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Looking Up column: Bright stars still shine on hazy nights – The Topeka Capital-Journal

Hazy skies have been seen across most of the United States this past week, as the jet stream carried smoke from the extraordinary wildfires in the Pacific

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Hazy skies have been seen across most of the United States this past week, as the jet stream carried smoke from the extraordinary wildfires in the Pacific Northwest.
Incredible orange sunsets have resulted, as we look west towards the source of the smoke sent aloft far above our heads. The jet stream moves eastward at altitudes of about five to nine miles.
We can pause to consider the great loss thousands of people have been experiencing due to the fires, as we are reminded of their plight whe…

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