remember those images from 15 years ago or so, that looked like spotty noise, but if you adjusted where your eyes focused, you could see a three dimensional image pop out?? that's what J-P Metsavainio has done with images of astronomical objects! he explains how to view the images on his website.
i remember the first time i saw these types of images at the ohio state fair. i couldnt figure out what everyone was staring at, but the moment i finally figured out how to "see" them and watched the statue of liberty pop out of the flat image - i was amazed!
now, J-P Metsavainio has created a very interesting method for imagining the 3D structure of astronomical objects that we can only view from one direction!
Thanks for the nice comment!
ReplyDeleteI have had some negative feedback
as well, about this kind of
"extreme" image manipulation.
J-P, http://www.astroanarchy.blogspot.com/
hi J-P,
ReplyDeletei think it wouldnt be good if you were trying to claim such manipulated images could be use for science, but youre not. youre just sharing a new way to visualize the objects, which i think is great!
Exactly.
ReplyDeleteThe purpose of stereo images
are to remain the "real" nature of those objects as a three dimensional forms in three dimensional space.
They are often seen as 2D-paintings
on the canvas and thats not the reality.