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9 September 2020
Sunrise was at 6:45 this morning. This shot was taken over an hour later and, as we write this at 8:10 a.m., the sky has gotten so dark we can't photograph it. It's like an eclipse has blocked out the sun.
But it isn't an eclipse. It's smoke. That's what is giving the usually wispy white fog an amber tint. The funny thing is that PurpleAir monitors in the neighbor measure the particulates in the air as only Moderate to Good air quality because the smoke from fires in the north is sitting above the fog.
Good weather for wearing masks, it would seem.
In San Francisco we've seen and inhaled the effect of the state's severe wildfires before, of course. But this is the first time the lights have gone out.
It may be time to start holding our breath.