Image:Amundsen-Scott marsstation ray h edit.jpg

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Summary

This is a noise reduction and hot-pixel removal edit of the original image under consideration for FPC. Details from original picture are as follows below:

A full moon and 25 second exposure allowed sufficient light into this photo taken at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station during the long Antarctic night. The new station can be seen at far left, power plant in the centre and the old mechanic's garage in the lower right. Red lights are used outside during the winter darkness as their spectrum does not pollute the sky, allowing scientists to conduct astrophysical studies without artificial light interference. There is a background of green light. This is the Aurora Australis, which dances thorugh the sky virtually all the time during the long Antarctic night (winter).The photo's surreal appearance makes the station look like a futuristic Mars Station. (Date of Image: July 2005)

Credit: Photo by Chris Danals, National Science Foundation

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Camera manufacturer Canon
Camera model Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 307.2 dpi
Vertical resolution 307.2 dpi
Software used Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
File change date and time 23:27, 13 February 2006
Y and C positioning 1
Exposure time 25/1 sec (25)
F-number f/3.5
ISO speed rating 800
Exif version 2.21
Date and time of data generation 00:01, 1 January 1980
Date and time of digitizing 00:01, 1 January 1980
Image compression mode 3
Aperture 3.61471557617
Exposure bias 0
Maximum land aperture 3.61471557617
Metering mode Average
Flash 0
Lens focal length 18 mm
Colour space sRGB
Focal plane X resolution 3443.94618834
Focal plane Y resolution 3442.01680672
Focal plane resolution unit inches
Sensing method One-chip colour area sensor
Custom image processing Normal process
Exposure mode Manual exposure
White Balance Auto white balance
Scene capture type Standard
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