ISS048-E-010018
| NASA Photo ID | ISS048-E-010018 |
| Focal Length | 116mm |
| Date taken | 2016.06.25 |
| Time taken | 09:30:50 GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point: 16.5° N, 127.0° E
Photo center point: 17.8° N, 126.5° E
Photo center point by machine learning:
Photo center point: 17.8° N, 126.5° E
Photo center point by machine learning:
Nadir to Photo Center: North
Spacecraft Altitude: 217 nautical miles (402km)
Country or Geographic Name: | PHILIPPINE SEA |
Features: | PAN-CLOUDS, THUNDERHEADS, GLINT |
| Features Found Using Machine Learning: | PAN- |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 25 (11-25)% |
Sun Elevation Angle: | 7° |
Sun Azimuth: | 292° |
Camera: | Nikon D4 Electronic Still Camera |
Focal Length: | 116mm |
Camera Tilt: | High Oblique |
Format: | 4928E: 4928 x 3280 pixel CMOS sensor, 36.0mm x 23.9mm, total pixels: 16.6 million, Nikon FX format |
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Image Caption: Cloudscape with thunderhead anvils, Philippine SeaFlying over the Philippine Sea, an astronaut aboard the International Space Station captured this image of a cloudscape from space looking toward the horizon, the thin bluish envelope of the atmosphere and the blackness of space beyond. The late afternoon sun brightens a broad swath of the sea surface on the right side of the image. In the distance towards the horizon, a region-wide layer of clouds mostly obscures islands in the northern Philippines (at image top right). Looking toward the sun to capture an image is a special technique used by astronauts to accentuate the three dimensions of landscapes and cloudscapes due to shadows cast by these features. Two large thunderclouds rise next to one another (at image lower right). These have long tails, also known as anvils from their shape, that stretch nearly 100 km to the south. Anvils form when thunderstorm clouds rise high into the atmosphere and reach a "capping layer," often thousands of meters (tens of thousands of feet) above sea level. Capping layers stop the upward growth of a cloud, deflecting air currents horizontally to form anvils.
