File:ISS021-E-21433 - View of the Arafura Sea.jpg

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Description	English: View of the Arafura Sea taken during ISS Expedition 21.
Date	6 November 2009, 07:06:14
Source	JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth
Author	Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
Mission InfoField	ISS021
Roll InfoField	E
Frame InfoField	21433
Geographic area InfoField	the Arafura Sea
Features InfoField	SEDIMENT PLUMES SOUTHWEST OF NEW GUINEA AND CAPE VALS
Cloud percentage InfoField	10%
Altitude InfoField	184 nautical miles (341 km)
Look angle InfoField	LO
Sun Azimuth InfoField	256°
Sun Elevation InfoField	23°
Camera InfoField	Nikon D2Xs Electronic Still Camera
Focal length InfoField	180 mm

Camera location	8° 24′ S, 138° 06′ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	-8.400000; 138.100000

This image or video was catalogued by Johnson Space Center of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: ISS021-E-21433.

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	09:59, 11 October 2022		3,072 × 2,040 (369 KB)	AskeBot (talk \| contribs)	Cropped losslessly - removed unnecessary white bar at image edge with NASA photo ID
	13:20, 18 October 2021		3,072 × 2,098 (390 KB)	Askeuhd (talk \| contribs)

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Camera manufacturer	NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model	NIKON D2Xs
Exposure time	1/320 sec (0.003125)
F-number	f/9
ISO speed rating	200
Date and time of data generation	07:06, 6 November 2009
Lens focal length	180 mm
User comments	NASA 1106 72.0F
Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	300 dpi
Vertical resolution	300 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
File change date and time	10:33, 10 November 2009
Y and C positioning	Centered
Exposure Program	Normal program
Exif version	2.21
Date and time of digitizing	07:06, 6 November 2009
Meaning of each component	Y Cb Cr does not exist
APEX shutter speed	8.3219280719281
APEX aperture	6.3398500267809
APEX exposure bias	0
Maximum land aperture	2.9708536585366 APEX (f/2.8)
Metering mode	Pattern
Light source	Unknown
Flash	Flash did not fire
DateTime subseconds	05
DateTimeOriginal subseconds	05
DateTimeDigitized subseconds	05
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	270 mm
Scene capture type	Standard
Scene control	None
Contrast	Soft
Saturation	Normal
Sharpness	Normal
Subject distance range	Unknown
Lens used	180.0 mm f/2.8
Serial number of camera	6026710
Image width	3,072 px
Image height	2,098 px
Date metadata was last modified	04:33, 10 November 2009
Rating (out of 5)	0

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