STS126-E-19018 - View of Earth.jpg

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DescriptionSTS126-E-19018 - View of Earth.jpg	English: View of Earth from STS-126
Date	20 November 2008 05:005:14
Source	JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth
Author	NASA
Sun Azimuth InfoField	296°
Sun Elevatation InfoField	-44°
Altitude InfoField	186 nautical miles (344 km)
Mission InfoField	STS-126
Frame InfoField	19018
Camera InfoField	Nikon
Focal length InfoField	28 mm

Camera location	50° 54′ 00″ N, 123° 36′ 00″ W	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	50.900000; -123.600000

This image or video was catalogued by Johnson Space Center of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: STS126-E-19018.

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	This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (See Template:PD-USGov, NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy.)
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Camera manufacturer	NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model	NIKON D2Xs
Exposure time	3/1 sec (3)
F Number	f/1.4
ISO speed rating	400
Date and time of data generation	05:05, 20 November 2008
Lens focal length	28 mm
User comments	NASA 1117 84.6F
Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	300 dpi
Vertical resolution	300 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
File change date and time	02:43, 6 January 2009
Exposure Program	Aperture priority
Exif version	2.21
Date and time of digitising	05:05, 20 November 2008
APEX shutter speed	−1.584963
APEX aperture	0.970854
APEX exposure bias	0
Maximum land aperture	1 APEX (f/1.41)
Metering mode	Centre weighted average
Light source	Unknown
Flash	Flash did not fire
DateTime subseconds	00
DateTimeOriginal subseconds	00
DateTimeDigitised subseconds	00
Colour space	sRGB
Sensing method	One-chip colour area sensor
File source	Digital still camera
Scene type	A directly photographed image
Custom image processing	Custom process
Exposure mode	Auto exposure
White balance	Auto white balance
Digital zoom ratio	1
Focal length in 35 mm film	42 mm
Scene capture type	Standard
Scene control	Low gain up
Contrast	Normal
Saturation	Normal
Sharpness	Normal
Subject distance range	Unknown
Image width	4,288 px
Image height	2,929 px
Serial number of camera	6027243
Lens used	28.0 mm f/1.4
Rating (out of 5)	0
Date metadata was last modified	20:43, 5 January 2009

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STS126-E-19018 - View of Earth.jpg

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Captions

Items portrayed in this file

depicts

Earth

space station

aurora

night

copyright status

public domain

inception

20 November 2008

coordinates of the point of view

50°54'N, 123°36'W

captured with

Nikon D2Xs

exposure time

3 second

f-number

1.4

focal length

28 millimetre

ISO speed

400

instance of

photograph

media type

image/jpeg

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