ISS042-E-33842
| NASA Photo ID | ISS042-E-33842 |
| Focal Length | 116mm |
| Date taken | 2014.12.10 |
| Time taken | 22:53:36 GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point: 32.0° N, 30.7° E
Photo center point: 30.1° N, 31.4° E
Photo center point by machine learning: 30.11° N, 31.38° E
Photo center point: 30.1° N, 31.4° E
Photo center point by machine learning: 30.11° N, 31.38° E
Nadir to Photo Center: South
Spacecraft Altitude: 217 nautical miles (402km)
Country or Geographic Name: | EGYPT |
Features: | CAIRO, NEW CAIRO, DELTA TOWNS AT NIGHT |
| Features Found Using Machine Learning: | CAIRO |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 10 (1-10)% |
Sun Elevation Angle: | -73° |
Sun Azimuth: | 62° |
Camera: | Nikon D4 Electronic Still Camera |
Focal Length: | 116mm |
Camera Tilt: | 29 degrees |
Format: | 4928E: 4928 x 3280 pixel CMOS sensor, 36.0mm x 23.9mm, total pixels: 16.6 million, Nikon FX format |
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Image Caption: Cairo at night
Taken by astronauts from windows in the International Space Station, this image shows the complex pattern of city lights in the metropolitan region of Cairo-the largest city in the Middle East and Africa's second largest city after Lagos (Nigeria). The brightly lit areas show greater Cairo with a population of about 20.5 million, fully a fifth of Egypt's population. Lights of the newer extensions of the city such as New Cairo, Sixth of October City, El Abor, and El Shorok, show a distinctly yellower color, probably related to sodium-vapor streetlight lamps. New Cairo is being constructed as the new capital city of Egypt.
Less prominent are the lights of numerous towns and villages on the Nile Delta (upper half of the image) and on the narrow floodplain of the River Nile (image lower left). The River Nile can be detected in places as a black line wending its way through Cairo itself.
Taken by astronauts from windows in the International Space Station, this image shows the complex pattern of city lights in the metropolitan region of Cairo-the largest city in the Middle East and Africa's second largest city after Lagos (Nigeria). The brightly lit areas show greater Cairo with a population of about 20.5 million, fully a fifth of Egypt's population. Lights of the newer extensions of the city such as New Cairo, Sixth of October City, El Abor, and El Shorok, show a distinctly yellower color, probably related to sodium-vapor streetlight lamps. New Cairo is being constructed as the new capital city of Egypt.
Less prominent are the lights of numerous towns and villages on the Nile Delta (upper half of the image) and on the narrow floodplain of the River Nile (image lower left). The River Nile can be detected in places as a black line wending its way through Cairo itself.
