If you were at 50,000 feet I bet you were too busy to be looking at the stars. Or you should have been! When I drive an airplane I keep my eyes on the instruments or on what's coming at me from the front. Start lolly-gagging and you're a statistic.
Still doesn't support your claim back in #394, "And living must be poor. ;^)"
I think you're blowing smoke, myself.
It's not all work. I've also gone over mach 1.0 at 100' AGL. I've watched a tanker wave gossamer wings as we fell away on a practice emergency disconnect. etc.
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate." -- Blade Runner