STS61A-50-20

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NASA Photo ID

STS61A-50-20

Focal Length

100mm

Date taken

1985.10.31

Time taken

20:01:07 GMT

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Spacecraft nadir point: 42.3° S, 172.5° E

Photo center point: 43.0° S, 174.0° E

Photo center point by machine learning:

Nadir to Photo Center: East

Spacecraft Altitude: 181 nautical miles (335km)

Country or Geographic Name:

NEW ZEALAND

Features:

SO. IS., PLANKTON BLOOM

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Cloud Cover Percentage:

50 (26-50)%

Sun Elevation Angle:

29°

Sun Azimuth:

82°

Camera:

Hasselblad

Focal Length:

100mm

Camera Tilt:

29 degrees

Format:

5017: Kodak, natural color positive, Ektachrome, X Professional, ASA 64, standard base

Film Exposure:

Normal

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Image Caption: Plankton Bloom in Eddy off the New Zealand
coast.
This bright blue coccolithophor-type plankton bloom is
caught in a gyre off the East coast coast of New Zealand.
Notice the direction of the gyre (clockwise). This would be
a counter-clockwise motion in the Northern Hemisphere. We
have seen plankton blooms of different types occur in the
springtime (Oct-Nov) around New Zealand and Australia.