< STS044-74-71 >

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NASA Photo ID

STS044-74-71

Focal Length

50mm

Date taken

1991.11.28

Time taken

07:12:28 GMT

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Spacecraft nadir point: 25.3° N, 113.3° E

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Spacecraft Altitude: 197 nautical miles (365km)

Body: Earth

Country or Geographic Name:

CLOUDS

Features:

CLOUDS

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Cloud Cover Percentage:

80 (76-100)%

Sun Elevation Angle:

4°

Sun Azimuth:

243°

Camera:

Hasselblad

Focal Length:

50mm

Camera Tilt:

High Oblique

Format:

5017: Kodak, natural color positive, Ektachrome, X Professional, ASA 64, standard base

Film Exposure:

Under Exposed

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Image Caption: STS-44 Earth observation taken aboard Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, is of China and the Earth's limb. OV-104 was flying over a point near Canton, China. View is to the west-northwest. It was taken near mid afternoon, local time. OV-104's vertical tail points to the Earth's surface below. The empty airborne support equipment (ASE) is visible in the aft payload bay (PLB). STS-44 crewmembers who had flown on Space Shuttle missions which were previous to the Mount Pinatubo eruption reported that the limb of the Earth showed a more bluish tint compared to the purple seen during this mission. The clouds in the foreground, according to NASA scientists studying STS-44 photography, are associated with a mid-latitude cyclone, and a pattern of jet-stream cirrus clouds also entends across the center of the image.