of info. It's amazing as when you read through them you start to see a definite pattern in the descriptions. The witness descriptio

[meteorite-list] 9.8 LB Stony Meteorite - NO RESERVE starting at $1

2010-02-20 Thread Ruben Garcia
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Re: [meteorite-list] 9.8 LB Stony Meteorite - NO RESERVE starting at $1

2010-02-20 Thread R N Hartman
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Re: [meteorite-list] 9.8 LB Stony Meteorite - NO RESERVE startingat $1

2010-02-20 Thread Sterling K. Webb
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