The Great Smokey Sunsets

Massive wildfires raging in the state of California have lofted their smoke high into the atmosphere and drifted east, affecting sunset appearances throughout much of the rest of the country. Good examples of this include sunset views in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, shown above. All images were captured from Bowman Woods Park. The left panel was shot on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 and is a 55mm focal length photograph. The other three are 300mm focal length captures from Thursday, September 17.

Also sunrises. This image captured at 7:22 am CDT on Sunday, September, 20 shows similar views as the sun was rising. Image looks east along Boyson Road at Brentwood Drive NE in Cedar Rapids, near the border with Marion, Iowa. The cast of the sky reminded me of shortly before and shortly after solar eclipse totality in 2017. Nikon D7200 DSLR camera.