An inexpensive way to travel to Mars.

Want to see the planet Mars in 3d?

There is a website that NASA has that allows visitors to download photos from the mars rovers. Some of the photos are left right stereo pairs, taken with a stereo camera on the rovers. Spirit and Opportunity both had stereo cameras and have images sent back from their long mission on the surface of Mars.

I'll try to include a link to the site in another post.

I took the left right image and created this left right cross view image for my iPhone 3d viewer. The 3d camera app for iphone was used to created the left right stereo image below.

An iPhone and iPod can view 3d photos with the hasbro my 3d viewer.

Of course if you don't have the viewer you can use the cross eyed method to view this image on your monitor.








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The observatory will be open tonight.

We are hoping for partly cloudy skies.

We will be filming some clips for a Faac cable show early in the evening and will have a few special guests.

We are also looking forward to meeting a bunch of LPHS students that have checked out the new astronomy club forming there.

Professor Dave Cinabro from Wayne State University will be presenting a Meade Deep Space imaging camera to the school superintendent. At least that is what I've heard as being a part of the activities.

We hopefully will be viewing the moon and ore objects as the weather permits.


We have at least three or four astronomy club members arriving from the FAAC club and will have telescopes setup outside if all goes well.

I believe we may have a scout group and some members of Henry Ford Community college Astronomy club as well. There will be a lot of people present so if your an occasional visitor and used to a quiet time of observing, this will be much more busy, with less scope time, but more telescopes and people.

If your a Faac member and want to stop by bring a scope or binocular or just bring yourself, we will have plenty of equipment and people there for a fun time.

Greg


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