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English: In this 30 second exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, in Spruce Knob, West Virginia.

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Image title	In this 30 second exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, in Spruce Knob, West Virginia. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Camera manufacturer	NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model	NIKON D6
Author	NASA/Bill Ingalls
Exposure time	30/1 sec (30)
F-number	f/2.8
ISO speed rating	1,600
Date and time of data generation	01:51, 11 August 2021
Lens focal length	14 mm
Credit/Provider	(NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Source	(NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Headline	Perseid Meteor Shower
Label	Red
Short title	Perseid Meteor Shower
Copyright holder	(NASA/Bill Ingalls)For copyright and restrictions refer to - http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/guidelines/index.html
Usage terms	Released to Public
Horizontal resolution	240 dpi
Vertical resolution	240 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 10.3 (Macintosh)
File change date and time	06:43, 11 August 2021
Exposure Program	Manual
Exif version	2.31
Date and time of digitizing	01:51, 11 August 2021
APEX shutter speed	−4.906891
APEX aperture	2.970854
APEX exposure bias	0
Metering mode	Pattern
Light source	Fine weather
Flash	Flash did not fire
Color space	sRGB
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Focal plane Y resolution	1,552.0561218262
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	Custom process
Exposure mode	Manual exposure
White balance	Manual white balance
Focal length in 35 mm film	14 mm
Scene capture type	Standard
Scene control	Low gain up
Contrast	Normal
Saturation	Normal
Sharpness	Normal
Subject distance range	Unknown
Serial number of camera	3000428
Lens used	14-24mm f/2.8G
Writer	bi
Special instructions	MANDATORY CREDIT: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Original transmission location code	NHQ202108110001
Date metadata was last modified	02:43, 11 August 2021
Rating (out of 5)	5
Unique ID of original document	7033D0EFA51D953D4D6BD0925BDD57D5
Keywords	Milky Way Perseid Meteor Shower Perseids Spruce Knob 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
Code for country shown	USA
Sublocation of city shown	Spruce Knob
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