Looking toward the west (from the south eastern part of Salt Lake Valley - Cottonwood Heights), I was also struck by the "blood red" sun (concurring with Chuck). You could also see two plumes of smoke rising and spreading in the sky. One was substantially wider than the other. Tried to take a picture, but the red of the sun didn't come through. Tried longer exposures and the lack of redness grew worse. Not sure why that happened. Yeah, its a digital camera and the chip my not be red sensitive, at least for astrophotography, but the sun was incredibly red. Later also notice the red of the first quarter moon. Knowing better, it appears as if it was eclipsed - well eclipsed by the smoke anyway. This morning no plumes of smoke over the Oquirhs. Is the fire out? Yea, nice shot Patriick.
Yesterday afternoon/evening, my sons and I were racing at Miller Motorsports Park, and the ash fallout from the fire was impressive. If you stood still for long, you ended up with grey hair. The red sun was a bonus. Mat -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of jcarman6@q.com Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 1:58 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Patch Springs fire aerial shot Looking toward the west (from the south eastern part of Salt Lake Valley - Cottonwood Heights), I was also struck by the "blood red" sun (concurring with Chuck). You could also see two plumes of smoke rising and spreading in the sky. One was substantially wider than the other. Tried to take a picture, but the red of the sun didn't come through. Tried longer exposures and the lack of redness grew worse. Not sure why that happened. Yeah, its a digital camera and the chip my not be red sensitive, at least for astrophotography, but the sun was incredibly red. Later also notice the red of the first quarter moon. Knowing better, it appears as if it was eclipsed - well eclipsed by the smoke anyway. This morning no plumes of smoke over the Oquirhs. Is the fire out? Yea, nice shot Patriick. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options". This message and any attachments are solely for the use of intended recipients. The information contained herein may include trade secrets, protected health or personal information, privileged or otherwise confidential information. Unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you received this email in error, and that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this email and any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please contact the sender and delete the message and any attachment from your system. Thank you for your cooperation
Joan, even though the sun looked dim to the eye, it was still bright enough to saturate the chip. That's why the color washed-out. The same thing happened on my unfiltered shots, but when I used a Baader filter over the lens, suddenly the deep red color came back. On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 11:57 AM, <jcarman6@q.com> wrote:
Looking toward the west (from the south eastern part of Salt Lake Valley - Cottonwood Heights), I was also struck by the "blood red" sun (concurring with Chuck). You could also see two plumes of smoke rising and spreading in the sky. One was substantially wider than the other. Tried to take a picture, but the red of the sun didn't come through. Tried longer exposures and the lack of redness grew worse. Not sure why that happened. Yeah, its a digital camera and the chip my not be red sensitive, at least for astrophotography, but the sun was incredibly red.
The wind shifted and the smoke is blowing north now. The GSL is completely covered with smoke. Leaving work this afternoon, as I got onto I-215 at the south end of the Legacy Parkway, the road was high enough to let me peek into the Tooele valley. It looks like it's filled with smoke. I suspect the fire abated a bit over night thanks to the cooler temps, but as of 2:30 this afternoon, there is more smoke than ever. We may get another deep red sun and moon tonight. On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 11:57 AM, <jcarman6@q.com> wrote:
This morning no plumes of smoke over the Oquirhs. Is the fire out?
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