NASA Photo ID: STS056(E)019        File Name: 10072691.jpg
  Film Type: 4x5 BW                  Date Taken: 04/17/93
  Title: STS-56 ESC Earth observation of New Zealand (South Island)
  Description:
  STS-56 electronic still camera (ESC) Earth observation image shows New 
  Zealand (South Island) as recorded on the 45th orbit of Discovery, Orbiter 
  Vehicle (OV) 103.  Westport is easily delineated in the image, which was 
  recorded by 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 are 41.836 degrees south
  latitude  and 171.641 degrees east longitude. (300mm lens, no filter). 
  Digital file  name is ESC07007.IMG.           
  
  Subject terms:
  COASTS                                  
  DISCOVERY (ORBITER)                     
  EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)         
  ELECTRO-OPTICAL PHOTOGRAPHY             
  ELECTRONIC STILL CAMERA                 
  NEW ZEALAND                             
  PACIFIC OCEAN                           
  SHORELINES                              
  STS-56                                  
  

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