STS-56 Hercules images
4/15/93
Several images taken by the crew of Discovery during STS-56 have been downlinked and released for downloading.
HRC01008.GIF
An in cabin crew shot of Mike Foale on the left, and Ken Cockrell on the right. The sun is coming in the overhead window. The cable on the bottom right is part of the HERCULES system, connecting the Attitude Processor to the Inertial Measurement Unit.
HRC01037.GIF
Darwin, Australia. 180mm lens, no filter, 1/500th Sec Shutter Speed.
Latitude = 12.4 degrees South, Longitude = 130.9 degrees East.
Orbit 30.
HRC01038.GIF
Aral Sea. Taken on 4-10-93 at 3:06:43 GMT, Latitude = 46.05 N,
Longitude = 59.560 E.
HRC01039.GIF
River in Himalayan Mountains, 180mm lens, no filter, 1/500th Second
Shutter
Speed.
Latitude = 27.8 degrees North, Longitude = 84.2 degrees East.
Orbit 31.
HRC03030.GIF
St. Louis, Missouri at night.
Latitude = 38.6 degrees North, Longitude = 90.2 degrees West.
The image was acquired with the image intensifier at 1/60 second shutter speed and -2/3 exposure compensation.
Orbit 33.
HRC03031.GIF
Chicago, Illinois at night.
Latitude = 41.8 degrees North, Longitude = 87.7 degrees West.
The image was acquired with the Image Intensifier at 1/60 second shutter speed and -2/3 exposure compensation.
Orbit 33.
HRC03032.GIF
Chicago, Illinois at night.
Latitude = 41.8 degrees North, Longitude = 87.6 degrees West.
The image was acquired with the Image Intensifier at 1/60 second shutter speed and -2/3 exposure compensation.
Orbit 33.
HRC03033.GIF
Lansing, Michigan at night.
Latitude = 42.7 degrees North, Longitude = 84.5 degrees West.
The image was acquired with the Image Intensifier at 1/60 second shutter speed and -2/3 exposure compensation.
Orbit 33.
HRC03035.GIF
Bonn - East of Langewehe, North of Dure

Latitude = 50.8 degrees North, Longitude = 6.4 degrees East.
A smoke plume. The image was acquired with a 300mm lens without a filter. A shutter speed of 1/500 second and -2/3 exposure compensation was used.
The
ESC was in shutter priority mode.
Orbit 33.
HRC03036.GIF
Yugoslavia Coast, point on island off Peljeski Canal
Latitude = 42.9 degrees North, Longitude = 17.2 degrees East.
A target of opportunity. The camera was in shutter priority mode with a
1/500 second shutter speed and -2/3 exposure compensation. A 300mm lens was used without a filter.
Orbit 33.
HRC03037.GIF
Limnos Island, Greece
Latitude = 39.9 degrees North, Longitude = 25.3 degrees East.
Airport can be seen on this island. The camera was in shutter priority mode with a 1/500 second shutter speed and -2/3 exposure compensation. A 300mm lens without a filter was used.
Orbit 33.
HRC03039.GIF
Southern Turkish coastline along the Mediterranean Sea.
Latitude = 36.2 degrees North, Longitude = 30.4 degrees East.
A 300mm lens without filter was utilized. The camera was in shutter priorty mode with a 1/500 second shutter speed and -2/3 exposure compensation.
Orbit 33.
HRC07020.GIF
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Latitude = 37.86 degrees South, Longitude = 144.87 degrees East
300mm, no filter, f/8
Orbit 46.