Photo #: STS066-154-76 Date: Nov. 1994Geographic Region: USA-NEW YORK
Feature: NEW YORK CITY AREA
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Photo #: STS066-154-76 Date: Nov. 1994 Geographic Region: USA-NEW YORK Feature: NEW YORK CITY AREA |
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| STS066-154-076 New York City Metropolitan Area, New York November 1994 The largest metropolitan area in the United States and one of the largest in the world, the New York City Metropolitan area (center of image) can be seen in this north-looking view. To the left (west) of New York City, the eastern linear, folded Appalachian Mountains in northwestern New Jersey are visible. South of New York City, Sandy Hook and the coastal areas of eastern New Jersey are discernible. The Atlantic Ocean covers the whole lower portion of the image. Western Long Island and Long Island Sound Cover the upper right quadrant of the image. The sediment-laden Hudson River is visible extending northward from near the center of the image to near the upper center of the image. New York City has the largest port in the United States and is one of the leading ports in the world. The city is a major trade center and the leading financial center of the entire world. New York City is the seat of the United Nations. |
| Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 134k |
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| Mission: | STS066 |
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| Roll - Frame: | 154 - 76 |
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| Geographical Name: | USA-NEW YORK |
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| Features: | NEW YORK CITY AREA |
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| Center Lat x Lon: | 40.5N x 74W |
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| Film Exposure: | N | N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus |
| Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP: | 0 |
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| Camera:: | LH |
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| Camera Tilt: | 29 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
| Camera Focal Length: | 250 |
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| Nadir to Photo Center Direction: | SE | The direction from the nadir to the center point, N=North, S=South, E=East, W=West |
| Stereo?: | N | Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't |
| Orbit Number: | 64 |
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| Date: | 19941107 | YYYYMMDD |
| Time: | 161135 | GMT HHMMSS |
| Nadir Lat: | 41.6N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Nadir Lon: | 75W |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Sun Azimuth: | 171 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
| Space Craft Altitude: | 162 | nautical miles |
| Sun Elevation: | 32 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
| Land Views: | COAST, FOREST, DUNE, MOUNTAIN |
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| Water Views: | BAY, RIVER |
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| Atmosphere Views: | |
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| Man Made Views: | URBAN AREA |
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| City Views: | |
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