The View

Mach 2.00, 55000 Feet

Distance to Go: 1430, 1320 MPH

At 57000 feet, our flight reached a higher maximum cruising altitude than my previous Concorde flight. I've tried to position some of the photos here to help you notice the curve of the earth across multiple windows. Enjoy!

Here are some additional photos, this time with captions to draw your attention to particular aspects of the view:

This vertically oriented shot is slightly underexposed to accent the blue glow of the earth's atmosphere.	This is the shot from the adjacent window, which when viewed with the shot to the left, accentuate the curve of the earth.
This photo shows a greenish-blue band between the earth and the indigo-blue sky above.	The greenish-blue band is even wider in this shot. A tricolour effect was achieved along with the white clouds above and the blue sky below.
A cloudy shot towards the end of our flight from 56500 feet. This photo was taken from seat 11A on the left side of the aircraft.	The photo from the adjacent window for the curve effect. This photo was also taken from seat 11A on the left side of the aircraft.
This photo from 11A shows the minimal obstruction from Concorde's delta wing.	This photo from 11A shows Concorde's delta wing as it extends towards the rear of the aircraft.

The remainder of the flight passed very quickly, as several passengers had their photos taken in front of the bulkhead displays. Flight attendants passed through towards the end of the flight with the duty free shopping cart, and several folks purchased some of the Concorde items featured there. Soon afterwards, it was time to land.

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