Posted on 12/03/2022 12:33:46 PM PST by MtnClimber
Explanation: Mars looks sharp in these two rooftop telescope views captured in late November from Singapore, planet Earth. At the time, Mars was about 82 million kilometers from Singapore and approaching its opposition, opposite the Sun in planet Earth's sky on December 8. Olympus Mons, largest of the volcanoes in the Tharsis Montes region (and largest known volcano in the Solar System), is near Mars' western limb. In both the images it's the whitish donut-shape at the upper right. The dark area visible near center is the Terra Sirenum region while the long dark peninsula closest to the planet's eastern limb is Sinus Gomer. Near its tip is Gale crater, the Curiosity rover's landing site in 2012. Above Sinus Gomer, white spots are other volcanoes in the Elysium region. At top of the planet is the north polar cap covered with ice and clouds. Taken about two days apart, these images of the same martian hemisphere form a stereo pair. Look at the center of the frame and cross your eyes until the separate images come together to see the Red Planet in 3D.
For more detail go to the link and click on the image for a high definition image. You can then move the magnifying glass cursor then click to zoom in and click again to zoom out. When zoomed in you can scan by moving the side bars on the bottom and right side of the image.
If you focus your right eye on the right side and your left eye on the left side you can superimpose the images so that they form a central image that you will see in 3D.
Reminds me of my college girlfriend for some reason.
I don’t see the 3-D. I am thinking drugs and alcohol are needed.
I need one of those old fashioned victorian stereoscopes
Actually, you need to cross your eyes so that the left eye is looking at the right image, and the right eye at the left image. The 3-D image will show up in the middle. It’s pretty easy.
We have no idea why...
It’s MtnClimber.
He keeps posting this astronomy porn.
I did get the 3D effect to work quite easily with the images on the phone at arms length. Very nice depth!
> Actually, you need to cross your eyes ...
Cool! It popped right out there.
Not your eye, I hope.
“Damn your eyes!”
“Too late.”
Me too. Every time I say, “Could be worse,” I always add, “Could be raining.”
(By coincidence, today we’re enjoying the first decent rain here in about the last three months.)
yup and it was real cool when I did it...(even before I saw your post)The planet just floated in it’s own space...pretty cool from my couch looking at mars in 3D on my 55 inch TV.
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