[meteorite-list] Merry Christmas, Thanks, and 40 Years Ago Today
From: Greg Redfern <gredfern_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2008 23:46:45 -0500 Message-ID: <36BFF7930C934BA28DB7836FBC3A509E_at_gregufeopu010a> Of course I do Robert! The Moon was 5 days old, 30% illuminated and high in the SW skies of Southern California. Venus was also in the same section of sky as it is now. I used my 6" f/8 Edmund Scientific Newtonian to observe the Moon while Apollo 8 was in lunar orbit....probably why I am such a lunatic observer AND collector of 21 lunar meteorites including some of the best in the world made possible by you. Happy Holidays to all and may we live in an age where the 1.5 second transmission delay of astronauts on the Moon occurs again! Greg Greg Redfern NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/ambassador/index.html WHAT'S UP?: THE SPACE PLACE http://www.wtopnews.com/?sid=600113&nid=421 ASTROCAST http://astrocast.tv/ -----Original Message----- From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Robert Woolard Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 9:47 PM To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Merry Christmas, Thanks, and 40 Years Ago Today Hello List, Just snuck away from the family celebrations to quickly say Merry Christmas to everyone on "The List"--- especially to Art for providing it for us all. Also, I'm sure every one knows already, but it was 40 years ago today, Christmas Eve 1968, when Apollo 8 became the first manned craft to orbit the Moon. Wow. Forty years ago today. Do all you guys who were alive then remember that night like I do? (I KNOW you do, Greg (LUNAtic) Redfern! ;-) Best wishes to all, Robert Woolard ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Received on Wed 24 Dec 2008 11:46:45 PM PST |
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