ISS006-E-18382
| NASA Photo ID | ISS006-E-18382 |
| Focal Length | 58mm |
| Date taken | 2003.01.18 |
| Time taken | 09:17:23 GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point: 37.1° N, 60.6° W
Photo center point: 41.0° N, 73.0° W
Photo center point: 41.0° N, 73.0° W
Nadir to Photo Center: West
Spacecraft Altitude: 207 nautical miles (383km)
Country or Geographic Name: | USA-NEW YORK |
Features: | NEW YORK CITY & EAST COAST LIGHTS, NIGHT |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 25 (11-25)% |
Sun Elevation Angle: | -23° |
Sun Azimuth: | 99° |
Camera: | Nikon D1 Electronic Still Camera |
Focal Length: | 58mm |
Camera Tilt: | High Oblique |
Format: | 2000E: 2000 x 1312 pixel CCD, RGBG imager color filter |
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| 2000 pixels | 1368 pixels | No | No | Cities collection | Download Image |
| 1200 pixels | 820 pixels | No | No | Cities collection | Download Image |
| 1024 pixels | 660 pixels | Photographic Highlights | Download Image | ||
| 540 pixels | 348 pixels | Photographic Highlights | Download Image | ||
| 540 pixels | 465 pixels | Yes | Yes | Earth From Space collection | Download Image |
| 1000 pixels | 861 pixels | No | Yes | NASA's Earth Observatory web site | Download Image |
| 540 pixels | 465 pixels | Yes | Yes | NASA's Earth Observatory web site | Download Image |
| 2000 pixels | 1368 pixels | No | No | Download Image | |
| 2000 pixels | 1312 pixels | No | No | Original file from camera | Download Image |
| 639 pixels | 437 pixels | No | No | Download Image |
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Image Caption: Bright city lights along the coastline and interior delineate the eastern coast of the United States at night. Known as the "city that never sleeps," New York City with its population of more than 8 million residents (in 2000) is the largest and brightest metropolitan area along the coast. The metropolitan area straddles the Hudson River and spreads eastward over Long Island. Philadelphia is the second largest city in this image, situated south of New York (lower left in this scene). One of the most richly historic of U.S. cities, Philadelphia is where the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776.
The crew of the International Space Station took this image from a vantage point well to the northeast of the cities, with the camera pointed westward back towards New York City and the coast. The result is that the perspective is highly distorted but still recognizable. Low clouds have formed over the waters of the Atlantic and have settled into some of the valleys of the Appalachian Mountains to the northwest.
The crew of the International Space Station took this image from a vantage point well to the northeast of the cities, with the camera pointed westward back towards New York City and the coast. The result is that the perspective is highly distorted but still recognizable. Low clouds have formed over the waters of the Atlantic and have settled into some of the valleys of the Appalachian Mountains to the northwest.
