STS068-244-18
| NASA Photo ID | STS068-244-18 |
| Focal Length | 250mm |
| Date taken | 1994.10.06 |
| Time taken | 20:11:55 GMT |
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Spacecraft nadir point: 39.1° N, 122.5° W
Photo center point: 38.5° N, 121.5° W
Photo center point: 38.5° N, 121.5° W
Nadir to Photo Center: Southeast
Spacecraft Altitude: 116 nautical miles (215km)
Country or Geographic Name: | USA-CALIFORNIA |
Features: | SACRAMENTO, RES, CANALS |
| Features Found Using Machine Learning: | |
Cloud Cover Percentage: | 0 (no clouds present) |
Sun Elevation Angle: | 46° |
Sun Azimuth: | 185° |
Camera: | Hasselblad |
Focal Length: | 250mm |
Camera Tilt: | 31 degrees |
Format: | 5046: Kodak, natural color positive, Lumiere 100/5046, ASA 100, standard base |
Film Exposure: | Normal |
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Image Caption: STS068-244-018 Sacramento, California, U.S.A. October 1994
Sacramento, the capital of California and the western terminus of the Pony Express in the late 1850s and early 1860s, is visible in this near-vertical photograph. The city, an important transportation center for the truck farms of the rich Sacramento Valley, lies 72 miles (116 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco. Sacramento is a deepwater port via a channel that leads to Suisun Bay. Agricultural field patterns are visible on either side of the Sacramento River, the longest river in California. The American River, flowing westward from the Sierra Nevada Range through Folsum Lake, joins the Sacramento River. Major transportation arteries appear as straight white lines north of the city heading east into the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas.
Sacramento, the capital of California and the western terminus of the Pony Express in the late 1850s and early 1860s, is visible in this near-vertical photograph. The city, an important transportation center for the truck farms of the rich Sacramento Valley, lies 72 miles (116 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco. Sacramento is a deepwater port via a channel that leads to Suisun Bay. Agricultural field patterns are visible on either side of the Sacramento River, the longest river in California. The American River, flowing westward from the Sierra Nevada Range through Folsum Lake, joins the Sacramento River. Major transportation arteries appear as straight white lines north of the city heading east into the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas.
