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EXTREMELY cool 3D Space Station video - taken from the ground!

Discover Thierry Legault's stunning imagery and a fascinating 3D video of the ISS that's a visual delight! Explore the parallax effect.

The International Space Station passing over part of the western Mediterranean in 2009.Credit: NASA

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I've written about Thierry Legault's phenomenal imagery of space before; with relatively modest equipment, but excellent foresight, he gets astronomical shots of surpassing beauty. He sent me a note earlier that he had something new and cool, and he wasn't kidding: a video of the ISS in 3D!

Coooooooool.

To see it in 3D you don't need glasses; it's a bit like those Magic Eye posters. Look at the video, and cross your eyes slightly to merge the left and right images into one. Then hit play (move your mouse into the frame to get the video controls). It may take you a while to get the hang of it, but it's worth the effort! I found it easiest to do when my eyes were about 50 cm (18 inches) from my monitor; for reference, on my screen the image of the ISS is about 8 cm (3 inches) high.

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