[meteorite-list] Real or Bogus?

[mexicodoug at aim.com]

Hello listees,


In this time for reflection and renewal, it's hard to have any 
complaints ... hmmm but, I just read this eBay auction and Mike B's 
post answering MikeG and feel the need to talk about an human 
exploration hero greater than Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, the two 
explorers as mentioned in the auction link.

Like the Mighty Boosh, the opportunistic seller is hocking his barely 
perceptible particules while forgetting the third crew member that 
literally wrote the book on piloting base and contingency plans for the 
Apollo 11 command module around the Moon while Neil and Buzz checked 
out.  Hats off to (another) Mike !  The man who safely brought these 
guys back from the Moon, and I am thinking the first person to orbit 
the Moon solo while he was at it - Is that an accomplishment?) - what 
an experience!  Being meteorite folk it is hard to say being on the 
Moon's surface wouldn't have been more spectacular, but I think being 
completely out of touch in the command module especially tranquilly 
flying over the far side of the Moon alone for a day at only 113 miles 
altitude with a world's responsibility on his shoulders ... Then to 
make be the orbital pickup of the module, which seems to me the hardest 
part of the whole voyage.

THREE (3) Cheers for our favorite  Florida swamp boy, Major General 
Collins! and for being a superb team member bringing back the first 20 
Kg of the Moon!

Best wishes, Christmas and Holiday Greetings to all,
Doug

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Bandli <fuzzfoot at comcast.net>
To: michael w gilmer <michael_w_gilmer at yahoo.com>
Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Sent: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:15 am
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Real or Bogus?



Hello Mike G,

I can vouch for this item and tell you that it is the real deal. There 
have been
several presentations made with swatches of BetaCloth or other 
materials stained
with lunar dust. Florian has been the primary supplier of these 
presentations
and it is all legit. You can read more about his presentations on the
collectSPACE.com forums.

I might note that stained hardware and artifacts are the only legal way 
to own
lunar material from the Apollo missions.

Owning several lunar meteorites, I could care less about buying 10 
grains of
Apollo lunar glass. BUT... what makes this artifact desirable (to me, 
anyway) is
that it is an authentic artifact from Apollo 11 - the 'grail' of human
exploration.

Cheers,

Mike Bandli

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Gilmer" <michael_w_gilmer at yahoo.com>
To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 6:43:36 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: [meteorite-list] Real or Bogus?

Hi ladies and gentlemen (and friends watching at home!) -

It's time to play America's favorite game - "REAL OR BOGUS?"

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320324463986

Today's offering comes from the intrepid world of eBay. Here we see
something billed as real moon dust that was recovered from Neil
Armstrong's camera magazine.

So, I have to ask everyone who is playing - REAL OR BOGUS?

(If I was a gambling man, I'd say BOGUS)

Regards and clear skies,

MikeG

.........................................................
Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA)
Member of the Meteoritical Society.
Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network.
Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and 
http://www.glassthrower.com
MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/fine_meteorites_4_sale
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