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File:Royal Observatory Edinburgh East Tower 2010 cropped.jpg

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English: The East Tower of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh. *This picture was taken soon after the refurbishment of the copper dome was completed, in October 2010. *The colour of the new copper contrasts with the original 1894 copper.
Date 2012-06-06 09:14 (UTC)
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Applications-graphics.svg This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: cropped to tower only. The original can be viewed here: Royal_Observatory_Edinburgh_East_Tower_2010.jpg. Modifications made by Spinningspark.

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Camera manufacturer Panasonic
Camera model DMC-TZ8
Exposure time 1/400 sec (0.0025)
F-number f/5.6
ISO speed rating 100
Date and time of data generation 10:35, 24 October 2010
Lens focal length 7.3 mm
Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 72 dpi
Vertical resolution 72 dpi
Software used GIMP 2.4.7
File change date and time 19:50, 2 November 2010
Y and C positioning Co-sited
Exposure Program Normal program
Exif version 2.21
Date and time of digitizing 10:35, 24 October 2010
Meaning of each component
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  4. does not exist
Image compression mode 4
Exposure bias -0.66
Maximum land aperture 3.44 APEX (f/3.29)
Metering mode Pattern
Light source Unknown
Flash Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression
Supported Flashpix version 0,100
Colour space sRGB
Sensing method One-chip colour area sensor
File source Digital still camera
Scene type A directly photographed image

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