File:ISS-63 Persian Gulf at night.jpg

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current	16:08, 17 February 2021		5,568 × 3,712 (6.23 MB)	Ras67	== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information \|description={{en\|1=The Persian Gulf forms the center of this photograph taken by an astronaut from the International Space Station (ISS). The nighttime lights mark the larger cities and highways of Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. The brightest lights are concentrated along the southern and western coastlines, where the major cities of Kuwait City, Doha, Abu Dhabi, and Dubai stand out. Several smaller port ci...

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Camera manufacturer	NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model	NIKON D5
Exposure time	1/15 sec (0.066666666666667)
F Number	f/3.2
ISO speed rating	20,000
Date and time of data generation	21:04, 31 August 2020
Lens focal length	28 mm
Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	300 dpi
Vertical resolution	300 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop 21.0 (Windows)
File change date and time	16:12, 1 September 2020
Exposure Program	Manual
Exif version	2.31
Date and time of digitizing	21:04, 31 August 2020
APEX shutter speed	3.906891
APEX aperture	3.356144
APEX exposure bias	0
Maximum land aperture	1 APEX (f/1.41)
Metering mode	Pattern
Light source	Cool white fluorescent (W 3900 – 4500K)
Flash	Flash did not fire
User comments	NASA 3502550
DateTime subseconds	53
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DateTimeDigitized subseconds	53
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Focal plane X resolution	1,552.0561218262
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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	28 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	28.0 mm f/1.4
Rating (out of 5)	0
Date metadata was last modified	11:12, 1 September 2020
Unique ID of original document	E018D8692946A0C9D2FDA137CC1D39F6