—Martha Sutherland, Fayetteville, Arkansas Assuming sunset has long past, the moon is nowhere around and the atmosphere isn’t turbulent, it’s the light inside the plane that is dampening your view. Consider how you must turn off the lights inside your house to see outdoors best at night. And when your interior lights are on, it’s easy for someone standing outside in the dark to see inside. So even when the airplane cabin lights are turned low for an overnight flight, they spoil your view. And the more lights that are on inside, the less you can see outside.

When I m in an Airplane  Why Can t I See Stars  - 95