[:ja]油井亀美也宇宙飛行士がISSから撮影したインド、グジャラート州のアーメダバードの夜景とカノープスです。画像は北から同市を見ています。
カノープスは、りゅうこつ座α星、りゅうこつ座で最も明るい恒星で全天21の1等星の1つで、太陽を除くとシリウスに次いで全天で2番目に明るい恒星です。
アーメダバード（アフマダーバード）は人口635万人の巨大都市圏で、インド8大都市の1つです。産業は農業、綿織物業に加え、近代的な都市で郊外に工場が多く、経済的に恵まれています。また、イスラム教徒が比較的多く（住民の2割程度）、多くのモスクが建てられています。
地上の様子はこちらです。
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[Earthview Wonders] No.300: Ahmedabad and Canopus🇮🇳
Astronaut Kimiya Yui captured from ISS beautiful Canopus and the night view of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. In the image Ahmedabad was taken from the north looking at south direction.
Canopus, also designated Alpha Carinae, is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Carina, and the second-brightest star in the night-time sky, after Sirius. In Ancient Hindu astronomy and astrology, Canopus is named Agasti or Agastya, a revered Vedic sage of Hinduism.
Ahmedabad has emerged as an important economic and industrial hub in India. It is the second largest producer of cotton in India, and its stock exchange is the country’s second oldest. The effects of liberalisation of the Indian economy have energised the city’s economy towards tertiary sector activities such as commerce, communication and construction.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference:
See earthview photo gallery with web-globe: LiVEARTH
[:en][Earthview Wonders] No.300: Ahmedabad and Canopus🇮🇳
Astronaut Kimiya Yui captured from ISS beautiful Canopus and the night view of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. In the image Ahmedabad was taken from the north looking at south direction.
Canopus, also designated Alpha Carinae, is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Carina, and the second-brightest star in the night-time sky, after Sirius. In Ancient Hindu astronomy and astrology, Canopus is named Agasti or Agastya, a revered Vedic sage of Hinduism.
Ahmedabad has emerged as an important economic and industrial hub in India. It is the second largest producer of cotton in India, and its stock exchange is the country’s second oldest. The effects of liberalisation of the Indian economy have energised the city’s economy towards tertiary sector activities such as commerce, communication and construction.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference:
See earthview photo gallery with web-globe: LiVEARTH
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