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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 22 February 2013 . It was captioned as follows: English: View of the crescent moon through the top of the earth's atmosphere. Photographed from International Space Station by Expedition 13 crew over the South China Sea , just south of Macau . Other languages: Čeština : Pohled na srpek Měsíce skrz vršek zemské atmosféry. Vyfoceno posádkou Mezinárodní vesmírné stanice v rámci Expedice 13 nad Jihočínským mořem jižně od Macaa , 21,5° S, 113,3° V Deutsch : Die oberen Schichten der Erdatmosphäre , gesehen von der Internationalen Raumstation (ISS) während der ISS-Expedition 13 English : View of the crescent moon through the top of the earth's atmosphere. Photographed from International Space Station by Expedition 13 crew over the South China Sea , just south of Macau . Italiano : Vista della luna crescente dalla sommità dell' atmosfera terrestre . Foto scattata alle coordinate 21.5°N, 113.3°E dall'equipaggio della Stazione Spaziale Orbitante Internazionale Expedition 13 sopra il Mar Cinese Orientale , appena a sud di Macau (NASA image ID: ISS013-E-54329). Magyar : Félholdra táruló kilátás a Föld légkörén keresztül. A fénykép a Nemzetközi Űrállomás 13-dik expedícióján, a Dél-kínai-tenger fölött, Makaótól délre készült. Nederlands : Zicht op de maansikkel door de bovenkant van de atmosfeer van de aarde. Gefotografeerd boven 21,5° N, 113,3° E door de bemanning van het internationaal ruimtestation ISS tijdens expeditie 13 boven de Zuid-Chinese Zee , net ten zuiden van Macau . Polski : Widok Księżyca z górnych warstw amosfery ziemskiej. Fotografia wykonana przez załogę Ekspedycji 13 Międzynarodowej Stacji Kosmicznej nad Morzem Południowochińskim , na południe od Makau Svenska : En månskära sedd genom atmosfärens övre lager, fotograferad från Internationella rymdstationen ovanför Sydkinesiska sjön söder om Macau . ქართული : სამხრეთი ჩინეთის ზღვის თავზე, მაკაოს სამხრეთით, მე-13 ექსპედიციის მონაწილის მიერ გადაღებული ნახევარმთვარის ფოტო დედამიწის ატმოსფეროს ზედა ფენებიდან. 한국어 : 지구의 대기 상공에서 바라본 초승달 . 국제 우주 정거장 에서 남중국해 를 지날 때 촬영되었다. 中文 ： 地球大气层上的 新月 ，地理位置为中国南海上空，经纬度21.5°N, 113.3°E，由国际空间站第13远征组成员拍摄。

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Image information

Identification

Top Of The Atmosphere

Mission: ISS013 Roll: E Frame: 54329 Mission ID on the Film or image: ISS013

Country or Geographic Name:

Features: EARTH LIMB, MOON, CLOUD TOPS

Center Point Latitude: Center Point Longitude: (Negative numbers indicate south for latitude and west for longitude)

Stereo: (Yes indicates there is an adjacent picture of the same area)

ONC Map ID: JNC Map ID:

' MORALES'

Camera Tilt: Low Oblique

Camera Focal Length: 400mm

Camera: E4: Kodak DCS760C Electronic Still Camera

Film: 3060E : 3060 x 2036 pixel CCD, RGBG array.

Quality

Film Exposure:

Percentage of Cloud Cover: 100 (76-100)

Nadir

Date: 20060720 (YYYYMMDD)GMT Time: 082858 (HHMMSS)

Nadir Point Latitude: 21.5, Longitude: 113.3 (Negative numbers indicate south for latitude and west for longitude)

Nadir to Photo Center Direction:

Sun Azimuth: 281 (Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point)

Spacecraft Altitude: 181 nautical miles (335 km)

Sun Elevation Angle: 35 (Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point)

Orbit Number: 3839