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Compare this to mid-afternoon in Willows, California, where the sky turned darker than night. Remarkably, there were no stars visible, and the sky remained eerily featureless. The scene was so surreal that it appeared as if full darkness had descended during broad daylight. The experience was described as “absolutely amazing,” underscoring the oddity of the situation and the intensity of the smoke and atmospheric conditions blanketing these regions.