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File:Cuneiform tablet recording observation of Halley's Comet.JPG

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English: Observation of Haley's Comet, recorded in Cuneiform on a clay tablet between 22-28 September 164 BCE, Babylon, Iraq. British Museum, London. BM 41462
Date 27 February 2010
Source Own work
Author Gavin.collins

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Camera manufacturer NIKON
Camera model S1
Exposure time 1/120 sec (0.0083333333333333)
F-number f/4.8
ISO speed rating 50
Date and time of data generation 12:33, 27 February 2010
Lens focal length 14.3 mm
Horizontal resolution 300 dpi
Vertical resolution 300 dpi
Software used S1v1.0
File change date and time 12:33, 27 February 2010
Y and C positioning Co-sited
Custom image processing Normal process
Exposure mode Auto exposure
White balance Auto white balance
Digital zoom ratio 0
Focal length in 35 mm film 86 mm
Scene capture type Standard
Contrast Normal
Saturation Normal
Sharpness Normal
Subject distance range Unknown
Exposure Program Normal program
Exif version 2.2
Date and time of digitizing 12:33, 27 February 2010
Image compression mode 2
Exposure bias 0
Maximum land aperture 3.2 APEX (f/3.03)
Metering mode Pattern
Light source Unknown
Flash Flash fired, auto mode
Colour space sRGB

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