Space Weather Balloon Update

[Doka]

There was, however, something unusual about the flight. Normally, air above the Sierra launch site is crystal clear, but not this time. En route to the stratosphere, the balloon encountered many thin layers of smoke and ash blown into the area from distant wildfires. Each fire, apparently, lofted its aerosols to a different altitude where winds stretched the smoky debris into a thin layer. This picture was captured while the balloon was in transit between two layers:

They blame the haze on the fires, but I have to tell you if the "Chem-trails" get any thicker we won't be able to see across the street here.

http://www.spaceweather.com/