STS064-83-99
| NASA Photo ID | STS064-83-99 |
| Focal Length | 250mm |
| Date taken | 1994.09.12 |
| Time taken | 01:11:44 GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point: 12.1° N, 146.1° W
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Spacecraft Altitude: 141 nautical miles (261km)
Country or Geographic Name: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
Features: | PAN-THUNDERSTORMS |
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Cloud Cover Percentage: | 65 (51-75)% |
Sun Elevation Angle: | 37° |
Sun Azimuth: | 266° |
Camera: | Hasselblad |
Focal Length: | 250mm |
Camera Tilt: | High Oblique |
Format: | 5046: Kodak, natural color positive, Lumiere 100/5046, ASA 100, standard base |
Film Exposure: | Normal |
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Image Caption: Multiple thunderstorm cells leading to Earth's atmosphere were photographed on 70mm by the astronauts of STS-64, orbiting aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery 130 nautical miles away. These thunderstorms are located about 16 degrees southeast of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. Every stage of a developing thunderstorm is documented in this photo: from the building cauliflower tops to the mature anvil phase. The anvil or the tops of the clouds being blown off are at about 50,000 feet. The light line in the blue atmosphere is either clouds in the distance or an atmospheric layer which is defined but different particle sizes.
