@ Sky level

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At 39,000 feet above sea level dusk traverses across time zones. From an airplane window it feels like you are chasing time. The dusk is longer than at sea level.

Clicked on a Panasonic DMC -LZ8


Submitted for Thursday challenge  where the theme this week in SKY. 

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