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Astronaut Photography of Earth - Display RecordISS034-E-35548Low-resolution Browse Image(Most browse images are not color adjusted.)ImagesConditions for Use of Images >>Image Transformation Tutorial >> Saving, Color Adjusting, and Printing Images >> Images to View on Your Computer Now
Request the original image file. Download a Keyhole Markup Language (KML) file for use in Google Earth. Electronic Image DataCamera Files >> No sound file available.IdentificationMission: ISS034 Roll: E Frame: 35548 Mission ID on the Film or image: ISS034Country or Geographic Name: USA-NEVADA Features: RENO AT NIGHT, PYRAMID LAKE, FERNLEY AT NIGHT Center Point Latitude: 39.5 Center Point Longitude: -119.7 (Negative numbers indicate south for latitude and west for longitude) Stereo: (Yes indicates there is an adjacent picture of the same area) ONC Map ID: JNC Map ID: CameraCamera Tilt: 39Camera Focal Length: 180mm Camera: N5: Nikon D3S Film: 4256E : 4256 x 2832 pixel CMOS sensor, 36.0mm x 23.9mm, total pixels: 12.87 million, Nikon FX format. QualityFilm Exposure:Percentage of Cloud Cover: 10 (0-10) NadirDate: 20130128 (YYYYMMDD)GMT Time: 073531 (HHMMSS)Nadir Point Latitude: 40.2, Longitude: -116.8 (Negative numbers indicate south for latitude and west for longitude) Nadir to Photo Center Direction: West Sun Azimuth: 345 (Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point) Spacecraft Altitude: 223 nautical miles (413 km) Sun Elevation Angle: -67 (Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point) Orbit Number: CaptionsReno, Nevada Metropolitan Area at NightNote: This caption refers to the image versions labeled "NASA's Earth Observatory web site". Known as “the biggest little city in the world”, the city of Reno is located in Truckee Meadows along the eastern foothills of the Sierra Nevada near the California border. It forms part of the Reno-Sparks metropolitan area—the largest such area in northern Nevada, and the second largest in the state after Las Vegas. Lake Tahoe, a major destination for skiing and other outdoor recreational activities, is located less than 50 kilometers to the southwest of the Reno-Sparks metro area. The relatively isolated nature of the metropolitan area within the surrounding terrain is highlighted in this night time image taken from the International Space Station. The major industrial and commercial areas of both Reno and Sparks are brightly lit at image center. The major street grid is visible as orange linear features adjacent to the industrial/commercial areas. Residential areas appear dark in contrast. The Reno-Tahoe International Airport (image center) is visible as a dark, dagger-shaped region in the southeast quarter of the metropolitan area. At the time this astronaut photograph was taken, the Moon was in a waning gibbous phase (98% of a full moon). Moonlight provided enough illumination of the ground surface such that the topography, accentuated by snow cover, surrounding the Reno-Sparks area is clearly visible (image upper left, lower left) following color enhancement. Download Packaged File. This option downloads the following items, packaged into a single file, if they are available:
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