Alex Huppenthal took this photo of the sky on Wednesday night at the Orcas Island Airport, looking north.

“In the cool evening, the sky became crisp and clear, letting through the star light that often lands on the backs of our lovely puffy clouds on most nights,” he said “It reminds me again, that pilots have a unique view here, often just a few hundred feet of cloud cover separates a view of heaven from earth bound Islanders. How lucky I am to be a pilot.”