File:Sundogs - New Ulm-Edit1.JPG

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Description	English: Sun dogs during sunset outside of New Ulm, Minnesota, United States. Note the sun dogs on either side of the actual sun, with halo arcs passing through each parhelion.
Date	22 January 2005 (uploaded to Commons on 9 March 2009)
Source	Own work by Axda0002
Author	Erik Axdahl Axda0002 Edited by jjron Original uploader was Jjron at en.wikipedia Later version(s) were uploaded by AzaToth at en.wikipedia Transferred to Commons by wadester16
Permission ( Reusing this file)	CC-BY-SA-2.5. (see below)

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Camera manufacturer	Canon
Camera model	Canon PowerShot A20
Exposure time	1/800 sec (0.00125)
F-number	f/8
Date and time of data generation	17:55, 22 January 2005
Lens focal length	5.40625 mm
Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	72 dpi
Vertical resolution	72 dpi
File change date and time	23:26, 19 December 2007
Y and C positioning	Centered
Exif version	2.1
Date and time of digitizing	17:55, 22 January 2005
Image compression mode	5
Shutter speed	9.65625
APEX aperture	6
Exposure bias	0
Maximum land aperture	2.9708557128906 APEX (f/2.8)
Subject distance	0.632 meters
Metering mode	Pattern
Flash	Flash did not fire
Colour space	sRGB
Focal plane X resolution	7,766.9902912621
Focal plane Y resolution	7,741.935483871
Focal plane resolution unit	inches
Sensing method	One-chip colour area sensor

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