Mission Moon 3-D: Reliving the Great Space Race (3d Stereoscopic Book)

The book covers the American space program from Mercury through Apollo and beyond. There is also coverage of the Soviet program, and it concludes with a brief account of the 3Dphotogenic International Space Station.Brian May gives a basic account of 3D imaging, and the various ways the images in the book were obtained. In many cases this involved the considerable work of searching NASA records for ‘accidental’ 3D-pairs. Examples include: astronauts on the moon taking several shots of the same scene between moving around; pairs of photos of the same portion of the lunar surface taken from the orbiting command module taken a short time apart; etc. Of course, NASA also took some deliberate 3D shots. The captions of the stereo pairs often describe how they were made, and there is also a brief summary at the back of the book.I bought this book as a treat to look forward to during the long wait for my second cataract operation, and was able to see the 3D images the day after this surgery. Some images are more difficult than others, but none were impossible for me. Once caught, the 3D image is stable. A problem can arise when one’s brain makes a false match between the two images. For example, on page 146 there is a stereo image of the lunar rover seen in profile. I initially had the difficulty that the front wheel of the rover seen in one eye would merge with and ‘lock on to’ the rear wheel as seen in the other. Persistence and luck overcame this.The excellent OWL viewer supplied with the book is essential – at least for me. A trick I found useful is to rotate it (clockwise or anticlockwise) slightly about the tip of my nose, which has the effect of shifting the images vertically – one going up and the other down. This has value in two ways: it gives you extra information about how close you are to merging the images correctly; also, the images merge much more easily when there is no vertical separation between them (I have astigmatism, and have to hold the viewer slightly anticlockwise).The 3D images are instructive as well as delightful. One of many examples is that the bizarre shape of Comet 67P/C-G (page 178) could not be fully appreciated in any single photograph.Some of the images of craters taken from orbit give a greatly exaggerated impression of their depths. This is because of the large baseline between photos. The captions give the proper dimensions.One tiny gripe I have is that the gossamer font of the text is difficult and tiring to read for anyone with visual problems.To sum up, this is a wonderful book for anyone with an interest is astronomy and space travel.

This book is excellent if you want a visual stunning book the uses stereoscopic images.The book is a great companion to the 50 years anniversary of the moon landing as well as inspiring the Next Generation.I found the text is suitable for 14 year olds and above while younger readers will get the 3D images to inspire them to take up an interest in astronomy and space exploration.Well written book but doesn't go into much detail. Is the images that helps the book comes alive. As a 34 year old male I've found it absolutely interesting and inspired me to read more on the subject.Highly recommended for those interested in space exploration and astronomy as well as Queen fans.

Great book with lost of interesting history - but most of all, it has stereoscopic photographs throughout. Absolutely amazing to look at - once you get the knack of using the provided viewer.If you love astronomy, or want to get your kids interested in the subject then do yourself a favour a grab yourself a copy. Not only is it a book but it’s almost a toy too. Much better than YouTube or an App.

It was bought as a present for my husband. He’s absolutely fascinated by it and but for one thing would have given it five stars. The one thing being that the majority of the 3D pairs of photographs can be viewed without the use of the supplied 3D viewer by simply relaxing the eyes and allowing each picture of the pair to be viewed by the separate eyes then pulled together to form a 3D image. Some of the pictures (a small number) can only be viewed using the viewer, however. Apart from this very minor problem the book is absolutely amazing. Bring on the next one!

well packed & in mint condition. just hope the 3d viewer is inside! dont want to remove the shrink wrap to check, as it's intended as a birthday gift. If there is no viewer I'll be claiming a refund.

When you follow the directions at the back correctly and look at the pictures the way it’s suggested, viewing the images is just stunning. Bought this as a gift for my dad and the whole family including him love the 3D images and the story. Highly recommend & excellent gift idea for those who remember the moon landing & those wanting to know about the historic moment of the moon landing

An outstanding and quality, substantial documentary record of the Apollo missions, brought to 3D life with astounding stereo pair photographs and a clever viewer. Highly recommended as the next best thing to being there.

Absolutely fascinating read all about the space race but even more amazing is the 3D photos, many for the first time although they are even better viewed through an original OWL viewer rather than the light OWL provided. These can be purchased at the London stereoscopy site on line. The book though is worth every penny and more !

Für alle die schon immer mal auf den Mond wollten. Ein Ereignis der besonderen Art.

Mission 3D written by David Eicher an Brain May (Queen) is a superb overview of the space race focusing primarily on the Apollo lunar missions. The highlight of the book is 150 photographs in 3D viewable by using the included 3D OWL viewer developed by Brian May based off ones used in Victorian times. Viewing in 3D is not too difficult once you get the hang of it and you are rewarded with some spectacular images. Lunar craters pop out at you in stark relief and the famous shot of Buzz Aldrin taken by Neil Armstrong takes on a whole new dimension when seen in 3D. I highly recommend this excellent book.

The book has All great photos in high resolution. I was disappointed with viewing the 3d photos- the main reason I bought this book. But the written Stories, structure, timeline and 2D photos are excellentAbout haft of the photos the 3d do not have the 3d effect. Of the ones that do have 3d the depth perception is not that pronounced. I am 80 year and a former Apollo engineer so my eyes are not that good and I have implant lenses when I had my cataract's removed. That may be the reason. The hardest ones to see are some the photos on the moon with a distant small astronaut on it. Aerial views of large craters are the best. You need to have good close vision to see these photos. If you great vision that can see all the photos I would not miss buying this book for the world.The book is not complicated to read and is a simple understand. book starts with sputnik and quickly walks through the cold war and space race with corresponding 2d and 3d photos. Then it focus on all the Apollo moon missions. It is enough information for a casual idea of the moon missions. .Since I am an Apollo Electrical Engineer I am more critical of books concerning the Apollo moon missions. But I am happy I bought this book cause it is excellent Stand alone primer with people that are not familiar with the moon and don't want in depth technical knowledge of the moon space program.For being an epic moment in history that will last for centuries- It misses the excitement of the Apollo program but no book can ever do that. The people that put this book together did a excellent job. I would buy this book even thou I am not satisfied viewing some of the 3d photos.

Ce livre raconte très bien l'histoire de la course à la lune. Les photographies mono et en 3D sont très intéressantes.

Bellissimo libro fotografico che racconta l'epopea della conquista della LUna da parte della NASA, corredata da splendide immagini 3D da giardare col visore incluso. Proprio sul visore bisogna spendere due parole: bisogna prenderci la mano soprattutto se si hanno difetti visivi con una grossa differenza di diottrie tra un occhio e l'altro, io ho risolto acquistando il visore completo a parte sul sito dell'editore (si trova tutto tramite il libro e Google), acquistando altre serie di foto 3D raccolte o scattate da Brian May. Non solo ma è stato l'input che mi ha spinto a fare da solo alcune foto 3D. Solo per questo le stelle dovrebbero essere 10