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File:City of Dubai at Night, United Arab Emirates.jpg

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English: Orange sodium vapour lights trace the major highways and street grid in and around the metropolitan area, while grey-white mercury vapour lamps fill in the commercial and residential areas. The lighted islands and peninsula of Palm Jumeirah are clearly visible along the coastline. A spiral pattern of lights on the south-eastern fringe of the urban area is a camel racetrack. Night-time images like these are useful to climate modellers, urban planners, and geographers as they allow for simple definition of urban (densely lit) and rural (sparely lit) areas.


International Space Station InsigniaISS Crew Earth Observations: ISS020-E-39932International Space Station Insignia
Identification
Mission ISS020 ( Expedition 20)
Roll E
Frame 39932
Country or Geographic Name UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Features CITY OF DUBAI AT NIGHT, PALM ISLAND RESORT, PERSIAN GULF
Centre Point Latitude 25.1° N
Centre Point Longitude 55.1° E
Camera
Camera Tilt
Camera Focal Length 80 mm
Camera Nikon D3
Film 4256 x 2832 pixel CMOS sensor, 36.0mm x 23.9mm, total pixels: 12.87 million, Nikon FX format.
Quality
Percentage of Cloud Cover 0-10%
Nadir What is Nadir?
Date 2009-09-11
Time 22:14:27
Nadir Point Latitude 25.2° N
Nadir Point Longitude 55.2° E
Nadir to Photo Centre Direction Southwest
Sun Azimuth 49°
Spacecraft Altitude 185 nautical miles (343 km)
Sun Elevation Angle -49°
Orbit Number 1961
Original image caption
The city of Dubai is the largest metropolitan area in the emirate of Dubai, one of the member states of the United Arab Emirates. Dubai is located along the southern Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula, and its signature city is known for high profile architectural and development projects. Among the most notable is the Palm Jumeirah, a man-made peninsula and surrounding islands built from over 50 million cubic meters of sand. Three other island projects, two similar to Palm Jumeirah and another crafted to look like a map of the world, are also underway along the Dubai coastline.

This nighttime astronaut photograph of the city of Dubai was taken at approximately 2 a.m. local time on September 11, 2009. Orange sodium vapor lights trace the major highways and street grid in and around the metropolitan area, while grey-white mercury vapor lamps fill in the commercial and residential areas. The lighted islands and peninsula of Palm Jumeirah are clearly visible along the coastline. A spiral pattern of lights on the southeastern fringe of the urban area is a camel racetrack. Nighttime images like these are useful to climate modelers, urban planners, and geographers as they allow for simple definition of urban (densely lit) and rural (sparely lit) areas.


Date 28 September 2009
Source NASA Earth Observatory
Author This image was taken by the NASA Expedition 20 crew.

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25° 6′ 0.00″ N, 55° 6′ 0.00″ E

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