Field guide to meteors and meteorites by o richard norton and lawrence a chitwood received the mary b ansari best reference work award the book is both a guide to observing meteors and a practical handbook for meteorite hunters abundant information on locating preparing and analyzing meteorites is presented. It is said that astronomy is one of the few remaining fields in which amateurs can make a real contribution to science and nowhere is this more true than in the field of meteors and meteorites. Field guide to meteors and meteorites by o richard norton and lawrence a chitwood received the mary b ansari best reference work award the book is both a guide to observing meteors and a practical handbook for meteorite hunters abundant information on locating preparing and analyzing meteorites is presented. The guide offers useful advice on tools eg metal detectors magnets to help identify objects and a beginners guide to laboratory equipment including microscopes and home chemical tests to help amateur meteoriticists identify key characteristics for meteorite verification. I just got my copy of the field guide to meteors and meteorites by o richard norton and lawrence chitwood from amazon i had to wait a few months since it hadnt been released yet but it looks like the wait was worth it