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File:Accra, Ghana.JPG

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English: Astronaut Photo of Accra, Ghana taken from the International Space Station (ISS) during Expedition 19 on May 14, 2009.
Date 14 May 2009
Source http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl?mission=ISS019&roll=E&frame=18518
Author NASA Astronauts

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Camera manufacturer NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model NIKON D2Xs
Exposure time 1/640 sec (0.0015625)
F-number f/5
ISO speed rating 200
Date and time of data generation 16:42, 14 May 2009
Lens focal length 400 mm
Horizontal resolution 300 dpi
Vertical resolution 300 dpi
Software used Paint.NET v3.5.8
File change date and time 10:55, 21 May 2009
Exposure Program Aperture priority
Exif version 2.21
Date and time of digitizing 16:42, 14 May 2009
Shutter speed 9.321928
APEX aperture 4.643856
Exposure bias 0
Maximum land aperture 3 APEX (f/2.83)
Metering mode Spot
Light source Unknown
Flash Flash did not fire
User comments SN# 1,111 74.3F
DateTime subseconds 46
DateTimeOriginal subseconds 46
DateTimeDigitized subseconds 46
Colour space sRGB
Sensing method One-chip colour area sensor
File source Digital still camera
Scene type A directly photographed image

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