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We flew north today at around 2 pm. At this time of year, there is no sunshine at 70th latitude, and the sun sets around 3 pm at 60th. So, on our way north, the sun set behind us.
I have on numerous occasion seen the earth's shadow rise and set opposite of a setting or rising sun. This is normally a subtle change from dark blue to darker blue, bordered by a ribbon of pink known as the belt of venus. From 35 000 feet, it was quite different. The sky was bright blue with barely a tinge of colour at the edge of the shadow on the atmosphere, and the shadow itself was a deep slate blue. It was a tremendously eerie experience to see the world go dark beneath me, sunlight still hit the wings of the plane, and a wall of night rising ahead of us.
It's icy up here, but not as bad as I feared. Computer was willing to turn on after its two week hiatus, which is good (and more than it would after my august vacation). Spammers have found one of my email addresses, and I am incredibly tired.
And yes, I did take pictures of the wall of night, and may post them at some point.
I have on numerous occasion seen the earth's shadow rise and set opposite of a setting or rising sun. This is normally a subtle change from dark blue to darker blue, bordered by a ribbon of pink known as the belt of venus. From 35 000 feet, it was quite different. The sky was bright blue with barely a tinge of colour at the edge of the shadow on the atmosphere, and the shadow itself was a deep slate blue. It was a tremendously eerie experience to see the world go dark beneath me, sunlight still hit the wings of the plane, and a wall of night rising ahead of us.
It's icy up here, but not as bad as I feared. Computer was willing to turn on after its two week hiatus, which is good (and more than it would after my august vacation). Spammers have found one of my email addresses, and I am incredibly tired.
And yes, I did take pictures of the wall of night, and may post them at some point.
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