zaphod ( @zaphod@sopuli.xyz ) English26•3 months ago400km is nothing, if you have/had satellite TV the signal comes from a geostationary orbit (35 786 km) and it has to get there first and if you’re not exactly below the satellite it’s even farther away. Streams from the ISS having low quality (do they actually have low quality?) is due to either bad cameras or cameras aging faster in space due to high energy particles hitting it.
monobot ( @monobot@lemmy.ml ) English25•3 months agoWhile going 17000km/h.
pearsaltchocolatebar ( @pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online ) English12•3 months agoWell, depends on your reference point.
IrritableOcelot ( @IrritableOcelot@beehaw.org ) English9•3 months agoWell, yeah. The earth is a better reference frame, but the orbital velocity of the moon (3679.2 km/h) is no less impressive.
Dippy ( @Dippy@beehaw.org ) English5•2 months agoThat’s very earth centric of you
IrritableOcelot ( @IrritableOcelot@beehaw.org ) English2•2 months agoOne might say geocentric…Aristotle was right y’all.
tal ( @tal@lemmy.today ) English2•2 months agoNASA TV was actually one few things I recall being on the Mbone.
Steal Wool ( @h3mlocke@lemm.ee ) English2•2 months agoIs 400 km a lot? 🤷♀️ I’m american…
Edit: thank yall, I was being cheeky
TonyTonyChopper ( @TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz ) English8•2 months agoIt’s 200 km from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. The moon is 400.000 km away