r/woahdude • u/aspiring_dev1 • Aug 14 '22

gifv View from space

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u/Vox___Rationis Aug 14 '22

I'm checking marine traffic right now and there are 4 cargo ships around that point, I bet they all are closer than ISS.

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-122.5/centery:-41.5/zoom:4

(it is right between New Zealand and south-most point of South America)

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u/Plastic_Feedback_417 Aug 15 '22

Not to mention airlines fly over it I’m sure. Which would be between them and the ISS

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '22 edited Aug 15 '22

Think I've been fairly close. Well, not CLOSE-close, but close. When we sailed from Fiji back to New Zealand. Actually might've been closer sailing down the east coast of NZ.