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Meteorite Hunters and Meteorite Hunting |
| FEBRUARY, 2010 ASTRONOMY MAGAZINE VIDEO INTERVIEW |
Aerolite Meteorites owner Geoff Notkin and his co-host, Steve Arnold, in an exclusive Meteorite Men video interview with David Eicher of Astronomy magazine. Filmed during the 2010 Tucson gem and mineral shows >>>> Photograph by Erika Carlson |
| FEBRUARY, 2010 TUCSON 2010 GEM AND MINERAL SHOW |
For the fourth consecutive year, Aerolite Meteorites was a featured meteorite dealer at the annual Tucson gem and mineral shows. Our showroom was in the Tucson Hotel City Center (formerly the InnSuites) and, once again, we shared space with our great friend Anne Black of Impactika. On February 12 we celebrated the 63rd anniversary of the Sikhote-Alin meteorite fall. Pictured (left to right): Tim Arbon (Aerolite Meteorites illustrator and special projects); Lisa Marie Morrison (Aerolite Meteorites Sales Director); Geoff Notkin (Aerolite owner); Anne Black (Impactika). |
| JANUARY, 2010 METEORITE MEN SEASON ONE PREMIERE |
Aerolite Meteorites owner Geoff Notkin and his long-time friend and expedition partner, Steve Arnold, star in Science Channel's exciting new adventure series Meteorite Men. The world premiere of Season One was on January 20, 2010. Meteorite Men is currently airing on Science. Meteorite Men show times and episode guide >>> Photograph by Suzanne Morrison |
| JULY, 2009 APOLLO 11 4Oth ANNIVERSARY, LUNAR AND PLANETARY LAB |
Aerolite Meteorites exhibited at the Lunar and Planetary Lab's Apollo 11 moon landing 40th anniversary celebration. We set up a display of rare and unusual meteorites and had the pleasure of meeting former Apollo mission engineers. See our Apollo 11 anniversary photos here >>> |
| MAY, 2009 JIM PARISI RADIO SHOW, KNST TUCSON |
Aerolite Meteorites owner and Meteorite Men co-star Geoffrey Notkin appeared on the celebrated Jim Parisi live radio talk show on May 7, 2009 to talk about the upcoming world premiere of Meteorite Men. Jim is a popular radio host for KNST Tucson and asked a great assortment of questions. He wanted to know all about Geoff's views on UFOs, life on Mars, and why we as humans are so interested in looking up at the night sky. Geoff left meteorite gifts for Jim and his production staff. Our thanks to Jim and KNST for a great visit. |
| MAY, 2009 METEORITE MEN WORLD PREMIERE |
Aerolite Meteorites owner Geoffrey Notkin and his long-time expedition partner, Steve Arnold star in a major new one-hour adventure special, Meteorite Men, on the Science Channel. The world premiere is Sunday, May 10 at 9 pm Eastern. Join Steve and Geoff as they return to the famous Brenham, Kansas strewnfield, and hunt at a second site so secret all members of the production crew were required to sign a confidentiality agreement. Additional filming took place at the Center for Meteorite Studies at ASU, Tempe, with guest stars Dr. Meenakshi Wadhwa and Dr. Laurence Garvie. |
| SEPTEMBER, 2008 DISCOVERY CHANNEL'S GALACTIC COLLISIONS |
Meteorite hunter Geoffrey Notkin and Steve Arnold, filmed in Pima County, Arizona and Kiowa County, Kansas during September, for a new three-part science documentary which will air on The Discovery Channel in December, 2008. The first segment was filmed at the Aerolite Meteorites offices in Tucson, followed by five days of field work in the Brenham, Kansas strewnfield. The director (picture above center with us and our find) was Sean Dash. On the final day of shooting Steve and Geoff unearthed a gorgeous 21-kilo oriented Brenham pallasite. See our exclusive Discovery Channel meteorite hunt behind the science feature HERE.
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| JULY, 2008 HISTORY CHANNEL SHOOT |
Location news: The Aerolite Meteorites team (Leigh Anne Delray, Geoff Notkin, Lisa Marie) were filming in Pima County during July, for an important new documentary which will air on The History Channel. The shoot was for a 13-part astronomy/geology series about the history of our planet Earth. And no, it was not created 6,000 years ago : ) One of the episodes is entirely about meteorites, and we were thrilled to work with the Anglo-Canadian crew on this major project. Expected air date: December, 2008. More news when we have it. Original location photography by Tucson legend Stu Jenks
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| MARCH, 2008 NAT GEO DOCUMENTARY WORLD PREMIERE |
The one-hour documentary had its world premiere on April 1, 2008 (no,
it was not an April Fool) and the meteorite hunting segment is the last
feature in the episode. Geoff and Steve filmed in Red River County, Texas,
investigating an old meteorite strewnfield, with the very kind assistance
of their friend and colleague McCartney Taylor. It was a really
windy day! |