[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
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-----Original Message-----
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[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







      
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