No sidewalk astronomy tonight in fire smoke

[Morris Jones]

The smoke from the Station fire in La Canada isn't likely to obscure the 
moon and Jupiter tonight, but it's not looking like a good night to 
spend two or three hours breathing the fire smoke in the heat.  We're 
going to take a pass on Old Town Pasadena tonight.

I'll send an update tomorrow about Monrovia when we've had a chance to 
check the conditions better.

Just as every year now since 2003 (when it was partly true), we've had a 
big spike in web traffic as the "Mars in August Spectacular" email virus 
makes its rounds again.  Hopefully if you had friends or family who 
forwarded this now-bogus email to you, you've had a chance to set them 
straight.  :)

Best regards,
Mojo
-- 
Morris Jones
Monrovia, CA
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