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Thought i was on mars. It looked orange outside. Let me give you a quick explanation for why it appears orange in the sky. The smoke particles scatter blue light, which leaves us seeing what appears to be yellow and orange. Any particulate matter in the atmosphere affect the way we see light, the way our eyes and brains translate light. Water droplets can do that and smoke particles can do it. All kinds of pollutants can do it. You look at a satellite image to show you how thick the combination of smoke and coastal fog we have. Let me move along from the satellite image now and give you anothe...