Special Guest Speaker - Cathy McWatters
You wanted fun? Don't miss this!
This will be a visual trip with your senses with an anaglyph presentation of the universe. 3D Glasses will be provided.
Surprisingly NASA uses anaglyph to measure distances and height of mountains and other geological features on Mars and other planets.
There are many astronomical images that give the illusion of being "in space" that have scientific value. Come and be amazed.
Cathy McWatters is well known at Starfest and the NYAA, and is also a life member of RASC. She is a professional astronomy educator who loves to share her passion for the night sky.
Cool!
Back in 2002, I imaged Copernicus with my C8 and I found out that a fellow called Carsten Arnholm had done the same thing with his Philips Vesta webcam and his C8, but in Norway. By relaxing my eyes, I was able to get the two images to form a 3D image of Copernicus.
Carsten then used his image for the Red and my image for the Blue, and produced this anaglyph.
It received Honorable Mention for Creativity from the American Lunar Society in their September 2002 Image of the Month contest. This is what they said:
Honorable Mention for Creativity
You will need 3D glasses for this one. The image was combined from two images, one taken in Norway by Carsten Arnholm and the other taken in southern Ontario, Canada, by Roger Hill . The baseline formed is just over 6,000 kilometers. The two images were combined by Carsten Arnholm into the single anaglyphic image. Each image was taken with a Celestron C-8s, and Philips Vesta webcams. This image was selected for its novel collaboration between two imagers to create a 3D image. While its detail level is modest, the view through 3D glasses is unique.
Lots of fun!
I'm sorry I won't be able to make the December general meeting.