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Happened to be looking at the Spanish Springs Web cam Sunday AM and noticed a large plume of black smoke on the hill way behind the theater. Any one know what that is all about? All I know is that it's not near my neighborhood.

[kfierle]

I, too, noticed that plume of black smoke on the Spanish Springs and Lake Sumter Landing cameras. Like you, it is not near my neighborhood.

Anyone know what is going on?

[Russ_Boston]

Optical illusion I think. I think they are smudges on the camera lens. They don't seem to be going anywhere.

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Russ, it would seem strange to have a smudge that would be alligned on two different cameras in two separate locations and seem to triangulate on the same spot. JMHO.
anyhoo, just thought it might be controlled construction burn or dump fire. seems pretty black and persistent. Been like that since around 9:30.

[Chi-Town]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35519187...ing/?GT1=43001

[Russ_Boston]

Not sure how you figure they are triangulated but you are certainly welcome to your opinion.

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I cheat (but fairly) by using Bing Maps. From that it seems to be in the area slightly NW of Bonnet pond around that grove of trees.

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Originally Posted by Chi-Town

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35519187...ing/?GT1=43001

mmmmm? could be they found our 'stash' or maybe are trying to 'smoke us out'

[zcaveman]

Originally Posted by Russ_Boston

Optical illusion I think. I think they are smudges on the camera lens. They don't seem to be going anywhere.

It does not look like a smudge to me. At 2:14 they were different colors and at different angles.

Probably a wood burn.

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Russ, on a quick aside, are you, as your name suggests, actually from Boston? Loved it when I happened to stop once when I was in Nashua but only town in the country have ever been totally, completely and helplessly lost in. Took me 10 hours to figure out how to get back to Nashua and my motel. LOL

[Russ_Boston]

Not from Boston proper. Live in a southern bedroom community between Boston and Prov.

But I'm 'in town' often for work and play. Great walking city.

[Pturner]

Has anybody "hashed" this thing out yet?

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Not to my knowledge. May have to wait for the Sun if they think it deserves notice. May have been some kind of controlled burn or scrap from construction.

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Whatever was burning yesterday is burning again today. Camera at SS is angled away today but LSL camera shows the smoke again.

[tpop1]

Very visable smoke plume!