Recent Miscellaneous Sky Pics

 

Recent Canadian wildfires created air quality advisories but also sometimes brilliant sunsets in Iowa. Such was the case on the evening of Sunday, July 19, 2026. The image above looks west just before sunset as seen from Lowe Park in Marion, Iowa. At left is the stainless steel reflective sphere located in the park.

Also just before sunset on July 19-- this time seen from Meadows Field Drive at C Avenue in Marion.

Monday morning, July 27, 2026. Morning clouds--some stormy--covered the rising sun, creating these beautiful crepuscular rays, more like cloud shadows in the sky. Image looks east over our roof in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Nikon Z6ii camera.