[meteorite-list] Novato (N1) found -- why the Orioniddescription?

From: Bob King <nightsky55_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2012 20:03:10 -0500
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Hi Don,
Thanks for your reply. What you say is all true, but the meteor
radiated from the direction of Sagittarius, not Orion.
Bob

On Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 8:57 PM, Don Merchant <dmerchan at rochester.rr.com> wrote:
> Hi Bob. It could very well be, but then the meteorite... it should seem,
> would have to be a carbonaceous chondrite, since the Orionids are remnants
> of Halley's Comet! Last I knew all comets are usually composed of
> carbonaceous chondrite material. As far as the date being the 17th, the
> Orionids have a longer period of meteor shower then most other meteor
> showers. That means the Orionids can last several weeks BUT the peak of the
> Orionid shower falls around Oct. 20-21. This peak is where
> scientists/astronomers have calculated where the Earth's orbit comes into
> the path of the most debris left by Halley's comet. Also remember that the
> debris path with Halley's comet covers a long wide swath in the solar
> system, thus the longer length in time of meteor shower. Hope this helps or
> clears it up some.
>
> Sincerely
> Don Merchant
> Founder-Cosmic Treasures Celestial Wonders
> www.ctreasurescwonders.com
> IMCA #0960
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob King" <nightsky55 at gmail.com>
> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 7:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Novato (N1) found -- why the
> Orioniddescription?
>
>
>
> Hi everyone,
> Anyone know why the reports are quoting Dr. Jenniskens as saying that
> the meteorite is from the Orionid meteor shower? If this is the Oct.
> 17 bolide, it was not an Orionid.
> Thanks,
> Bob
>
> On Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 5:11 PM, karmaka <karmaka-meteorites at t-online.de>
> wrote:
>>
>> Here are some images and a video:
>>
>> VIDEO:
>>
>> http://novato.patch.com/articles/small-rock-that-hit-novato-house-is-confirmed-chunk-of-meteor#video-11827352
>>
>> http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/640*480/2012-10-21+11.25.13.jpg
>>
>> http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/640*480/2012-10-21+11.24.47.jpg
>>
>>
>> http://o5.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/PATCH/resize/600x450/http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/patch/f0667542b8618eb45a0b8ea59e0813cb
>>
>> Martin
>>
>>
>>
>> Von: "karmaka" <karmaka-meteorites at t-online.de>
>> An: "met-list" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Betreff: [meteorite-list] Novato (N1) found
>> Datum: Sun, 21 Oct 2012 23:43:52 +0200
>>
>> Apparently the first meteorite has been found:
>>
>> Novato (N1) , 63 g
>>
>> cams.seti.org/Novato-Webber-Jenniskens.jpg
>>
>> http://cams.seti.org/
>>
>> Martin
>>
>>
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