A blue sky greets Casper at dawn. They say that there's smoke in the air
from Pacific Northwest forest fires, but you can't prove it by me.
Sometimes Summer forest fire smoke fills Casper's mid-level sky with
dark, smelly, angry, long clouds. During such times there's no doubt
whatsoever that the sky is indeed full of smoke. But, that's not the
case today.

At best, today's reported smoke looks like a virtually invisible haze. A
Denver meteorologist who's here for the eclipse says that the haze
actually enhances the Sun's coloration. Let's call the sky one notch
lower than the "severe clear" that often greets Casper in its high
desert climate. To paraphrase American Indian Chief Crazy Horse, "Today
is a good day to eclipse for all the things of the sky are present."

Thank you,

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Don