#skywatchfriday

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 Here on Long Island we think we are far removed from the California wildfires.


But the smoke from those fires made it to the upper atmosphere, and into East Coast skies.


And look what it did to our sunset.









Please keep the West Coast in your thoughts, it must be awful there...



#skywatchfriday

Comments

  1. JoyfulSeptember 18, 2020 at 9:24 AM

    I wouldn't have thought the smoke reached that side of the USA. I live north of the fires and our air has been horrible for a few days. I hope with the rains it will be improving. It must much worse in the states to the south of me.

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  2. Pisi PrklSeptember 18, 2020 at 9:48 AM

    That´s unbeliable. Hope it will be sort out soon! Nice photos thou..

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  3. BernhardSeptember 18, 2020 at 10:58 AM

    nice images

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  4. Spare Parts and PicsSeptember 18, 2020 at 12:05 PM

    That's amazing and disturbing. I feel guilty for sending our yucky, smoky air all the way to the east coast!

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  5. bookwormSeptember 18, 2020 at 1:05 PM

    It really does look like a sky from a SF movie about another world. Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.com

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  6. ForsythiaSeptember 18, 2020 at 2:37 PM

    ...from the Book of Common Prayer: "this fragile earth, our island home." What happens near Vegas does not stay in Vegas.

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  7. Liz A.September 18, 2020 at 4:32 PM

    It's improving, actually. Probably because we sent it your way. Sorry! (I've actually gone out for a couple walks. The air is still unhealthful, but our skies are looking normal again. But I'm not close to any of the major fires.)

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  8. peppylady (Dora)September 18, 2020 at 10:55 PM

    I keep hearing rain is coming on west coast. I got my finger crossed

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  9. KlaraSeptember 20, 2020 at 2:45 AM

    beautiful image, but disturbing. hope it stops soon.

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