In the thick of the smoke

[NOTES UPDATED] The record-breaking 2019-2020 bushfires in eastern Australia burnt an estimated 17 million hectares (5.3 million in the State of NSW where I live). New Years' Eve was totally forgettable, as a wind change rolled up the coast, moving the smoke and ash from the fires directly across us. This is how the colour looked at the time, with the daylight filtered red by the smoke.