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Coincidentally spotted the last night from our roof top. Light from the setting sun in the west illuminated an object moving eastwards across the clear sky at rather incredible speed. At first it looked like a very fast airplane but it had no blinking lights, it was just a single spot of light. A friend noted the current time (18:44) when it had moved past Jupiter which could also be seen, and later looked up the object in and confirmed that what we saw was indeed the ISS ๐Ÿ˜€ ๐Ÿ›ฐ โœจ

Correction: The time was around 20;44 (sun sets on Berlin around 9pm at this time of year).

Oh no no no wrong again, it was at 22:44 in fact ๐Ÿ™ƒ

Stefan Sperling @stsp

@florian I *think* CEST, but better ask @neeels to make sure. I wouldn't trust my own judgement of the facts anymore at this point ๐Ÿ˜€

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@stsp
Don't try to spot the ISS with @benno btw ๐Ÿ˜‹
@neeels

@florian why not, doesn't the ISS like benno?

@neeels private joke.
We we sitting with a bunch of people outside having a few beers. And Benno mentioned that the ISS should pass over us soon. So we are looking for it for half an our or so. Didn't show up.
A few ours later on our way home this bright spot passes over us: Hey Benno, what's that? Benno: Oh, some satellite.

Turns out it was the ISS he had looked up the timing in the wrong location ๐Ÿ˜€