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Old 14 June 2015, 03:23 PM   #1
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This Guy Photographed the ISS from an Airplane at 40,000 Feet

Not bad . . .

http://petapixel.com/2015/06/13/this...at-40000-feet/

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Old 14 June 2015, 04:58 PM   #2
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Amazing.
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Old 14 June 2015, 05:10 PM   #3
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Old 14 June 2015, 08:58 PM   #4
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Wow, now that's a great pic!
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Old 14 June 2015, 09:02 PM   #5
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Old 14 June 2015, 11:28 PM   #6
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Very cool picture! He must be a pretty smart guy to do all those calculations so quickly too.
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Old 15 June 2015, 12:21 AM   #7
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More work than I'm used to on a flight. Awesome result.
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Old 15 June 2015, 01:09 AM   #8
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What a great photo.
I love watching the ISS fly over my house. It is an amazing thing to see.
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Old 15 June 2015, 01:19 AM   #9
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Very impressive shot.
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Old 15 June 2015, 01:29 AM   #10
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Very cool!
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Old 15 June 2015, 01:38 AM   #11
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Very cool!
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Old 15 June 2015, 02:00 AM   #12
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Very Cool
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Old 15 June 2015, 02:21 AM   #13
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I was sitting next to him on that flight but had no idea what he was up to. I was busy blasting classic rock into my head and thumbing through Sky Mall.

Probably should have applied myself more in school.
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Old 15 June 2015, 02:31 AM   #14
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I probably couldn't get past the calculation part of it but it's one cool shot.
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Old 15 June 2015, 02:53 AM   #15
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Scary.
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Old 15 June 2015, 03:27 AM   #16
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Old 15 June 2015, 05:43 AM   #17
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Old 15 June 2015, 06:00 AM   #18
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Old 19 June 2015, 06:52 AM   #19
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Old 19 June 2015, 11:34 AM   #20
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Old 20 June 2015, 05:26 AM   #21
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Old 20 June 2015, 01:21 PM   #22
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Old 20 June 2015, 01:33 PM   #23
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Good for that guy to get on NASAs twitter page. World needs more people like that guy...
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Old 21 June 2015, 12:06 AM   #24
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