File:ISS018-E-7074 - View of South Africa.jpg

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Description	English: View of South Africa taken during ISS Expedition 18.
Date	3 November 2008, 11:03:19
Source	JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth
Author	Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
Mission InfoField	ISS018
Roll InfoField	E
Frame InfoField	7074
Geographic area InfoField	South Africa
Features InfoField	PORT ELIZABETH, SWARTKOPS RIVER
Cloud percentage InfoField	10%
Altitude InfoField	192 nautical miles (356 km)
Look angle InfoField	33
Look direction InfoField	NW
Sun Azimuth InfoField	318°
Sun Elevation InfoField	65°
Camera InfoField	Nikon D2Xs Electronic Still Camera
Focal length InfoField	800 mm

Object location	33° 54′ S, 25° 36′ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	-33.900000; 25.600000

Camera location	35° 12′ S, 27° 12′ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	-35.200000; 27.200000

This image or video was catalogued by Johnson Space Center of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: ISS018-E-7074.

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	22:01, 27 September 2022		3,072 × 2,040 (540 KB)	AskeBot	Cropped losslessly - removed unnecessary white bar at image edge with NASA photo ID
	20:30, 16 October 2021		3,072 × 2,098 (561 KB)	Askeuhd

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Camera manufacturer	NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model	NIKON D2Xs
Exposure time	1/500 sec (0.002)
F-number	f/5.6
ISO speed rating	100
Date and time of data generation	11:03, 3 November 2008
Lens focal length	800 mm
User comments	NASA 1107 74.7F
Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	300 dpi
Vertical resolution	300 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
File change date and time	14:17, 4 November 2008
Y and C positioning	Centered
Exposure Program	Shutter priority
Exif version	2.21
Date and time of digitizing	11:03, 3 November 2008
Meaning of each component	Y Cb Cr does not exist
Shutter speed	8.9657842861166
APEX aperture	4.9708536585366
Exposure bias	0
Maximum land aperture	5.0219238147438 APEX (f/5.7)
Metering mode	Pattern
Light source	Unknown
Flash	Flash did not fire
DateTime subseconds	76
DateTimeOriginal subseconds	76
DateTimeDigitized subseconds	76
Supported Flashpix version	1
Color space	sRGB
Sensing method	One-chip color area sensor
File source	Digital still camera
Scene type	A directly photographed image
Custom image processing	Normal process
Exposure mode	Auto exposure
White balance	Auto white balance
Digital zoom ratio	1
Focal length in 35 mm film	1,200 mm
Scene capture type	Standard
Scene control	None
Contrast	Soft
Saturation	Normal
Sharpness	Normal
Subject distance range	Unknown
Lens used	400.0 mm f/2.8
Serial number of camera	6027233
Image width	3,072 px
Image height	2,098 px
Bits per component	8 8 8
Compression scheme	Uncompressed
Height	2,098 px
Width	3,072 px
Pixel composition	RGB
Number of components	3
Date metadata was last modified	08:17, 4 November 2008
Rating (out of 5)	0

File:ISS018-E-7074 - View of South Africa.jpg

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ISS018-E-7074

3 November 2008

192 nautical mile

33°54'S, 25°36'E

35°12'S, 27°12'E

800 millimetre

0.002 second

100

5.6

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