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I think it's excellent that this item does get some love from HN, clearly some people share my interest in the combination of amazing technology (the ISS), amaz

I think it's excellent that this item does get some love from HN, clearly some people share my interest in the combination of amazing technology (the ISS), amazing technology (the photos), amazing craft (taking the photos), and the interest in orbital mechanics, etc. I am saddened to see that the submission has been flagged, as evidenced by the sudden plummeting in the ranking: https://www.solipsys.co.uk/images/25594171.png https://www.solipsys.co.uk/images/25594171.png Screenshot from here: http://hnrankings.info/25594171/ http://hnrankings.info/25594171/ I know people's interests vary, and that's partly what makes HN interesting to me, but flagging this item seems at odds with the HN ethos of appreciating excellent work and amazing technology. But there we go. It hit first place for a bit, so that affirms my belief that I do share interest and taste with at least some of the HN crowd. Meanwhile, here's wishing everyone a Happy Perihelion.

ohwaitnvm 6y ago
It's sad, because I was writing up a big thread on how to get your own pictures or at least see the ISS for yourself, but the submission got buried as I was posting it. I'll probably just repost it wholesale next time a submission like this comes up again, since nobody is going to see it here :( But I get it, the linked content itself and much of the rest of the discussion here is on the level of "hey look at this cool thing" without much of technical interest.