View of Earth from Space Station, night, 20/09/2011 (Aurora and Moonrise!)

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Channel: Paul Nathan · 2011 · Science & Technology

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Moonrise plus aurora, lots of lightning, stars, and cities!

20/09/2011 13:01:25 - 20/09/2011 13:34:13 GMT
image interval 4s (so at 25fps this sequence appears 100x realtime)
Shutter : 1.6s
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO Speed: 12800
Noise Reduction: FPNR

20/09/2011 14:36:39 - 20/09/2011 14:52:27 GMT
image interval 3s (so at 25fps this sequence appears 75x realtime)
Shutter : 2s
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO Speed: 12800
Noise Reduction: Off

(brief sequence taken through porthole not evenly spaced in time)

20/09/2011 17:39:02 - 20/09/2011 18:06:29 GMT
Camera settings same as previous.

Additional camera info:
Model: NIKON D3S
Lens ID: AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED

Images courtesy of the Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth."
Mission-Roll-Frame: ISS029-E-9543 to ISS029-E-10917
http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov

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