By Peninsula Daily News news sources

NOCTILUCENT CLOUDS: On Friday night, a bank of rippling electric-blue noctilucent clouds spilled across the Canadian border into Washington state, including the North Olympic Peninsula.

In doing so, the glowing clouds made the farthest excursion of the year away from their usual polar realm.

Visit http://spaceweather.com for images and observing tips. Also check out KOMO-TV’s http://bit.ly/blueclouds.

FOURTH OF JULY SKY SHOW: Perfectly timed for the holiday weekend, the International Space Station is making a series of evening flybys (in many areas, though NOT across the North Olympic Peninsula).

The bright spaceship can be seen even through fireworks.

You can turn your cellphone into an ISS tracker by downloading an app from http://simpleflybys.com.

Or check the Simple Satellite Tracker for web-based predictions — http://spaceweather.com/flybys.