[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2011-11-13 Thread valparint
NWA 864 TS http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpod.asp __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Ensisheim 2012 Dates

2011-11-13 Thread Mirko Graul
  Hi Rob,   Ensisheim Show must be on 16-17. 06.2012 i think...   Best regards Mirko Mirko Graul Meteorite Quittenring.4 16321 Bernau GERMANY Phone: 0049-1724105015 E-Mail: m_gr...@yahoo.de WEB: www.meteorite-mirko.de Member of The Meteoritical Society (International Society for

Re: [meteorite-list] Lutetia

2011-11-13 Thread Benjamin P. Sun
I look forward to hearing more from Larry on this. Thank you Larry. Doug, I wish you live a long life, so you will be able to finally see the results of that 2086 Lutetia sample return mission, if there ever is one. __ Visit the Archives at

[meteorite-list] Ad-some auctions ending

2011-11-13 Thread Matt Morgan
within the next few hours... http://stores.ebay.com/Mile-High-Meteorites/ thanks for looking Matt Morgan Mile High Meteorites P.O. Box 151293 Lakewood, Colorado 80215 USA http://www.mhmeteorites.com __ Visit the Archives at

[meteorite-list] Vesta-Howardite confirmation and other new parent body research findings

2011-11-13 Thread MexicoDoug
Dear List, Here are 3 more articles from the Dec. 2011 issue of Icarus. (1) Confirms a good Howardite match for Vesta by DAWN; (2) DAWN related looks at how CM2 material on Vesta modifies the Framing Camera spectra; (3) Looks at Asteroid (101955) 1999 RQ36 and suggests an association with

[meteorite-list] 21 Lutetia (article)

2011-11-13 Thread MexicoDoug
Dear List, Well, here's the free version spectra of Lutetia and selected enstatite chondrites: http://binary-services.sciencedirect.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0019103511003848-gr1.sml The full article and more, bigger plots are already available online if you pay for it: Asteroid (21)

Re: [meteorite-list] Lutetia

2011-11-13 Thread Benjamin P. Sun
Doug, Thanks for sharing that info. Your piece of Abee probably just jump alittle bit in value ;) I'm tempted to buy some Abee myself now :) Of course, it may or may not be from Lutetia, but it's a pretty meteorite, and nice to dream or wonder that it could have come from there or some other

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Hammer Time - You Pick the Target!

2011-11-13 Thread Bob Loeffler
Happy Birthday, Mike. My votes: - The vinyl album with MC Hammer's songs: Hammertime and Can't Touch This (not sure if the album was ever recorded on vinyl) - Another meteorite. Then you would have two meteorites striking each other and we could see what kind of damage occurs. ;-) Regards,

Re: [meteorite-list] 21 Lutetia (article)

2011-11-13 Thread Benjamin P. Sun
I'll let the results speak for itself. As for the Vesta-Howardite confirmation, there is no real surprise for me there. __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Hammer Time - You Pick the Target!

2011-11-13 Thread John.L.Cabassi
G'Day Mike Nice big box of Arm Hammer Baking Soda would be spectacular Cheers John -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Michael Gilmer Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 5:19 PM To:

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Escrow Service

2011-11-13 Thread Guenther
I don't post a lot but as soon as I do, I get solicitations from people trying to sell me meteorites. So I am assuming it's because of loiterers in the forum. From the names I can tell that they are not from the list. I can only assume that they are either normal people who have a meteorite they

Re: [meteorite-list] Lutetia

2011-11-13 Thread Benjamin P. Sun
Here you go people. Read it for free while you still can. http://www.eso.org/public/archives/releases/sciencepapers/eso1144/eso1144.pdf __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list

[meteorite-list] Subject: meteorite smashing

2011-11-13 Thread Mike Fiedler
I second Linda's suggestion. . . . WOW! That's an event I could really get into watching. -- Mike Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 22:42:39 -0800 (PST) From: Linda Barany lbar...@sbcglobal.net Subject: [meteorite-list] meteorite smashing Michael, How about throwing it an old globe.  You could get the

Re: [meteorite-list] Subject: meteorite smashing

2011-11-13 Thread Bob King
Hi Mike, I also like the globe idea. I keep thinking it would be nice to get some time of explosive, smoky, dusty impact out of the fall. What about if you dropped the meteorite into a shallow brown paper bag partially filled with flour. Better yet, how about a pie tin filled with flour. The

Re: [meteorite-list] Vesta-Howardite confirmation and other new parent body research findings

2011-11-13 Thread MexicoDoug
not entirely unexpectedalthough exciting nonetheless. :) Hi Mike, True Eureka, Eureka, Eureka! moments are far and few between in science and this is the beginning of the news all of us Vestalians have long awaited. Sometimes it is more satisfying to have in dependent verification of a

