following the NEOWatcher's suggestion, this is my new thread devoted to 3-D images

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look at these SIX amazing 3-D images (to see with RED-BLUE glasses) of the Moon soil/rocks published on the Popular Science website:

http://www.popsci.com/popsci/aviatio...cbccdrcrd.html

the pictures are the only TRUE stereoscopic images ever made of the Moon!

they were taken by the Apollo 11, 12 and 14 astronauts using a close-range (six-inch) stereo camera designed by Tommy Gold (a Cornell University space scientist)

to best view all 3-D images, see them at two/three feet of distance from computer's screen, with low room's lights and the browser in Full Screen mode (press F11 key)

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if you want to see FOUR other amazing (and UNIQUE in the world) 3-D images about SPACE click here:

http://www.gaetanomarano.it/articles/002shuttle3D.html

the images are about the Space Shuttle Discovery, a Lunar Space Station, a Spacewalk and an Apollo astronaut's jump on the Moon

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last but not least, don't miss these NINE (professional-made) 3-D images from the Sports Illustrated swimsuit's website:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/fea...d/07_3d_1.html

in my opinion the MOST AMAZING of the nine images is the picture #9 here:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/fea...d/07_3d_9.html

if you look the image in the RIGHT position and WAIT a moment, the girl seems you completely OUTSIDE the screen!

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more amazing 3-D images:

3-D Moon images: http://starryskies.com/The_sky/event...03/3dmoon.html

and this is the best of them: http://starryskies.com/The_sky/event...o11.rocks.html

other 3-D Moon images (too much violet...) http://www.salzgeber.at/astro/moon/20041109_moon_3d.htm

non-3D Moon images: http://www.lpod.org/LPOD-2004-10-02.htm

(unfortunately, I've not found on that site the quoted "October, 2nd 2004 Lunar [3-D] picture of the day")

Spirit and Opportunity Mars 3-D images NASA website entry page: http://marsrovers.nasa.gov/gallery/3d/

more 3-D Mars images (too much violet...) http://www.science.widener.edu/mars3d/

the best 3-D Mars images I've found (so far) http://www.rainbowsymphony.com/mars3dgallery/index.htm

here the links of the Mars pictures with the best "3-D effect":

http://www.rainbowsymphony.com/mars3...dirondack3.htm

http://www.rainbowsymphony.com/mars3...Landscape3.htm

http://www.rainbowsymphony.com/mars3...Landscape4.htm

http://www.rainbowsymphony.com/mars3...Landscape5.htm

and the winner is... http://www.rainbowsymphony.com/mars3...ages/rocks.htm

to best view the 3-D images' effect you must wait a few seconds to help your eyes to find the right focus

non-space 3-D images made with a 3-D technique that doesn't need red-blue glasses to see the "effect" (from Cosmiclog) http://www.isnichwahr.de/redirect16975.html

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3-D Mars stereo and 3-D glasses Mars images from Mars Global Surveyor and Mars Pathfinder: http://www.stereoscopy.com/mars/

"raw" (unedited) 3D pictures from Mars: http://simkin.asu.edu/geowall/mars/

large 3-D Mars images (some need Red-Yellow glasses) http://www.freewebs.com/thombone/

more 3-D Mars images and animations to see with and without 3-D glasses: http://research.microsoft.com/~antcr...MSRC/mars.aspx

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some interesting lunar color maps (mainly taken from Clementine) http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect19/Sect19_6b.html

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Am I the only one that gets a headache after looking at 3-D images for to long? ... Anyway, some pretty cool pictures.

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Wow, somebody actually responded to one of my suggestions.

Anyway; a good many links, and not having to sift through a bunch of posts helps.

Now; if I can get or make the RB glasses.

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no, it's not a natural way to see images, our brain is not "trained" to do that and our eyes need a few seconds to find the right focus... I think that this is mainly due to the red-blue glasses that turn all images too dark ...probably a better view needs brighter images or an increase of the PC monitor's brightness ...of course, future 3-D images must be viewable with hi-res stereo LCD display glasses rather than red-blue or LCD-shutters glasses
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"make" is faster and cheaper ...every office products' shop sells semi-transparent red, yellow and blue plastic cover sheets for cents
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