I'm envious! I spent a fair bit of time looking with mighty 6x30mm binos, but no luck. Had similar very distant thin-layered smoke (I think) along the horizon. Possibly didn't wait long enough, but the Moon was within a couple of degrees of the horizon when I gave up. \Brian -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.