[meteorite-list] meteorites and eclipses

[Michael Farmer]

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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