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English: In this 20 second exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, in Spruce Knob, West Virginia.

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Image title	In this 20 second exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, in Spruce Knob, West Virginia. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Camera manufacturer	NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model	NIKON D800
Author	NASA/Bill Ingalls
Copyright holder	(NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Exposure time	20/1 sec (20)
F-number	f/2.8
ISO speed rating	1,600
Date and time of data generation	22:51, 12 August 2015
Lens focal length	15 mm
Credit/Provider	(NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Source	(NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Headline	Perseid Meteor Shower
Label	Red
Short title	Perseid Meteor Shower
City shown	Sprue Knob
Horizontal resolution	240 dpi
Vertical resolution	240 dpi
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File change date and time	14:26, 13 August 2015
Exposure Program	Manual
Exif version	2.3
Date and time of digitizing	22:51, 12 August 2015
APEX shutter speed	−4.321928
APEX aperture	2.970854
APEX exposure bias	0
Maximum land aperture	3 APEX (f/2.83)
Metering mode	Pattern
Light source	Tungsten (incandescent light)
Flash	Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression
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Focal plane resolution unit	3
Sensing method	One-chip color area sensor
File source	Digital still camera
Scene type	A directly photographed image
Custom image processing	Normal process
Exposure mode	Manual exposure
White balance	Manual white balance
Digital zoom ratio	1
Focal length in 35 mm film	15 mm
Scene capture type	Standard
Scene control	High gain up
Contrast	Normal
Saturation	Normal
Sharpness	Normal
Subject distance range	Unknown
Serial number of camera	3044667
Lens used	14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Writer	bi
Special instructions	MANDATORY CREDIT: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Original transmission location code	201508130002HQ
Rating (out of 5)	5
Date metadata was last modified	10:26, 13 August 2015
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Keywords	Meteor Perseid Meteor Shower Spruce Knob WV West Virginia
Contact information	http://www.nasa.gov NASA Headquarters 300 E Street, SW Washington, DC, 20546 USA 202-358-1900
Province or state shown	WV
Country shown	USA
Sublocation of city shown	Spruce Knob
IIM version	4

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