[meteorite-list] Re: Meteorite-list digest, Vol 1 #1833 - 23 msgs

From: Bob Martino <martino.6_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:16:28 2004
Message-ID: <002401c35a05$3e061c30$0300000a_at_TheMonolith>

Mike,

You should have posted this request earlier! Until about 1 year ago, I lived
in Columbus. I now live in Tucson.

Until my move, I was Assistant Director of Perkins Observatory. <
http://www.perkins-observatory.org/ > This is a great astronomy education
site and it hosts meetings of the Columbus Astronomical Society <
http://www.the-cas.org/ >on the second Saturday of each month. Many members
also collect meteorites. The gift shop (that I opened a few years back) even
sells a few. This observatory is open to the public and always worth a stop
on a Friday or Saturday night (this is true for anyone on the list just
passing through Ohio).

One would think that COSI (the 800-Pound Gorilla of science centers, located
in Columbus) would have a decent collection of meteorites on exhibit, but
they don't. Perkins has a few. The Orton Geological Museum at the OSU campus
also has a few. There is a mineral show every spring (around April 1st) at
Vets Memorial which I used to shop for deals on meteorites. That was before
my first Tucson Show, of course, where I learned what a true deal on a
meteorite was! :)

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Bob Martino, Tucson, AZ

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> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 19:19:46 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Mike Groetz <mpg444_at_yahoo.com>
> To: Meteorite List <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite List Question
>
> Hello Everyone-
> I have been collecting and a member of this list
> now for a couple years plus some. I rarely type as I
> am more of a reader and a learner from all of the good
> information and fun stories offered.
> I would like to ask something (and if anyone has a
> site dedicated that would cover this please tell me)
> but is there anyone in the Central Ohio area that
> would like to get together and maybe
> review/trade/sell/swap stories of any their meteorite
> collections? I live about 20 miles SE of Columbus
> (Baltimore) and also have ties to the Akron/Canton
> area in NE Ohio.
> This is not exactly Phoenix or Tucson (I'm in the
> middle of corn and soy bean fields- but in many ways
> this is great! I wouldn't trade it!). Still searching
> and remembering that Harvey Nininger did not spend
> allot of time in Ohio- (thats good!).
> Would also be interested in any dealers or good
> mineral (w/meteorites) shows happening in the Ohio
> area.
> Thank You very much. I hope I did not abuse the
> list. Please contact me off list if any of you are
> close and interested.
> Take care,
> Mike Groetz
>
>
Received on Sun 03 Aug 2003 05:21:39 PM PDT