Photo #: ISS017-E-10303 Date: Jul. 2008Geographic Region: USA-CALIFORNIA
Feature: POINT SUR, BASIN FIRE, PLUMES
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Photo #: ISS017-E-10303 Date: Jul. 2008 Geographic Region: USA-CALIFORNIA Feature: POINT SUR, BASIN FIRE, PLUMES |
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| Basin Fire, Central California One of the largest and most destructive fires raging across California over the July 4th weekend was the Basin Fire, threatening Big Sur, and covering the coast in a thick blanket of smoke. Astronaut Greg Chamitoff, observing the fires from 344 km above the Earth (215 miles) aboard the International Space Station, was able to capture the regional view of the smoke pall. At the time this image was taken, more than 300 fires were burning in California alone. This Basin Fire was triggered by a thunderstorm, has burned 77,000 acres, and is still only partially contained. |
| Images: | All Available Images Low-Resolution 262k |
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| Mission: | ISS017 |
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| Roll - Frame: | E - 10303 |
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| Geographical Name: | USA-CALIFORNIA |
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| Features: | POINT SUR, BASIN FIRE, PLUMES |
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| Center Lat x Lon: | 36.0N x 121.5W |
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| Film Exposure: | N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus |
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| Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP: | 75 |
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| Camera:: | N2 |
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| Camera Tilt: | 29 | LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical |
| Camera Focal Length: | 180 |
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| Nadir to Photo Center Direction: | NW | The direction from the nadir to the center point, N=North, S=South, E=East, W=West |
| Stereo?: | Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't |
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| Orbit Number: | 3129 |
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| Date: | 20080704 | YYYYMMDD |
| Time: | 180334 | GMT HHMMSS |
| Nadir Lat: | 34.5N |
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Nadir Lon: | 120.6W |
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft |
| Sun Azimuth: | 105 | Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point |
| Space Craft Altitude: | 187 | nautical miles |
| Sun Elevation: | 61 | Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point |
| Land Views: | BASIN, COAST |
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| Water Views: | |
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| Atmosphere Views: | SMOKE, SMOKE PALL |
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| Man Made Views: | |
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| City Views: | |
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