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Description	English: Astronaut Photo of Baku, Azerbaijan taken from the International Space Station (ISS) during Expedition 24 on August 6, 2010. ISS Crew Earth Observations: ISS024-E-11003 Identification Mission ISS024 ( Expedition 24) Roll E Frame 11003 Country or Geographic Name Azerbaijan Features BAKU, CASPIAN SEA, BAKIXANOV, QARACUXUR Centre Point Latitude 40.4° N Centre Point Longitude 49.9° E Camera Camera Tilt 42° Camera Focal Length 400 mm Camera Nikon D2Xs Film 4288 x 2848 pixel CMOS sensor, RGBG imager colour filter. Quality Percentage of Cloud Cover 0-10% Nadir What is Nadir? Date 2010-08-06 Time 07:12:25 Nadir Point Latitude 41.5° N Nadir Point Longitude 47.3° E Nadir to Photo Centre Direction East Sun Azimuth 130° Spacecraft Altitude 188 nautical miles (348 km) Sun Elevation Angle 57° Orbit Number 3135
Date	6 August 2010
Source	ISS024-E-11003
Author	ISS Expedition 24 Crew Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Centre

Object location	40° 24′ 0.00″ N, 49° 54′ 0.00″ E	This and other images at their locations on: Google Maps - Google Earth - OpenStreetMap - Proximityrama	( Info)40.4;49.9

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