Bright light in the Upper Peninsula
Bright light in the Upper Peninsula
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An astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this photograph of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. morning sunglint silhouettes the coast of Lake Superior and highlights smaller lakes and mining tailings ponds on earth.
The faint orange sun and misty atmosphere may be due to forest fires that happened in August of 2017 throughout the northwestern United States and parts of Canada. Smoke particles in the atmosphere can cause scattering of light waves and create a pale color. shades red orange at sunset or at dawn, when the elevation of the Sun is low in relation to the local horizon.
The Upper Peninsula has long been known for its copper and iron resources, with the native peoples who extract Keweenaw copper as far back as 7,000 years ago. Modern iron mining began in the Upper Peninsula in 1845, with the Tilden Mine Still in production today.
Logging also prevailed in the Upper Peninsula from the mid-nineteenth century to approximately 1900. The trees were cut in the winter and taken to the rivers in sleigh. In the spring, when the snow melted, it fed the rivers, the wood floated downstream to be classified. These the records were marked with ax-cut symbols, similar to cattle marks, to avoid confusions about the property when the trunks floated in the lacustrine ports.
This extensive registry left much of the upper peninsula without trees. In 1931, the Hiawatha Y Ottawa National forests were established in the area to promote reforestation, scientific forestry and the protection of wildlife, soil and water resources. Today, fishing In lakes and streams it is a popular activity for locals and tourists. Lake Superior, the Earth largest freshwater lake per surface, it can be fish all year, including ice fishing in winter.
Astronaut photograph ISS053-E-2095 was acquired on September 3, 2017, with a Nikon D4 digital camera using a 210-millimeter lens and is provided by the Earth Observation Facility of the ISS crew and the Remote Sensing and Earth Science Unit , Johnson Space Center. The image was taken by a member of the Expedition 53 crew. The image has been trimmed and enhanced to improve contrast, and the lens artifacts have been removed. the International space station program supports the laboratory as part of the National Laboratory of the ISS to help astronauts take photographs of the Earth that will be of great value to scientists and the public, and to make those images freely available on the Internet. Additional images taken by astronauts and cosmonauts can be seen at NASA / JSC Gateway to the astronaut photography of the earth. Legend of Andrea Meado, Jacobs Technology, JETS contract at NASA-JSC.
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