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Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
STS-115: Stereo Portrait
Explanation: On September 12, astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper snapped photos of her colleague Joseph Tanner during the STS-115 mission . At the time, the spacesuited pair were working outside the shuttle orbiter Atlantis, some 300 kilometers above planet Earth . Portions of two of the pictures ( S115-E-05750 and S115-E-05753 ) have been combined in this spectacular 3D image - a stereo anaglyph intended to be viewed with red/blue glasses . Included in the scene reflected in Tanner's visor is Stefanyshyn-Piper herself and the Sun shining above the Earth's distant horizon .
| Date | September 30, 2006 |
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| Credit | Credit: Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, STS-115 Mission, NASA - Stereo Anaglyph: Patrick Vantuyne |
| Authors & editors: | Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) |
| A service of: |
ASD at NASA / GSFC, NASA Science Activation & Michigan Tech. U. |