Astronaut Photography of Earth - Display Record
ISS006-E-18372
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| File Name | File Size (bytes) | Width | Height | Annotated | Cropped | Purpose | Comments | |
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| View | ISS006-E-18372.JPG | 27386 | 516 | 387 | Yes | Yes | NASA's Earth Observatory web site | |
| View | ISS006-E-18372.JPG | 56684 | 639 | 437 | No | No | ||
| View | ISS006-E-18372.JPG | 729069 | 2000 | 1368 | No | No | ||
| View | ISS006-E-18372.TIF | 7932238 | 2000 | 1312 | No | No | Original file from camera |
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Mission: ISS006 Roll: E Frame: 18372 Mission ID on the Film or image: ISS006Country or Geographic Name: CANADA-Q
Features: AURORA BOREALIS, MANICOUAGAN RESERVOIR
Center Point Latitude: 50.5 Center Point Longitude: -69.5 (Negative numbers indicate south for latitude and west for longitude)
Stereo: (Yes indicates there is an adjacent picture of the same area)
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Camera
Camera Tilt: High ObliqueCamera Focal Length: 58mm
Camera: N1: Nikon D1
Film: 2000E : 2000 x 1312 pixel CCD, RGBG imager color filter.
Quality
Film Exposure:Percentage of Cloud Cover: 25 (11-25)
Nadir
Date: 20030118 (YYYYMMDD)GMT Time: 074040 (HHMMSS)Nadir Point Latitude: 46.5, Longitude: -55.5 (Negative numbers indicate south for latitude and west for longitude)
Nadir to Photo Center Direction: West
Sun Azimuth: 81 (Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point)
Spacecraft Altitude: 206 nautical miles (382 km)
Sun Elevation Angle: -37 (Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point)
Orbit Number: 3762
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What do auroras look like from space? From the ground, auroras dance high above clouds, frequently causing spectacular displays. The International Space Station (ISS) orbits just at the same height as many auroras, though. Therefore, sometimes it flies over them, but also sometimes it flies right through. The auroral electron and proton streams are too thin to be a danger to the ISS, just as clouds pose little danger to airplanes. ISS Science Officer Don Pettit captured a green aurora, pictured above in a digitally sharpened image. From orbit, Dr. Pettit reports, changing auroras can appear to crawl around like giant green amoebas. Far below, on planet Earth, the Manicouagan Impact Crater can be seen in northern Canada.Download Packaged File.
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