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[–] rimu@piefed.social 21 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Wow the ISS has a really really low orbit!

[–] aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 years ago

It does, you can capture it with any halfway decent camera so long as it’s backlit by the sun and it’s dark out (and your timing is perfect)

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

It's only about 250 miles (400 km) high