A way cool 3D moon!

Aloha,

Once more foiled by the weather and work, I find the need to scavenge through my astro-files (lest I do something as productive as house or yardwork... yeech!) So without further ado, I present my latest diversion... er, work: a different type of 3D rendering of the moon, an anaglyph!

This was made using a combination of the 3D transform process as shown in February's S&T (and in my previous image), but with a twist: Callipygian 3D editing software was used to further transform it into an anaglyph rendering. Uhhh, translation: get out your Red left/ Green Right 3D glasses kids (or use eyepiece filters), and check this puppy out.

Move your head to the right, left, up, or down and watch the moon rotate... it's guaranteed to make your knees shake and palms sweat, by golly gee!

Use your F11 key to toggle the view to/from full screen mode:

http://www.astro-nut.com/lunar-gibbous3D.html

Cheers,

Paul

Hello Paul,
3D,stereo,never appears to excite much of a response here in the forums,and yet binoviewers are the 'must have' accessory of today,which proves that people are still aware that two eyes are useful.
I was passing and had to have a looksee.Great!
Now let me be slightly critical,not that I'm capable of pulling anything like this off,but,to my eyes,the moon you've crafted appears to be only half a sphere and rises from off the screen O.K. but seems not to possess any depth,or rotundity below it.Similarly with your starry background.
As I understand it,you will be able to get your background way back,...over there,beyond,.. somewhere,somehow!
It's related,and,on the offchance that you may have missed it,I've posted an APOD from a few weeks ago which I thought was near perfect.It can be done.
This is a red'n blue view I'm afraid.Phobos.
Great effort.
Bruce

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