Jim Gamble -ELP Allsky Has Died at Age 60 15AUG2012

Astronomer / Weatherman Jim Gamble of El Paso, Texas - the operator and owner of ELP Allsky has died at age 60 on 15AUG2012
- Funeral Service Announced
Funeral Service
Monday, August 20, 2012
9:00am - 9:45am
@
Christ Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
2500 George Dieter Dr
El Paso, TX 79936-3203

Jim Gamble (l) Thomas Dorman (R)
After a full night of sky gazing... Those were the nights!

Perseids 2011 Composite by Jim Gamble ELP Allsky
(click on image to enlarge)

Some of you that read this may have had the pleasure of knowing or working with Jim Gamble. Jim has passed from this earthly life into Heaven, The Infinite Dimension.

Rejoice in this news, as Jim now is.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife Jan, mother Molly and his two sons Chris and Steve (and their families).

I have considered Jim a close and good friend, knowing him now for over three years, we spent daily Skype telephone calls sometimes lasting 8-10 hours! He was a very smart man with extreme motivation and skills. He was a true living man, a teacher, a friend, a loving father and husband.

Jim you were a blessing! A true bolide!

He will be sadly missed and fondly remembered. RIP, Jim Gamble! Amen!
Dirk Ross...Tokyo

ELP Allsky website by Jim Gamble: http://www.elpasoallsky.blogspot.jp/


 Jim Gamble - Your Eye On El Paso - Tinseltown CBS Live 4


GAMBLE James A. Gamble, born December 30, 1951 in Athens, Georgia, went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, August 15, 2012. He moved to El Paso when he was six years old. Jim attended Bliss Elementary, Ross Middle School, graduated from Burges High School, and then enlisted in the United States Air Force. In 1983, James began his career in weather broadcasting after working for El Paso Natural Gas for ten years. He pursued other interests after leaving television in 2003. Most recently he was a contract weather observer for the FAA. He is survived by his wife, Jan; their son, Chris and wife Angela and their four children; his son, Steve and wife Lisa and their two children. He is also survived by his mother, Molly. The Gamble family will receive friends and relatives on Sunday, August 19, 2012 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Funeraria Del Angel Martin East. Funeral Service will be held on Monday, August 20, 2012 at 9:00 am at Christ our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2500 George Dieter Drive. Interment will immediately follow at Fort Bliss National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Multi-Language Publications, 2500 George Dieter Drive, El Paso, Texas 79936. This ministry publishes the gospel in 45 languages around the world.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/elpasotimes/obituary.aspx?n=james-gamble&pid=159261653#fbLoggedOut
JAMES A. GAMBLE

December 30, 1951 - August 15, 2012

Visitation

Sunday, August 19, 2012

5:00pm - 9:00pm

Funeraria Del Angel-Martin East

1460 George Dieter Drive

El Paso, TX 79936

(915) 855-8881

Driving Directions

Funeral Service

Monday, August 20, 2012

9:00am - 9:45am

Christ Our Redeemer

2500 George Dieter Dr

El Paso, TX 79936-3203

Obits:
http://www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/ci_21321715/former-el-paso-weatherman-jim-gamble-dies

http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/news/former-el-paso-weatherman-jim-gamble-dies/nRCbp/

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/former-el-paso-weathercaster-jim-gamble-dies_b57224

http://www.kvia.com/news/Jim-Gamble-former-El-Paso-weather-forecaster-has-died/-/391068/16140488/-/4bhs1r/-/index.html

http://kisselpaso.com/former-el-paso-tv-weatherman-jim-gamble-passes-away/

Guestbook:
http://www.legacy.com/guestbooks/elpasotimes/guestbook.aspx?n=jim-gamble&pid=159202328&cid=view

Any personal/private messages to Jim`s family can be emailed to wxtx01@gmail.com

Dirk Ross...Tokyo

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

updated & reposted 19AUG2012
original post 17AUG2012

Major Breaking News...NASA Revising Size And Weight of Mississippi Bolide 1-1-11 Upward...14JAN2011

ELP Allsky - Jim Gamble reports:

Major Breaking News...NASA Revising Size And Weight of Mississippi Bolide Upward...13JAN2011 Announces Fall Zone

