[meteorite-list] Tomorrow in History + AMNH NYC

From: Timothy Heitz <midwest_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:48:24 -0700
Message-ID: <39A0CCC817B7445883A1B6DCF8AD7E77_at_den>

Thanks for sharing, stay cool:)

Tim



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From: "Notkin" <geoking at notkin.net>
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Subject: [meteorite-list] Tomorrow in History + AMNH NYC


> 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.
>
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