< ISS028-E-45516 >
| NASA Photo ID | ISS028-E-45516 |
| Focal Length | 28mm |
| Date taken | 2011.09.09 |
| Time taken | 14:56:41 GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point: 38.8° N, 77.4° W
Photo center point: 41.0° N, 70.5° W
Photo center point by machine learning:
Photo center point: 41.0° N, 70.5° W
Photo center point by machine learning:
Nadir to Photo Center: East
Spacecraft Altitude: 207 nautical miles (383km)
Country or Geographic Name: | USA-MASSACHUSETTS |
Features: | HURRICANE KATIA, LONG ISLAND, HUDSON RIVER, SEDIMENT, ATLANTIC OCEAN, PAN |
| Features Found Using Machine Learning: | PAN- |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 75 (51-75)% |
Sun Elevation Angle: | 45° |
Sun Azimuth: | 130° |
Camera: | Nikon D2Xs Electronic Still Camera |
Focal Length: | 28mm |
Camera Tilt: | High Oblique |
Format: | 4288E: 4288 x 2848 pixel CMOS sensor, RGBG imager color filter |
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| 640 pixels | 425 pixels | No | No | Download Image |
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No GeoTIFF is available for this photo.Image Caption: Hurricane Katia off the Northeastern USA Coastline
Hurricane Katia had diminished to Category 1 strength on the Saffir-Simpson scale at the time this astronaut photograph was taken, but it still presented an impressive cloud circulation as its center passed by the northeastern USA coastline on September 9, 2011. The storm had reached Category 4 strength earlier on September 5, making it the second major hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season. Katia remained over open waters of the Atlantic Ocean during its lifetime, unlike two preceding storms of the season - Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee - that both made landfall on the continental USA.
The approximate center of Hurricane Katia is visible at image lower right, with its outer cloud bands extending across the center of the view. A small part of the State of New York - including Long Island and the Hudson River - is visible through a gap in the cloud cover at image lower left. The Hudson River has a chocolate brown coloration due to heavy loading with sediment, a consequence of flooding and erosion of the upstream watershed from the heavy precipitation of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. A plume of sediment is just visible entering the Atlantic Ocean on the southern coastline of Long Island, directly to the south of the New York City metropolitan area (partially obscured by clouds).
Crew members on the International Space Station have the opportunity to take images like this one by looking outwards at an angle through Station windows, much like taking photographs of the ground from a commercial airliner window - albeit from an average altitude of ~ 400 km.
Hurricane Katia had diminished to Category 1 strength on the Saffir-Simpson scale at the time this astronaut photograph was taken, but it still presented an impressive cloud circulation as its center passed by the northeastern USA coastline on September 9, 2011. The storm had reached Category 4 strength earlier on September 5, making it the second major hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season. Katia remained over open waters of the Atlantic Ocean during its lifetime, unlike two preceding storms of the season - Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee - that both made landfall on the continental USA.
The approximate center of Hurricane Katia is visible at image lower right, with its outer cloud bands extending across the center of the view. A small part of the State of New York - including Long Island and the Hudson River - is visible through a gap in the cloud cover at image lower left. The Hudson River has a chocolate brown coloration due to heavy loading with sediment, a consequence of flooding and erosion of the upstream watershed from the heavy precipitation of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. A plume of sediment is just visible entering the Atlantic Ocean on the southern coastline of Long Island, directly to the south of the New York City metropolitan area (partially obscured by clouds).
Crew members on the International Space Station have the opportunity to take images like this one by looking outwards at an angle through Station windows, much like taking photographs of the ground from a commercial airliner window - albeit from an average altitude of ~ 400 km.
