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			Photo #: STS61A-33-45 Date: Oct. 1985 Geographic Region: USA-NEW YORK Feature: ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS



	STS61A-33-0045 Adirondack Mountains, Lakes George and Great Sacandaga, New York November 1985 This east-looking view shows the Mohawk River Valley extending generally eastward from Utica (lower right) to the Albany Plain and the Hudson River in the upper right portion of the image. The southeastern Adirondack Mountains cover the majority of the lower left quadrant of the image. The Green Mountains of southern Vermont and northwestern Massachusetts are visible in the upper left quadrant of the image. Two large lakes and the small portion of another are discernible on the image. Near the center of the image is the Great Sacandaga Lake that is 27 miles (43 km) long and covers an area of 42 sq. miles (109 sq. km). The long linear Lake George, which is located to the northeast of Great Sacandaga Lake, is 33 miles (53 km) long. Both lakes are popular resort and recreation areas. The extreme southern portion of Lake Champlain can be seen at the left center of the image. The capital city of New York, Albany which is located on the west bank of the Hudson River, is discernible in the upper left portion of the image.

Images:	All Available Images Low-Resolution 443k
Mission:	STS61A
Roll - Frame:	33 - 45
Geographical Name:	USA-NEW YORK
Features:	ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS
Center Lat x Lon:	43.5N x 74W
Film Exposure:	N	N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus
Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP:	0
Camera:	HB
Camera Tilt:	27	LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Length:	100
Nadir to Photo Center Direction:	NE	The direction from the nadir to the center point, N=North, S=South, E=East, W=West
Stereo?:	Y	Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't
Orbit Number:	17
Date:	19851031	YYYYMMDD
Time:	172604	GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat:	42.7N	Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon:	75.3W	Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth:	191	Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude:	180	nautical miles
Sun Elevation:	32	Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views:	MOUNTAIN, FAULT, VALLEY, FOREST
Water Views:	LAKE, RIVER
Atmosphere Views:
Man Made Views:
City Views:

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