Haze from Australia?

Canopus Lim · Post by **Canopus Lim** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:03 am

This week has been rather hazy and with burnt smell but I managed to do some simple observation of Saturn and the Moon last night at 2am when the haze cleared a bit. I wonder if the haze is coming from the forest fire in Australia as I do not see any hot spots in Indonesia from the Satellite maps.

Canopus Lim · Post by **Canopus Lim** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:56 am

Ok..checked the haze map again, and found that there are many hot spots in Thailand and Cambordia.. maybe the haze is due to these fires.

http://app.nea.gov.sg/cms/htdocs/article.asp?pid=1195

yybmage · Post by **yybmage** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 9:49 am

Why, Saturn, jupiter and Mars, the three most easily oberved planets are all going to rise in March to may. Wonder if the haze would clear by then.

Post by **weixing** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 1:07 pm

Hi,
I think the current haze is cause by local grass field fire according to the news... I saw some large patch of burning marks on some grass fields in Tampines.

Anyway, with no strong wind and not much rain, I think the hazy condition will not clear so fast.

Have a nice day.

Post by **Airconvent** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 2:31 pm

yup..everywhere you go the grass is dried up. that means chance of bush fires that will result in smoke. but strangely we also smell it at night when the sun is no longer shining and the grass should not combust spontanteously.

Zephyrus · Post by **Zephyrus** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:38 pm

Today's condition seems a little better. I don't see haze anymore. Hope the skies will be good tonight for some observations.

Post by **rcj** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 7:34 am

we have had about PSI100ish haze conditons here for the past few days.... quite obvious from the bush fires in bushlands... but don't think it goes to SG.

Tachyon · Post by **Tachyon** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:21 am

Bush fires? I better keep my hair wet in case it burst into flames!

Robin Lee · Post by **Robin Lee** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 2:40 pm

Haha.. Tachyon, you're funny!

The sky is quite hazy here too. I can see a few bushes on fire near the Malay graveyard. I infer that the weather maybe too dry and cause them to fire up.