[meteorite-list] meteorites and eclipses

From: Michael Farmer <meteoriteguy_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:29:47 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <252126.87857.qm_at_web33113.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Yes, I will never forget negotiating for hours in the
bitter cold, and when we left, we saw the blood-red
moon at full eclipse. what are the odds of that,
having a 1 kilo moon rock in your pocket and seeing
full Lunar eclipse at the same time?
mike
--- Frank Cressy <fcressy at prodigy.net> wrot

> Hello all,
>
> 70% clouds here in Bakersfield, but just saw the
> eclipse through a window in the clouds.
> Outstanding!
>
> And now to keep this post related to meteorites, how
> about a bit of meteorite trivia?
>
> If memory serves me right, I believe that the
> Schenectady, New York, H5 meteorite fell on the same
> night as an eclipse on April 12, 1968.
>
> And, of course the famous lunar meteorite, NWA 482,
> was purchased in Morocco on the night of a lunar
> eclipse in January of 2001.
>
> Any others?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Frank
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Received on Wed 20 Feb 2008 10:29:47 PM PST