I found this URL :
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...3232007AA6XUwM
but it is *not* my experience.
Even with my camera I took the stars with the wingtip light on.
When the cabin is dark (usual during nightly long-haul flights when no meals are served) stars are easily visible despite the rather poor window quality.
[img]http://skysurfer.eu/extremeastro/IMG_1691.JPG[/url]
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I can recall one night when I flying over Los Angeles and looked out the window. I could see the southern cross, which is not normally visible from that latitude.
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I think that this is not possible. Crux is between 57º and 63ºS so it is not visible from LAX (34°N) even on 11km altitude. At that altitude the horizon is lowered by acos(6378/6388) = 3° which allows seeing objects till 59°S declination so only Gamma Cru is displayed znd not the entire constellation.
What are your opinions / experiences ?