NASA Photo ID: STS056(E)016        File Name: 10072688.jpg
  Film Type: 4x5 BW                  Date Taken: 04/17/93
  Title: STS-56 ESC Earth observation of New York City at night
  Description:
  STS-56 electronic still camera (ESC) Earth observation image shows New York 
  City at night as recorded on the 64th orbit of Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle 
  (OV) 103.  The image was recorded with an image intensifier on the
  Hand-held,  Earth-oriented, Real-time, Cooperative, User-friendly,
  Location-targeting and  Environmental System (HERCULES). HERCULES is a
  device that makes it simple  for shuttle crewmembers to take pictures of
  Earth as they merely point a  modified 35mm camera and shoot any
  interesting feature, whose latitude and  longitude are automatically
  determined in real-time.  Center coordinates on  this image are 40.665
  degrees north latitude and 74.048 degrees west  longitude. (1/60 second
  exposure).  Digital file name is ESC04034.IMG.            
  Subject terms:
  DARKNESS                                
  DISCOVERY (ORBITER)                     
  EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)         
  ELECTRO-OPTICAL PHOTOGRAPHY             
  ELECTRONIC STILL CAMERA                 
  HUDSON BAY (NY-NJ)                      
  NEW YORK                                
  NEW YORK CITY (NY)                      
  NIGHT                                   
  STS-56                                  
  

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