As the space shuttle Endeavour lifted off Friday, the final flight attracted the tweets of excited Californians across the state.

Meanwhile, forecasters at the National Weather Service said the skies were mostly clear in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Peninsula and Southern California.

FULL COVERAGE: Endeavour's final journey to L.A.

"It couldnt get any better," said Diana Henderson of the weather service office in Monterey.

Tweet your photos to @latimes or @lanow with the hashtag #SpotTheShuttle. Don't forget to tell us where you are! Photos can also be uploaded here or emailed to latimes-2do82r@olapic.it. Check back -- we'll be compiling the best reader photos.

A sampling:

Storified by Ron Lin, LA Times Fri, Sep 21 2012 08:39:51

#OV105 against the desert landscape at Edwards @latimes #spottheshuttle http://pic.twitter.com/SEiEWr2EPauline Magnusson

Endeavour & @NASA's 747 http://youtu.be/QUkKulj5zEM?a VIDEO Departing Edwards AFB. #spottheshuttle #vbnasa cc @LANow http://lockerz.com/s/246404305Vegas BiLL

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Space shuttle Endeavour final flight captured on Twitter