[meteorite-list] Congratulation to Tom Phillips!

From: Walter Branch <waltbranch_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:47:05 -0400
Message-ID: <008901c802d9$e714d4c0$6101a8c0_at_BranchFamily>

Hi Tom,

I must admit, I am not into thin sections (yet) but I recognize art when I
see it and science as well. You manage to combine both.

Congratulations!

And thank-you Jim for loaning the NWA 482 thin section!

-Walter Branch
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> Thanks Paul and Geoff!
>
> I was quite surprised to win. The Zeiss micrograph contest has some
> fairly
> stiff competition from people with access to the best equipment in the
> world.
> It feels good to hold my own with 40 year old eBay equipment.
>
> While a lot of the images are computer applied color because they start
> as
> black and white, my images are just what you see through the eye piece.
> No
> color alteration other than polarizers and retardation filters.
>
> I must say it was possible because of the loan of the NWA 482 Lunar thin
> section by Jim Strope. This is a big deal! He has never meet me and he
> sent me
> his Lunar and Martian thin sections so I could post images to the
> Meteorite
> Times Gallery. Both Jim and Jeff Hodges have done this for me. It has
> allowed me to post images of material I would of never been able to
> acquire.
>
> Also, if any of you are looking. The actual NWA 482 thin section that
> was
> used to win the Zeiss contest is for sale on Jim's site.
> http://www.catchafallingstar.com It is the highest quality and now is an
> award winning slide.
> Absolutely beautiful on the microscope. You will not be disappointed (as
> sometimes happens buying thin sections).
>
>
> The Zeiss site with the contest winners is at:
> http://www.zeiss.de/c12567be0045acf1/Contents-Frame/d6ea562032304237c125736100
> 3284f4
>
>
> Thanks again, Jeff, Jim, Paul and Geoff. Tom Phillips
>
>
>
>
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