While my math may be sound, the flaw in my reasoning is that, if you can see the moon, well you won't see it in 12 hours if you're on the equator, since you'll be on the opposite side of the earth, so don't plan that trip yet. :-/
I don't have the save level of information that you have,but my judgment is telling me: SEND THE DAMN PICTURE TO DARIUSH and he will convert it in a couple of days.case closed !.and send the bill to NASA
kamel
On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 1:06 AM, Kenneth Nellis <nellisks(-at-)verizon.net > wrote:Wojtek's assertion intrigued me, and I can't resist sharing my calculations.
The best results would be taken at the equator where two shots taken 12 hours apart would give a stereo base of 6378 km. [1]If you can do this at perigee, whenever that is?and time your trip for a full moon!?the moon's distance will be 384,405 km. [2] and the ratio of base to target distance about 1:56.The mostly accepted ideal is 1:30, so this is clearly not ideal, but strikes me as not a washout.You could experiment at home with stereo images of things at 1:56 and see how well it turns out before you plan your trip.BTW, I estimated my stereo base in Washington, D.C., to be 1434 km, resulting in a ratio of 1:249, so I will not attempt such from home.?Ken NellisOn Jun 26, 2010, at 5:27 PM, Wojtek Rychlik wrote:Imre,
The Earth size is not large enough to make a nice 3d shot of the Moon. In the perigee it works only so so.
Best is when you wait a few months, not necessarily 6. Just 1 month will give you a better base than and simultaneous 2 shots from the Earth.
Cheers,
Wojtek
On Jun 26, 2010, at 3:14 AM, Imre dr.Zsolnai-Nagy wrote:
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