Space in 3-D

gaetano marano - ghostNASA.com — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:47:02 GMT

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sorry, but, I was the FIRST to make (over THREE years ago) 3-D space images ("built" from simple 2-D images) of Apollo and Space Shuttle:
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http://www.gaetanomarano.it/articles/002shuttle3D.html
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[ALAN ADDS: I'm proud to pass along the link, Gaetano ... You were one of the first Cosmic Log correspondents from Italy. I definitely have to remember to include you in any 3-D roundup from now on. Ciao for now, my friend!]

Space in 3-D

Don Boom — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:19:07 GMT

AND I GET MY BLUE-RED 3D GLASSES WHERE ?

[ALAN ADDS: I provided a link to sources for the glasses in the item. You can order them online, or you can probably find them at novelty stores, or you can make them yourself ... one of the pages I linked to has do-it-yourself instructions. If you can't find any, send me an e-mail ... alan-dot-boyle-at-msnbc-dot-com. I will look into getting some glasses that I can send out if I am sent a stamped, self-addressed envelope. It's that important. ;-)

[To refresh your memory, here are a couple of links:]

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/stereo/sun/3D_Glasses.html

http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/469089

Space in 3-D

gaetano marano - ghostNASA.com — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:36:14 GMT

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thanks Alan
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DYI 3-D glasses here: http://billnye.com/downloads/3dglasses.pdf
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Space in 3-D

Eric, Salinas, CA — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:32:25 GMT

Interesting article and picture Alan. I thought cool I'll try the 3-D glasses I got from a recent movie but no matter how I tried to focus on the picture from many distances and with and without my regular glasses I could not get the 3-D effect to work. The glasses sure worked well for the movie but not on the picture posted here or the expanded picture. Bummer. The movie 3-D galsses may not be the right stuff. Still it's cool that so many space pictures are being made 3-D.

[ALAN ADDS: Hmm, I'm wondering if you're using the polarized glasses that are often used for movies nowadays. For the online photos, it takes the red-blue glasses. But if it's not working for you, at least there are the other "Month in Space" pix. Let me know if I can help you out with the glasses thing. Best and thanks so much for your good words all through these years ... Alan]

Space in 3-D

Ryan- Arlington,TX — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:40:29 GMT

Alan, Thank you for continuiously writing superb stories/articles on everything from space to science. I always enjoy reading them and always also notice that you don't get the number of comments/praise you should for providing us such interesting articles. Keep up the good work.

Space in 3-D

Loren, SF Bay Area, CA — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:33:50 GMT

Thanks for the spectacular links, Alan! I just recently (finally!) got my hands on a set of 3-D glasses, and have enjoyed looking up some of the more interesting imagery online. I find that it helps to take my corrective lenses off, as they do some "prisming" of red/blue.

As for your link to the Jay Barbee article, I must disagree with Mr. Barbee's conclusion that the current Ares/Orion stack is the best/only way to go for continued manned spaceflight. Ares/Orion ensures that we will be unable to put astronauts into space from the US for at least five years. That's the *official* word. How long has it been since NASA met a scheduling goal like that?

Ares/Orion is beset with implementation problems, including apparently removing safety features in order to make the weight limits on the Ares I. Despite NASA's reluctance to do anything that might upset its comfortable apple carts, I really wish they'd give the DIRECT concept a more serious look.

Space in 3-D

Barney L. Cornett, Morgantown, West Virginia — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:42:35 GMT

Alan, I have to thank you as well! Yours are some of the most interesting stories/articles I've read on the net!

Space in 3-D

john e. campbell, 850 adams loop, hood river, OR 97031 — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:52:15 GMT

don't give up on cross eyed viewing, if you can't free view (without a viewing device)the viewer for the Loreo 321 camera is made to easily integrate cross eyed image pairs(the print holder pops off easily). viewers are available at http://www.berezin.com/3d/vivitar3dcam.htm. anaglyph is ok for black and white, but separate stereo pairs are the way to go for accurate full color.

Space in 3-D

Phil Konstantin — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:05:49 GMT

Blockbuster Video stores are selling Red/Blue glasses as a part of their video rentals for the slasher flick My Bloody Valentine. I do not know if you can buy them without renting the movie, though.