Monthly Archives: January 2015

January 23, 2015
3:01 pm
by: Bob Vickers

Eagle Viewing Trip to Reelfoot Lake, TN

Last Friday, I drove to Reelfoot Lake State Park in the northwest corner of Tennessee. It was an 80 mile drive from home and took about an hour and forty-five minutes. The lake was frozen all around the edges and … Continue reading →

Posted in Other Nature Studies

January 10, 2015
12:30 pm
by: Bob Vickers

Sunrise, Sunset

On my way to work yesterday morning I saw this nice Sun pillar about 5 minutes before sunrise. It reached a good 20-25 degrees above the horizon. Sun pillars are caused by sunlight reflecting off ice crystals in the atmosphere … Continue reading →

Posted in Amateur Astronomy

January 6, 2015
10:41 am
by: Bob Vickers

Catch-Up Post #2

The following Galaxy Groups and Clusters observations are from late summer through early fall 2014. The first, Additional Group #41 (aka the NGC 6211 Group), is from September. This group showed four galaxies in an 11′ long chain, more or … Continue reading →

Posted in Amateur Astronomy

January 4, 2015
4:19 pm
by: Bob Vickers

Catch-Up Post #1

Autumn into early winter is the busiest time of the year for me, so I have fallen behind on my posting. However, I have done some more observing of Galaxy Groups and Clusters during this time. This will be the … Continue reading →

Posted in Amateur Astronomy