File:Red sprite lightning seen from ISS (ISS031-E-010712).jpg
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[edit]DescriptionRed sprite lightning seen from ISS (ISS031-E-010712).jpg |
English: This image of a red sprite was captured with a digital camera by Expedition 31 astronauts on the International Space Station as they traveled southeast from central Myanmar (Burma) to just north of Malaysia. The still images are part of a time-lapse movie collected from 13:41 to 13:47 Universal Time on April 30, 2012. The sprite occurs about 6 seconds into the video, above a bright, wide lightning flash in the upper right quadrant.
Red sprites are difficult to observe because they last for just a few milliseconds and occur above thunderstorms—meaning they are usually blocked from view on the ground by the very clouds that produce them. They send pulses of electrical energy up toward the edge of space—the electrically charged layer known as the ionosphere—instead of down to Earth's surface. They are rich with radio noise, and can sometimes occur in bunches. |
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Source | http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=78487 |
Author | NASA/Expedition 31 |
This image or video was catalogued by Johnson Space Center of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: ISS031-E-010712. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing. Other languages:
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This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was created by the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, of the NASA Johnson Space Center. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (NASA media use guidelines or Conditions of Use of Astronaut Photographs).
Photo source: ISS031-E-10712.
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Camera manufacturer | NIKON CORPORATION |
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Camera model | NIKON D3S |
Exposure time | 2/5 sec (0.4) |
F-number | f/1.4 |
ISO speed rating | 5,000 |
Date and time of data generation | 13:42, 30 April 2012 |
Lens focal length | 24 mm |
User comments | NASA#2007931 |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 240 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 240 dpi |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS5 Macintosh |
File change date and time | 17:22, 9 July 2012 |
Exposure Program | Manual |
Exif version | 2.21 |
Date and time of digitizing | 13:42, 30 April 2012 |
APEX shutter speed | 1.321928 |
APEX aperture | 0.970854 |
APEX exposure bias | −0.66666666666667 |
Maximum land aperture | 1 APEX (f/1.41) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Light source | Unknown |
Flash | Flash did not fire |
DateTime subseconds | 00 |
DateTimeOriginal subseconds | 00 |
DateTimeDigitized subseconds | 00 |
Color space | Uncalibrated |
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 | Manual exposure |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Digital zoom ratio | 1 |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 24 mm |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Scene control | High gain up |
Contrast | Normal |
Saturation | Normal |
Sharpness | Normal |
Subject distance range | Unknown |
Serial number of camera | 2007931 |
Lens used | 24.0 mm f/1.4 |
Rating (out of 5) | 0 |
Date metadata was last modified | 13:22, 9 July 2012 |
Unique ID of original document | 4E8766275E9C66289DE8EDCA951C7272 |