NASA Huntsville has confirmed that the bolide which exploded over Mississippi on Jan 11, 2011 is a "meter class" object yielding an explosive equivilent of roughly 80 tons of TNT and weighing over a metric ton at detonation. Original estimates put the object's size at 21 inches diameter and weighing 171 kilograms. In an ELPALLSKY interview with the Director of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office in Huntsville AL, Dr. Bill Cooke, at 16:45 MST 01/13/11, Cooke says "the meteor exploded at a high altitude and likely scattered fragments over a large area". Cooke also said "infrasound signatures from the event place the debris fall zone over Jackson Mississippi". This coincides with the original thinking of Dirk Ross Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News of Tokyo, Japan who theorized Jackson, Mississippi as the potential fall zone just after the event time of 20:45 CST on 1/11/11.


Thanks Dr. Cooke and Jim Gamble.
Bill Cooke NASA Blog http://blogs.nasa.gov/cm/blog/Watch%20the%20Skies/posts/post_1294934167122.html

Video #3 - "Event 3" Texas, New Mexico, Colorado Meteor 21SEP2010 9:01pm MDT 24SEP2010

"Event 3" Texas, New Mexico, Colorado Meteor 21SEP2010 9:01pm MDT

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posted on YouTube by weatherroads | 2010年09月23日 1View
Video Source: NMSU Allsky Camera Network (c)2010

Major Bolide Meteor Fireball 23 Seconds Duration Texas, New Mexico, Colorado 21SEP2010

Major Asteroid Debris Passes? or Hits?
Bolide Meteor Fireball 23-Second Duration Texas, New Mexico, Colorado 21SEP2010

"EVENT 3"- 23 Seconds!!! Multple Bolide Event 9:03MDT 21SEP2010
(03:03 UTC 22SEP2010) Event 3 of 4 reported
written and reported by Jim Gamble (El Paso) and Dirk Ross (Tokyo)
All RightsReserved LunarMeteorite*Hunters 12:03p 22 SEP2010 Tokyo
Contact for publication: drtanuki@gmail.com

Allsky cameras throughout New Mexico captured a major bolide(s)/meteor fireball（ｓ） at approximately 9:03 pm MDT (03:03 UTC). The fireball was traveling SSE to NNW, one of which flew directly over Albuquerque, NM producing sonic booms as reported by Thomas Ashcraft of the Ashcraft All Sky Meteor Observatory in Santa Fe, NM.
The "Event 3" was visually observed from El Paso All Sky Camera in El Paso, Texas by Jim Gamble. Initial estimates place the magnitude of the event at a -11 (nearly as bright as the full moon).
"Event 3", captured by the Ashcraft Observatory had a duration of 23 seconds with no terminal detonation detected, even though sonic booms were reported.
Additional data/video from Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM. and New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, NM. will be released later when available.
Reports on Events 1, 2, and 4 are posted, please see Jim Gamble`s Website @ http://www.elpasoallsky.blogspot.com/

Asteroid Debris Bolide Event #3 Video

Video Credit: Thomas Ashcraft (c) 2010 ALL Rights Reserved
TX, NM, CO "Event 3" Asteroid Bolide 21SEP2010

IF you find my website or this post interesting please post a visible link on your forum or lists www.lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com Thank YOU!

Please IF you leave a comment as a witness to the event(s) include time, location and your name and contact information (email address) I will edit-out personal information prior to posting. drtanuki@gmail.com

Be sure also to visit the AMS fireball website to report your sightings.

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El Paso AllSky Meteor Detection Camera
(c) 2010 J. Gamble


AZ/NM Fireball 4MAY2010 5:14am MDT / 11:13UTM














Patagonia, AZ AllSky Camera


AZ/NM Fireball 4MAY2010 5:14am MDT / 11:13UTM

posted on YouTube by SandiaLabs (46 views) 2010年05月04日
This footage shot May 4, 2010, at 5:14 a.m. MDT from a video camera at Sandia National Laboratories shows (in lower right of frame) what is believed to be an approximately basketball-sized meteor over the south/southwest New Mexico or possibly northern Mexico.