File:ISS063-E-34779 - View of South Africa.jpg

Summary

Description	English: View of South Africa taken during ISS Expedition 63.
Date	1 July 2020, 20:19:48
Source	JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth
Author	Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center
Geographic Area InfoField	South Africa
Features InfoField	JOHANNESBURG AT NIGHT, CITY LIGHTS
Clouds Percentage InfoField	10%
Look angle InfoField	HO
Look direction InfoField	NE
Sun Azimuth InfoField	264°
Sun Elevatation InfoField	-60°
Altitude InfoField	228 nautical miles (422 km)
Mission InfoField	ISS063
Roll InfoField	E
Frame InfoField	34779
Camera InfoField	Nikon D5 Electronic Still Camera
Focal length InfoField	195 mm

Object location	26° 12′ 00″ S, 28° 06′ 00″ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	-26.200000; 28.100000

Camera location	30° 18′ S, 23° 12′ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	-30.300000; 23.200000

This image or video was catalogued by Johnson Space Center of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: ISS063-E-34779.

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Licensing

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Camera manufacturer	NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model	NIKON D5
Exposure time	1/20 sec (0.05)
F-number	f/2.8
ISO speed rating	57,600
Date and time of data generation	20:19, 1 July 2020
Lens focal length	195 mm
User comments	NASA 3502550
Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	300 dpi
Vertical resolution	300 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop 21.0 (Windows)
File change date and time	15:29, 2 July 2020
Exposure Program	Manual
Exif version	2.31
Date and time of digitizing	20:19, 1 July 2020
Shutter speed	4.321928
APEX aperture	2.970854
Exposure bias	0
Maximum land aperture	3 APEX (f/2.83)
Metering mode	Pattern
Light source	Cool white fluorescent (W 3900 – 4500K)
Flash	Flash did not fire
DateTime subseconds	80
DateTimeOriginal subseconds	80
DateTimeDigitized subseconds	80
Color space	sRGB
Focal plane X resolution	1,552.0561218262
Focal plane Y resolution	1,552.0561218262
Focal plane resolution unit	3
Sensing method	One-chip color area sensor
File source	Digital still camera
Scene type	A directly photographed image
Custom image processing	Custom process
Exposure mode	Manual exposure
White balance	Manual white balance
Focal length in 35 mm film	195 mm
Scene capture type	Standard
Scene control	High gain up
Contrast	Normal
Saturation	Normal
Sharpness	Normal
Subject distance range	Unknown
Serial number of camera	3502550
Lens used	70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8
Rating (out of 5)	0
Date metadata was last modified	10:29, 2 July 2020
Unique ID of original document	01345062F24DC1C5B18A813B888B9F7E

File:ISS063-E-34779 - View of South Africa.jpg

Summary

Licensing

Captions

Items portrayed in this file

depicts

significant event

Expedition 63

creator

some value

copyright status

public domain

instance of

photograph

catalog code

ISS063-E-34779

inception

1 July 2020

location of creation

International Space Station

location of the point of view

International Space Station

elevation above sea level

228 nautical mile

source of file

file available on the internet

coordinates of depicted place

26°12'S, 28°6'E

coordinates of the point of view

30°18'S, 23°12'E

captured with

Nikon D5

focal length

195 millimetre

exposure time

0.05 second

ISO speed

57,600

f-number

2.8

File history

File usage

Global file usage

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