Going up the 17 freeway after leaving the opening of “They Came from Space” Geoff Notkin’s exhibition at the Challenger Center in Phoenix would take us to Flagstaff, Arizona. I had a rental 4×4 waiting at the Pilliam Municipal Airport. We would need it for the next leg of our trip. We arrived only about 15 minutes early at the
5:30 AM Wednesday morning the alarm went off though I was already awake. It had been a restless night of sleep. I guess I was pretty excited about the trip we were about to take. Paul was picking me up at 6 AM I had just enough time to set all my stuff outside on my front porch. We were headed to Phoenix
Over the last 25 years or so of professional writing I have reviewed books, software, and products on many occasions. Generally these reviews end up discussing the writing style, sturdiness of the product or the ease-of-use of the program. As I prepared to write a review on Geoff Notkin’s new book I knew right away that a discussion of the
If you go back through this feature’s back issues you will see that Paul and I have linked telescopes and meteorites together in many and interesting ways for years. We were regular sellers at RTMC the premiere amateur astronomy gathering in So Cal. We always have one with us for after meteorite hunting star gazing. So mix an opportunity to see telescopes, Geoff
Now that my garage is all set up I have room again to do jewelry. I know that I have mentioned it in passing, but in my youth I was a jeweler. I have done a few pieces each year for fun all my life. I am looking forward to doing a lot of jewelry in the future. With meteorites my main focus
It had been several years since I had been to the Griffith Observatory and my granddaughter had never been so we took her. My wife loves the place too so it was an exciting day for all of us. The parking on the day we went was difficult but as it turned out we did get a spot very close
I named this article as I did to avoid the problem of picking a name myself when it has not been officially named as of the time of this writing. My story of the meteorite fall near Coloma, California began with my wife asking if I had seen the video of the beautiful fireball that came over Nevada and California.
I left you all hanging a couple issues ago regarding a meteorite I bought at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show. Well, I am ready to tell all now that it is done being classified. It was a strange stone, with a very weird looking outside surface. It was a funny color and not very magnetically attractive. Well, it was
Not to dispute the old saying, that time flies. But, it just moves along. It is we that have a changing perception from day to day or year to year. But, time itself passes at a constant rate. Unless, I am badly mistaken this is the last month of year ten of Meteorite Times. I think Paul and I realized
Tucson Gem and Mineral Show 2012 was my 20th show. I think it will turn out to be one of the most memorable of all my visits to Tucson. We changed a little from the norm by attending the week before all the big meteorite celebrations. Even before leaving for the trip we were thinking that might turn out to
In a few days it will again be time for the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show. I will be off to find treasures from beyond the Earth. If memory serves correctly this will be my twentieth Tucson Gem Show. Often I have used the January issue of my article as a time to remember the past and get some perspective
As I write this I am hoping I will have enough new material to offer from our second visit to the Alamo Breccia that I did not say in the original Alamo Breccia article of November 2002. But, I guess I will start by saying that when we were there a few weeks ago I thought it had only been
After a couple weeks of exchanging emails between the three of us a basic plan for vacation has begun to emerge. We do not leave for another few days but for me today and tomorrow are the last days off from work to prepare. I have my list made and I have gotten a few things like batteries ready. I
The last time I had been to the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles was about 30 years ago. My wife and I have been trying to take our grandchildren and their parents on some outings during the summer. When the new Dinosaur Exhibit opened at the museum we thought that would be fun. So I booked tickets for it
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Middle of the summer is always the time when we stay home and avoid the heat of the dessert. But, have no fear we will get back out and hunting in the fall. So I have been spending a lot of time cutting meteorites and that has been great fun. I had been having a several year long love affair
