Views_of_the_Mideast_at_Night.ogv


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English: This video was taken by the crew of Expedition 29 on board the International Space Station . The sequence of shots was taken October 21, 2011 from 19:53:26 to 20:25:24 GMT, on a pass beginning over Turkmenistan , east of the Caspian Sea to south-eastern China , just north-west of Hong Kong . City lights show at the beginning of the video as the ISS travels south-eastward towards the India - Pakistan borderline. Pakistan's second largest city, Lahore , can be easily seen as the brightly lit area left of track. Immediately down-track of Lahore is New Delhi , India's capital city, with the Kathiawar Peninsula right of track dimly lit. Smaller cities in southern India can be seen as the pass continues south-eastward through southern India, into the Bay of Bengal . Lightning storms are also present, represented by the flashing lights throughout the video. The pass ends over western Indonesia , looking left of track at the island of Sumatra .
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Source The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth
Author ISS Expedition 29 crew


Media of the day This file was selected as the media of the day for 22 January 2016. It was captioned as follows:
English: Video taken by the crew of ISS Expedition 29 on board the International Space Station . The sequence of shots was taken October 21, 2011 from 19:53:26 to 20:25:24 GMT, on a pass beginning over Turkmenistan , east of the Caspian Sea to south-eastern China , just north-west of Hong Kong .
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Čeština: Video natočené posádkou ISS Expedice 29 na palubě Mezinárodní vesmírné stanice . Záběr byl pořízen dne 21. října 2011 mezi 19:53:26 - 20:25:24 GMT, začátek nad Turkmenistánem přes Kaspické moře a jihovýchodní Čínu k severozápadu Hong Kongu .
English: Video taken by the crew of ISS Expedition 29 on board the International Space Station . The sequence of shots was taken October 21, 2011 from 19:53:26 to 20:25:24 GMT, on a pass beginning over Turkmenistan , east of the Caspian Sea to south-eastern China , just north-west of Hong Kong .
Македонски: Снимка од Експедицијата 29 на Меѓународната вселенска станица . Направена е на 21 октомври 2011 од 19:53:26 to 20:25:24 ч. по грничко време. Прикажува прелет над Туркменистан, истокот на Каспиското Море, па сè до југоисточна Кина.
中文(简体): 这部影片由登上 国际空间站 远征29任务 组员拍摄,时间从 2011 年 10 月 21 日 19:53:26 到20:25:24 GMT,地点则从飞越 土库曼 开始,经过 里每 东边,到 中国 东南部,最后在 香港 西北边结束。
中文(繁體): 這部影片由登上 國際太空站 遠征29任務 組員拍攝,時間從 2011 年 10 月 21 日 19:53:26 到 20:25:24 GMT,地點則從飛越 土庫曼 開始,經過 裏每 東邊,到 中國 東南部,最後在 香港 西北邊結束。

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21 October 2011