<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Kevin and all,</div><div><br></div><div>Nice post and look forward to the continuation. If I might add people can read about this Nininger beginning and others where the Nininger Moments reside here: <a href="https://www.meteorite.com/nininger-moment-1/">https://www.meteorite.com/nininger-moment-1/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Best!</div><div><br></div><div>--AL Mitterling</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Apr 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM Kevin Kichinka via Meteorite-list <<a href="mailto:meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com">meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Autumn leaves were not the only thing falling the night of November 9, 1923 when the original 'Meteorite Man' Harvey Nininger paused in front of the home of fellow teacher E.L.Craik after they attended an event on the campus of McPherson College. <div><br></div><div>"Suddenly a blazing stream of fire píerced the sky, lighting the landscape as though Nature had pressed a giant electric switch." (from <i>'Find a Falling Star'</i>)</div><div><br></div><div>Harvey bent down and drew a line on the sidewalk to preserve the direction of flight. Then he told his friend that he was going to find that meteorite. </div><div><br></div><div>"Do something that needs doing" was Nininger's <i>leitmotif</i>. Searching for falling stars was yet to become a serious endeavor.</div><div><br></div><div>*************************************</div><div><br></div><div>Earth's last six trips around a yellow dwarf star have been uneventful on a cosmic level. I have mostly enjoyed the ride. As I approach my 72nd season what's left for me will be less adventure and more reflection of those I experienced. </div><div><br></div><div>Tomorrow marks the beginning of my only adventure that qualifies as 'unworldly'. It arrived with a bang......</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JfnqM6leuo" target="_blank">Aguas Zarcas - Meteorito Histórico na Costa Rica</a></div><div><br></div><div>To be continued tomorrow...</div><div><br></div><div>Kevin Kichinka</div><div>Reporting from a mountain top in western Costa Rica</div><div>'The Art of Collecting Meteorites' available on Amazon</div><div>MARSROX <a class="gmail_plusreply" id="m_-8292645274485337670plusReplyChip-0">@gmail.com</a> </div><div><br></div><div> </div></div>
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