File:Rarotonga (ISS018-E-37944).jpg

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DescriptionRarotonga (ISS018-E-37944).jpg	English: View of the Cook Islands taken during ISS Expedition 18.
Date	3 March 2009, 21:31:22
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	37944
Geographic area InfoField	the Cook Islands
Features InfoField	RAROTONGA, REEFS, AIR STRIP
Cloud percentage InfoField	10%
Altitude InfoField	195 nautical miles (361 km)
Look angle InfoField	17
Look direction InfoField	N
Sun Azimuth InfoField	54°
Sun Elevation InfoField	65°
Camera InfoField	Nikon D2Xs Electronic Still Camera
Focal length InfoField	180 mm

Object location	21° 00′ S, 160° 00′ W	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	-21.000000; -160.000000

Camera location	22° 00′ S, 159° 48′ W	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	-22.000000; -159.800000

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Camera manufacturer	NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model	NIKON D2Xs
Exposure time	1/500 sec (0.002)
F-number	f/6.7
ISO speed rating	200
Date and time of data generation	21:31, 3 March 2009
Lens focal length	180 mm
User comments	NASA 1109 78.8F
Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	300 dpi
Vertical resolution	300 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
File change date and time	17:48, 5 March 2009
Exposure Program	Shutter priority
Exif version	2.21
Date and time of digitizing	21:31, 3 March 2009
APEX shutter speed	8.965784
APEX aperture	5.488322
APEX exposure bias	0
Maximum land aperture	3 APEX (f/2.83)
Metering mode	Pattern
Light source	Unknown
Flash	Flash did not fire
DateTime subseconds	56
DateTimeOriginal subseconds	56
DateTimeDigitized subseconds	56
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
Image width	3,072 px
Image height	2,040 px
Serial number of camera	6027235
Lens used	180.0 mm f/2.8
Rating (out of 5)	0
Date metadata was last modified	11:48, 5 March 2009