Background: On August 6, 2024 at 9:41pm local time, multiple eyewitnesses from different regions of Morocco witnessed a green fireball streaking across the sky, and some reported hearing loud sonic booms. The fireball was reported to have travelled approximately from the WNW to ESE. The meteor was captured by an
Ait Saoun: A Moroccan Meteorite Witnessed Fall August 6, 2024 Read Post »
Geoffrey Notkin of the award-winning television series Meteorite Men has written the ultimate guide to finding meteorites, METEORITE HUNTING – How To Find Treasure From Space. This is a must have book for every meteorite enthusiast’s library. Meteorite hunting is a challenging and often difficult activity. As with many things
Finding meteorites requires a lot of knowledge and a little bit of luck. Meteorites come in all sizes, shapes and types. It is a big topic, so these are just the basics. Meteorites usually have nickel-iron metal in them and will stick to a powerful rare earth magnet or
My name is John Higgins in addition to being an inventor and business owner, I am also an avid hunter of meteorites. To me, meteorite hunting is the ultimate sport. There is no greater feeling of euphoria than finding a meteorite from a fresh fall. And it’s just as rewarding
Top of the list for meteorite hunting equipment is your eyes. So the first thing to do is to tune up your eyes for what meteorites look like. After you are a little familiar with how rocks from space look you can gather together some other essential equipment and some
Paul and Alan drove up at about 5:45 AM and we headed off for Tonopah, Nevada. It was great to see Alan. He moved up to Washington state a number of years ago and we had only seen him a few times over the years since. We had hunted with
As I write this we are getting ready for another trip to the desert to hunt meteorites. That’s pretty good for us. Paul and I have been lucky the last few years to get out once a year for a day let alone two trips for several days in six
Life has a way of being cyclical. A few years ago I was able to get out of town to the local astronomy hotspot ever new moon weekend. Then I was not able to go at all. For a few years Paul and I were able to go hunting for
Well, as promised here is the story of Paul and I on a meteorite hunting vacation. Its written as a travel log so, just sit back, settle in with some popcorn and enjoy the adventure day by day. Day One: There were some last minute changes in our accommodations. The
It seems the last couple years whenever we head out of town the weather is rainy. But, we knew we were going a long ways and that there was a great chance that we would pass right through any bad weather and emerge to clear skies. We flirted with rain
