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This is a noise reduction and hot-pixel removal edit of the original image under consideration for FPC. Details from original picture are as follows below:

English: A full moon and 25 second exposure allowed sufficient light into this photo taken at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station during the long Antarctic night. The new station can be seen at far left, power plant in the centre and the old mechanic's garage in the lower right. Red lights are used outside during the winter darkness as their spectrum does not pollute the sky, allowing scientists to conduct astrophysical studies without artificial light interference. There is a background of green light. This is the Aurora Australis, which dances thorugh the sky virtually all the time during the long Antarctic night (winter).The photo's surreal appearance makes the station look like a futuristic Mars Station.
Français : Vue de la station américaine Amundsen-Scott au pôle sud, éclairée par la pleine lune, durant la longue nuit polaire. La novelle station est visible tout à gauche, la centrale électrique au centre, et l'ancien atelier de mécanique en bas à droite. Durant la nuit polaire, seule la lumière rouge est utilisée pour limiter la pollution lumineuse et ne pas perturber les expériences d'astrophysique menées dans la base. La lumière verte est due aux aurores australes qui sont quasi-permanentes durant la nuit polaire. L'apparence surréaliste de la photo fait penser à une base futuriste sur Mars.

(Date of Image: July 2005)

Credit: Photo by Chris Danals, National Science Foundation


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90°0′0″S, 139°16′0″W

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Camera manufacturer Canon
Camera model Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
Exposure time 25/1 sec (25)
F-number f/3.5
Date and time of data generation 00:01, 1 January 1980
Lens focal length 18 mm
Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 307.2 dpi
Vertical resolution 307.2 dpi
Software used Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
File change date and time 23:27, 13 February 2006
Y and C positioning 1
ISO speed rating 800
Exif version 2.21
Date and time of digitizing 00:01, 1 January 1980
Image compression mode 3
Aperture 3.6147155761719
Exposure bias 0
Maximum land aperture 3.6147155761719
Metering mode Average
Flash 0
Colour space sRGB
Focal plane X resolution 3443.9461883408
Focal plane Y resolution 3442.0168067227
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Sensing method One-chip colour area sensor
Custom image processing Normal process
Exposure mode Manual exposure
White balance Auto white balance
Scene capture type Standard
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