Montana : Night shining clouds spotted; Moderate Quake; Oil Spill

"NOCTILUCENT CLOUDS: Last night, a bank of rippling electric-blue noctilucent clouds spilled across the Canadian border into the lower United States. In doing so, the glowing clouds made the farthest excursion of the year away from their usual polar realm.  Reports of bright NLCs are coming in from Oregon, Washington, Montana, Minnesota, South Dakota and elsewhere.  Visit http://spaceweather.com for images and observing tips. " 

Noctilucent clouds gave us a treat on a beautiful summer morning in Bozeman, Montana (45.65N, 111.007W). The display started just above the horizon in the NNW and expanded eastward and upward until noctilucent clouds were visible all the way to the zenith. Photo details: Nikon D300 camera, 400 ISO, focal lengths from 10 to 35 mm, exposures in the range of 1/10 - 1 s. Earthquake in Montana 20 miles  from :Montana's Longest Continuous Running Fair! Oil Spill in Montana LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - An undetermined amount of crude oilspilled from an ExxonMobil pipeline into the Yellowstone River inMontana, prompting evacuations of nearby residents on Saturday, authorities said. The spill that was detected early Saturday came from a crude oil pipeline that runs from Silver Tip to Billings, Montana, the ExxonMobil Pipeline Company said in a statement. The pipe was subsequently shut down and state and federal authorities were alerted, the company said.