[meteorite-list] Tomorrow in History + AMNH NYC

From: Notkin <geoking_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:11:10 -0700
Message-ID: <F272F038-7A7F-4916-94AF-AB6FC2275089_at_notkin.net>

Dear Listees:

Greetings comrades from Tucson. It's been a pretty mild summer so far
by our standards. I think 106F is the record to date : ) That's
nothing for Tucson.

I happened to be looking at one of those "Today in History" things
this evening and found it interesting to note that tomorrow, July 19,
is both the 96th anniversary of the great Holbrook fall (1912) and
also the day that Apollo 11, carrying the mighty Eagle module went
into lunar orbit -- that was 1969 for you youngsters who weren't glued
to their TV sets back then. Of course, I was just wee lad myself at
the time : )

So many List members have hunted at Holbrook -- I can think of at
least twenty without even trying -- that it's a happy anniversary to
mark. I often remember how our much-missed colleague the late, great
Jim Kriegh would go up there on his own for a few days and come back
with more pieces from one visit than I found in five trips. Kinda sad
to think that Jim's house, just up the road from me, is now occupied
by a non-meteorite hunter.

I was in NYC recently -- my first visit in over four years -- and took
some time to visit the AMNH and check out the "new" meteorite exhibit.
For the most part it is really spectacular. I can imagine one of the
designers saying: "You know that show 'Star Trek: Next Generation'?
Well, we should make the display look like the bridge from that ship."
The hall is very dark, with big ole' 31-ton Ahnighito sitting there in
the middle on a raised circular stage, with one stellar iron after
another arranged around it. On view is a truly gorgeous Glorieta
Mountain siderite, covered in thumbprints and caramel patina, which I
know will make a few GM hunters (myself included) almost insanely
jealous : ) There is a cool diorama of Canyon Diablo, and all kinds
of amazing, assorted goodies in vertical cases on the walls. I found
the glass cases a little small and crowded, but the meteorites are so
fabulous, who really cares?

Many of you will, no doubt, have seen the "new" hall, which is, I
suppose, already a few years old, but even after many years living in
NYC it was a first for me. A fine afternoon spent there, and also
visiting my favorite Allosaurus in the dinosaur halls. Highly
recommended to anyone passing through the Big, Bad Apple.

Enjoy your weekend, and kind regards to all from The Baked Apple.


Respectfully,

Geoff N.

www.aerolite.org
www.campometeorites.com
Received on Sat 19 Jul 2008 12:11:10 AM PDT