I was just putting the scope outside to cool as the sky was looking particularly clear earlier today and the forecast was good (still some jetstream, but better than last night). Sky looked good on one side of the house, but glancing over the other way, what do I see but smoke. Yup, a hazard reduction burn near Logan (confirmed via the QFES website) blowing smoke westward to the coast and spreading a fair bit north and south, too, at altitude - about half the visible sky affected so far and it's getting worse - spreading far and wide.
I don't doubt that hazard reduction burns are necessary sometimes, but do they have to pick one of the clearest days/nights of the year to do it? Days this clear near a city are rare!
