[meteorite-list] AIRSHIP VIDEO - search for Sutter's Mill

From: Sterling K. Webb <sterling_k_webb_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 20:40:01 -0500
Message-ID: <C056722FAB674AF5B2F5F0C66F070A11_at_ATARIENGINE2>

Dan, List,

That "scope" is the AVS Cineflex HD Video system
used for aerial shots of sporting events and the like.
I don't know it's ultimate resolving power, but if you
can see the football clearly in an aerial shot, presumably
you could see a large meteorite, or an impact pit in
this search.

Here's an AVS video demonstrating the camera system
from a fixed wing aircraft, with a 36x1 lens and 2x extender:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIwFEuquEHk

It seems a long shot to me. The evidence is that this
meteorite is too friable to have left a chunk the size of a
football on the ground. Maybe a softball? But it's very
difficult to search at that small scale such a vast srea
in flights that are only five hours long.

Great joyride, though.


Sterling K. Webb
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----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Miller
To: Sterling K. Webb
Cc: Meteorite List
Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2012 7:17 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] AIRSHIP VIDEO - search for Sutter's Mill


Just how powerful is that scope they are using in the Zeppelin? BTW I
was with the team that discovered the specimen on the private ranch. The
Zeppelin was not involved in that search Dan


On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 4:53 PM, Sterling K. Webb
<sterling_k_webb at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

http://www.space.com/15666-meteorite-fragments-searched-sierra-nevada-mountains-video.html


Sterling K. webb
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