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File:Moon Limb & Troposphere.JPG

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English: This image shows the moon at centre, with the limb of Earth near the bottom transitioning into the orange-coloured troposphere, the lowest and most dense portion of the Earth's atmosphere. The troposphere ends abruptly at the tropopause, which appears in the image as the sharp boundary between the orange- and blue- coloured atmosphere. The silvery-blue noctilucent clouds extend far above the Earth's troposphere.
Date 31 July 2011
Source The Gateway To Astronaut Photography Of Earth
Author ISS Expedition 28 crew
Shuttle.svg This image or video was catalogued by Johnson Space Centre of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: ISS028-E-20072.
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Camera manufacturer NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model NIKON D3S
Exposure time 1/25 sec (0.04)
F-number f/2.8
ISO speed rating 1,250
Date and time of data generation 13:51, 31 July 2011
Lens focal length 400 mm
Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 240 dpi
Vertical resolution 240 dpi
Software used Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows
File change date and time 17:03, 1 August 2011
Exposure Program Shutter priority
Exif version 2.21
Date and time of digitizing 13:51, 31 July 2011
Shutter speed 4.643856
APEX aperture 2.970854
Exposure bias 0
Maximum land aperture 3 APEX (f/2.83)
Metering mode Pattern
Light source Unknown
Flash Flash did not fire
DateTime subseconds 24
DateTimeOriginal subseconds 24
DateTimeDigitized subseconds 24
Colour space sRGB
Sensing method One-chip colour area sensor
Custom image processing Normal process
Exposure mode Auto exposure
White balance Auto white balance
Digital zoom ratio 1
Focal length in 35 mm film 400 mm
Scene capture type Standard
Contrast Normal
Saturation Normal
Sharpness Normal
Subject distance range Unknown

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