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| 09/07/01 - Image of the Month Update and Apollo Anniversary |
The July members image of the month is now up in the Gallery. It's a great 1g slice of the lunar meteorite NWA 2200 courtesy of Rob McCafferty. A lunar sample was chosen in recognition of the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing later this month. Don't forget to check out Buzz Aldrin's Rocket Experience (he's so gangsta!).
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| 09/06/16 - Meteor Activity |
The BBC News website carries details (here) of meteors observed over the English Channel last night. The report is lacking detail, it could have been a single fireball but it is worth noting that the June Lyrid meteor shower peaks on 15/16th June. That said, the meteor shower is never usually so spectacular.
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| 09/06/16 - O. Richard Norton, 1937-2009 |
Most of you will already be aware that O. Richard Norton passed away on 17th May. O. Richard Norton authored several of the "essential" books on meteorites, indeed he wrote three of the five books I chose for our About Meteorites - Further Reading page, and was a regular contributor to Meteorite magazine. You may wish to read the obituary posted yesterday to the Meteoritical Society.
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| 09/05/31 - Bolide in Scotland |
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Rob Elliott was kind enough to send a photograph of the smoke trail left behind by a bolide spotted near Glenrothes in Scotland on the morning of Sunday 31st May 2009. Rob spotted it after a flash of light got his attention, he stated "There wasn't a cloud in the sky and virtually no breeze. I wasn't aware of any sonic effects but the single flash of light was distinct enough to make me take notice, even in full sun". It was traveling in a North-Easterly direction, which *may* mean that anything making it close to sea-level would literally have reached the sea. Click on the image to the left to view a larger version. For comparison you can see the image Mike Farmer acquired of the Carancas smoke trail here. Please note I am not inferring this new smoke trail will be linked to the death of llamas! Also, thank you to Mark Crawford for providing the June Member Image of the Month, featuring Elbogen, which you can see in the Gallery |
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| 09/05/20 - British and Irish Meteorite Map |
We have added an interactive map showing all the British and Irish meteorite falls/finds to the BIMS site. You can view it directly here. Please let me know if you find any errors.
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| 09/05/01 - Welcome |
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you all to the brand new British and Irish Meteorite Society (BIMS) website. Be sure to check out the brand new Gallery, the Fernlea section will be of particular interest to many and is only possible since Rob Elliott was kind enough to give us access to, and permission to use, all the images (over 1000 of them) and text from the Fernlea archives. A lot of time has also been spent developing the new About Meteorites section, which we hope you will find useful and informative. Enjoy!
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| 09/04/30 - New Martian Meteorites Resource |
Dr. Tony Irving of the University of Washington has produced an excellent and detailed site covering everything you could want to know about Martian meteorites. The site is being hosted by the IMCA and can be viewed directly here. In many ways this is the Martian equivalent of Dr. Randy Korotev's incredibly thorough Lunar meteorite site here. If you haven't visited both sites before then what are you waiting for!
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| 09/04/06 - Fireball Spotted In Ireland |
A fireball was spotted over Ireland on Sunday, read about it on the BBC News website. If you saw it we would like to hear from you, please contact us with your reports. Remember 10 years ago another Irish fireball gave us the Leighlinbridge meteorite.
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| 09/04/04 - Happy Birthday BIMS |
2009 is BIMS fifth Birthday, congratulations to all involved.
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| 09/04/02 - West, Texas Meteorite Fall (February 2009) |
A relative newcomer to our planet - The provisionally named 'West' meteorite from Texas, USA. Click here for Michael Johnson's excellent gallery of images. Update: This meteorite has officially been named "Ash Creek" and classified as an L6, the Meteoritical Bulletin entry is visible here. |
