I saw a very rare cloud formation the other night. The first picture you can see them fairly well and the second picture they are up in the darker section. They are called noctilucent clouds. It means night shinning. They can only be seen at twilight, that's why it is so hard to get a good picture. They are seen in the summer months and are the highest clouds know to exist. These clouds were about 80,000 feet high. It is amazing as we are flying at 40,000 feet. These clouds form at over 50 miles up in the sky. They are to faint to be seen during the day and are illuminated by the sun when it is setting. Scientist don't completely understand how they form as they are almost in space. Most clouds are formed in our atmosphere and use wind and heating and cooling to move but these clouds are too high for that. Some scientist think they are the left over ice crystals from the exhaust from the space shuttle. Wow!
Well in New York today and saw some fireworks last night flying in. We were very high so they looked like bombs going off. You could see all of the little towns around the big cities shooting off their fireworks at the same time. Looked like they were under attack.
Can't wait to get to the beech with you all tomorrow. Save me a spot.
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