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Space in 3D

Here are some anaglyphic space photos for you to enjoy in glorious 3D!

What's going on?
When looking at the world, human beings build a 3D picture based on the information gathered from the eyes. Each eye recieves a slightly differentview than the other due to their spacing on your face. The brain combines the two images from each of your eyes to create a three-dimensional image, allowing you to have depth perception - you can tell how far away you are from the things you see!

We can re-create this to get 3D effects from a two-dimensional picture using anaglyphic photos and 3D glasses. Make your own 3D glasses.

Doughnuts in space!

Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 January 2008 15:43

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Mars Spirit Rover has left a doughnut trail behind it!

Credit: Mars Exploration Rover Mission, Cornell, JPL, NASA

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Burns Cliff

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Burns Cliff, along the inner wall of Endurance crater on Mars!

Still returning science data and images, both Spirit and Opportunity rovers completed 2 years of Mars exploration in January. Opportunity spent the month of July on the road to Victoria crater. The stereo pair of images used to create this view are based on image data recorded in November 2004.


Credit: Mars Exploration Rover Mission, Cornell, JPL, NASA

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The SECCHI sun

Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 January 2008 10:19
SECCHI sun

An image of the Sun taken by the SECCHI beacon. The STEREO space weather beacon broadcasts highly compressed data like this 24 hours per day. This data is used for space weather forecasting.

This anaglyph was created by Ian Musgrave at Astroblog. 
Original image: STEREO

 

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STS-115 snapshot

Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 January 2008 10:16
Joseph Tanner

On September 12, astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper snapped photos of her colleague Joseph Tanner during the STS-115 mission. At the time, the spacesuited pair were working outside the shuttle orbiter Atlantis, some 300 kilometers above planet Earth.

Included in the scene reflected in Tanner's visor is Stefanyshyn-Piper herself and the Sun shining above the Earth's distant horizon.

Credit: Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, STS-115 Mission, NASA
Stereo Anaglyph: Patrick Vantuyne

 

 

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Shuttle Orbiter Discovery

Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 January 2008 14:44

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Approaching the International Space Station on STS-121 in July, the Shuttle Orbiter Discovery posed for a series of photographs.

Details visible along the forward fuselage include high temperature (black) and low temperature (white) insulation tiles, thrusters used for steering and attitude control, and crew compartment windows.

Credit: ISS Expedition 13 Crew, NASA
Stereo Anaglyph: Patrick Vantuyne

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