[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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