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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

The North American Aerospace Defense Command tracks Santa, for the program’s 69th year, at the NORAD Santa Operations Center at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., Dec. 24, 2024. Every Christmas Eve, NORAD has the special mission of tracking Santa, using the same satellites, radar and fighter jets it uses regularly to track anything that flies in or around the North American continent.

PHOTO BY: Thomas Paul, DOW
VIRIN: 241224-D-NE677-1005K.JPG
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CAMERA

Canon EOS R5

LENS

RF24-70mm F2.8 L IS USM

APERTURE

35/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/125

ISO

500

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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