[meteorite-list] Congratulation to Tom Phillips!

[Walter Branch]

Hi Tom,

I must admit, I am not into thin sections (yet) but I recognize art when I 
see it and science as well.  You manage to combine both.

Congratulations!

And thank-you Jim for loaning the NWA 482 thin section!

-Walter Branch
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> Thanks Paul and Geoff!
>
> I was quite  surprised to win.  The Zeiss micrograph contest has some 
> fairly
> stiff  competition from people with access to the best equipment in the 
> world.
> It  feels good to hold my own with 40 year old eBay equipment.
>
> While a  lot of the images are computer applied color because they start 
> as
> black and  white, my images are just what you see through the eye piece. 
> No
> color  alteration other than polarizers and retardation filters.
>
> I must say it  was possible because of the loan of the NWA 482 Lunar thin
> section by Jim  Strope.  This is a big deal!  He has never meet me and he 
> sent me
> his  Lunar and Martian thin sections so I could post images to the 
> Meteorite
> Times  Gallery.  Both Jim and Jeff Hodges have done this for me.  It has
> allowed me to post images of material I would of never been able to 
> acquire.
>
> Also, if any of you are looking.  The actual NWA 482 thin  section that 
> was
> used to win the Zeiss contest is for sale on Jim's site.
> http://www.catchafallingstar.com  It is the highest quality and now is an 
> award winning slide.
> Absolutely beautiful on the  microscope.  You will not be disappointed (as
> sometimes happens buying  thin sections).
>
>
> The Zeiss site with the contest winners is at:
> http://www.zeiss.de/c12567be0045acf1/Contents-Frame/d6ea562032304237c125736100
> 3284f4
>
>
> Thanks  again, Jeff, Jim, Paul and Geoff.    Tom Phillips
>
>
>
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