File:Giant photovoltaic array.jpg

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DescriptionGiant photovoltaic array.jpg	English: One 140 acres of unused land on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., 70,000 solar panels are part of a solar photovoltaic array that will generate 15 megawatts of solar power for the base.
Date	9 October 2007
Source	Solar panels connect to base electric grid - http://www.nellis.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123071269 image - http://www.nellis.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/071009-F-0136B-001.jpg
Author	U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nadine Y. Barclay

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Image title	On 140 acres of unused Nellis land, 70,000 solar panels await activation as the first third of the solar photovoltaic array gets commissioned Oct. 12 with the other 66 percent of the panels scheduled for activation in the next two months. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nadine Y. Barclay)
Camera manufacturer	EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
Camera model	KODAK C875 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA
Exposure time	1/500 sec (0.002)
F-number	f/4.5
ISO speed rating	64
Date and time of data generation	14:26, 3 October 2007
Lens focal length	12.6 mm
Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	300 dpi
Vertical resolution	300 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
File change date and time	07:42, 7 December 2007
Y and C positioning	Centered
Exposure Program	Normal program
Exif version	2.21
Date and time of digitizing	14:26, 3 October 2007
Shutter speed	9
APEX aperture	4.3
Exposure bias	1
Maximum land aperture	3.4 APEX (f/3.25)
Metering mode	Centre weighted average
Light source	Unknown
Flash	Flash did not fire, auto mode
Colour space	sRGB
Exposure index	64
Sensing method	One-chip colour area sensor
Custom image processing	Normal process
Exposure mode	Auto exposure
White balance	Auto white balance
Digital zoom ratio	0
Focal length in 35 mm film	59 mm
Scene capture type	Standard
Contrast	Normal
Saturation	Normal
Sharpness	Normal
Subject distance range	Unknown

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