[meteorite-list] Crackpot in the news

From: Darren Garrison <cynapse_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Apr 23 23:48:24 2005
Message-ID: <p06m611ka604npvl0l809c9a93iau1chu0_at_4ax.com>

On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 22:43:48 -0500, "Sterling K. Webb" <kelly_at_bhil.com> wrote:

>Hi,
>
> To be distinguishable in a 125mm objective, on a night of perfect seeing, with maximum contrast (a
>white marble on the dark moon), that marble would have to be a minimum of 2.31 kilometers in diameter!
> And, as a practical matter, it would have to be much bigger still if it were an aggie...
>

I'm still wondering over this line:

"Bush said it is common to see meteorites, pieces of a meteor, hitting the Moon's surface, however,
but it was a rare occurrence to catch a meteor strike."
Received on Sat 23 Apr 2005 11:55:06 PM PDT