File:ISS034-E-035548 Reno Nevada Metropolitan Area at Night.jpg

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English: The relatively isolated nature of the metropolitan area within the surrounding terrain is highlighted in this night time image taken from the International Space Station. The major industrial and commercial areas of both Reno and Sparks are brightly lit at image center. The major street grid is visible as orange linear features adjacent to the industrial/commercial areas. Residential areas appear dark in contrast. The Reno-Tahoe International Airport (image center) is visible as a dark, dagger-shaped region in the southeast quarter of the metropolitan area.


International Space Station InsigniaISS Crew Earth Observations: ISS034-E-035548International Space Station Insignia
Identification
Mission ISS034 (Expedition 34)
Roll E
Frame 035548
Country or Geographic Name USA-NEVADA
Features RENO AT NIGHT, PYRAMID LAKE, FERNLEY AT NIGHT
Center Point Latitude 39.5° N
Center Point Longitude -119.7° E
Camera
Camera Tilt 39°
Camera Focal Length 180 mm
Camera Nikon D3S
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 Taken on 28 January 2013
Time 07:35:31
Nadir Point Latitude 40.2° N
Nadir Point Longitude -116.8° E
Nadir to Photo Center Direction West
Sun Azimuth 345°
Spacecraft Altitude 223 nautical miles (413 km)
Sun Elevation Angle -67°
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Known as “the biggest little city in the world”, the city of Reno is located in Truckee Meadows along the eastern foothills of the Sierra Nevada near the California border. It forms part of the Reno-Sparks metropolitan area—the largest such area in northern Nevada, and the second largest in the state after Las Vegas. Lake Tahoe, a major destination for skiing and other outdoor recreational activities, is located less than 50 kilometers to the southwest of the Reno-Sparks metro area.

The relatively isolated nature of the metropolitan area within the surrounding terrain is highlighted in this night time image taken from the International Space Station. The major industrial and commercial areas of both Reno and Sparks are brightly lit at image center. The major street grid is visible as orange linear features adjacent to the industrial/commercial areas. Residential areas appear dark in contrast. The Reno-Tahoe International Airport (image center) is visible as a dark, dagger-shaped region in the southeast quarter of the metropolitan area.

At the time this astronaut photograph was taken, the Moon was in a waning gibbous phase (98% of a full moon). Moonlight provided enough illumination of the ground surface such that the topography, accentuated by snow cover, surrounding the Reno-Sparks area is clearly visible (image upper left, lower left) following color enhancement.

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Source ISS034-E-035548
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  • ISS Expedition 34 Crew
  • Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center
  • Derivative work including grading and noise removal.: Julian Herzog
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  • Original version as rendered by NASA.
    Original version as rendered by NASA.
Object location39° 30′ 00″ N, 119° 42′ 00″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
This image or video was catalogued by Johnson Space Center of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: ISS034-E-035548.

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