[meteorite-list] UK bolide 13NOV2011

2011-11-13 Thread drtanuki
Dear List, Reports of a bolide or large fireball see in the UK: http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2011/11/tiverton-devonuk-1940-13nov2011. Have a great day! Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ Visit the Archives at

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Escrow Service

2011-11-13 Thread Count Deiro
Hi Abe, The List is open to dealers, collectors, hunters, institutions, academics and anyone else with an interest in things meteoritical. It allows advertising and indeed...the announcement of a sale by any of those accessing the List is not an unusual daily occurance and is generally welcomed

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Escrow Service

2011-11-13 Thread MexicoDoug
Hi Abe, Let me complement Count Guido's post with this: If your purchase is under $1000, and the option exists to pay with your credit card (if you have one) or paypal (find a way to get a paypal account if you don't have one), do that. It replaces the need for an escrow service or

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Escrow Service

2011-11-13 Thread al mitt
Greetings, While buying from IMCA members is a safe way to go, some of the largest and best known dealers are not members of the IMCA. Your limiting access to impressive collection pieces if you only buy from IMCA dealers. Best bet is to ask around about dealers you might be wanting to buy

[meteorite-list] Apollo autographs Carancas AD.

2011-11-13 Thread cdtucson
List, Please check out my Ebay auctions ending today. Moon Walkers autographs and Carancas Hammer. http://www.ebay.com/sch/meteoritemax/m.html?_nkw=_armrs=1_from=_ipg=25_trksid=p3984 Thanks, Meteoritemax -- Democracy is two

Re: [meteorite-list] Apollo autographs Carancas AD.

2011-11-13 Thread Stuart McDaniel
Wow, you have a real camel toe for sale!! :-) Stuart McDaniel Lawndale, NC Secr., Cleve. Co. Astronomical Society IMCA #9052 http://spacerocks.weebly.com -Original Message- From: cdtuc...@cox.net Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2011 4:07 PM To: meteoritelist Subject: [meteorite-list]

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Escrow Service

2011-11-13 Thread Darryl Pitt
I don't know about merely occupying a small part of the spectrum;-) On Nov 13, 2011, at 5:38 PM, al mitt wrote: Greetings, While buying from IMCA members is a safe way to go, some of the largest and best known dealers are not members of the IMCA. Your limiting access to

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Escrow Service

2011-11-13 Thread Impactika
Thank you Darryl. About some 350 members is not a small part of the spectrum. I would also disagree with Your limiting access to impressive collection pieces if you only buy from IMCA dealers. I do believe you can find impressive Collection pieces with labels from TCU and ASU, among others, on

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Escrow Service

2011-11-13 Thread Guenther
I appreciate the invaluable advice as always. It makes total sense now why an escrow service may not work in this business: The extra shipping cost and the compensation that the escrow service would need to charge may add up to the extra cost that would make a good deal not such a good deal

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Escrow Service

2011-11-13 Thread Galactic Stone Ironworks
Hi Abe, Gents, Ladies, Although it's been discussed a hundred times in the past, it bears repeating in this case just to refresh some memories and educate some of the newer or less active members of the List. When in doubt about a meteorite offered to you, consult with the Met List. :) If you

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Escrow Service

2011-11-13 Thread WS Schroer
Hi Günther, I've dealt only once with Abdelfattah Gharrad and I found him to be a reliable and trustworthy seller, and I wouldn't hesitate to buy from him again. I still owe him $20, but he never complained and I will take care of that when I place my next order. Werner Schroer Australia

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Hammer Time - You Pick the Target!

2011-11-13 Thread Galactic Stone Ironworks
Hi Gang, I appreciate the comments and advice about caution when getting on the roof. I've done roofing work (when I was much younger and braver), and I get on roof occasionally to cut back overhanging limbs of a big oak we have right behind the house. But, the only suitable place to do this

[meteorite-list] Phobos-Grunt Mars Probe Remains Silent in Earth Orbit

2011-11-13 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n/11phobosgrunt/ Phobos-Grunt Mars probe remains silent in Earth orbit BY STEPHEN CLARK SPACEFLIGHT NOW November 11, 2011 Russia officially remained silent on the status of its beleaguered Phobos-Grunt Mars probe Friday as concerns grew that the toxic

[meteorite-list] NASA Releases Updated Radar Movie of Asteroid 2005 YU55

2011-11-13 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2011-351 NASA Releases Updated Radar Movie of Asteroid 2005 YU55 Jet Propulsion Laboratory November 11, 2011 PASADENA, Calif. - NASA Scientists working with the 230-foot-wide (70-meter) Deep Space Network antenna at Goldstone, Calif., have

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Hammer Time - You Pick the Target!

2011-11-13 Thread MexicoDoug
Hi Mike, To save you the trouble of going up the roof let me make another suggestion which you can write a simple paper which can be published in a scientific journal for your birthday that no scuientists have thought of yet. That way those of us who have PETA (PETM) style sit-in tendencies