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How to view these 3D stereoscopic image pairs:

- Sit so that you look directly between the 2 pictures of Earth.
- Focus on the space between the 2 pictures of Earth.
- Focus about 10 meters behind your computer's monitor.
- Two extra images of Earth will appear - eventually.
- Focus on getting these 2 new images in the middle to merge into one image.
- Merge these 2 new images by focussing behind them.
- This will result in a row of three images of Earth - the one in the middle will be in 3 D.

- The further away you are from your computer screen, the easier it becomes to merge those extra 2 images. If you sit too close to your computer screen, you will not be able to see the 3D effect. Around 0.75 meters is OK.
- If you still struggle to see the 3D images, find out from your friends who knows how to "free view" stereoscopic 3D pairs using the parallel-viewing method or the cross-eyed method.
- Alternatively, search Google.com using the 3D terms in that last sentence: 3D parallel-viewing method cross-eyed method
- To be able to see these pictures in 3D takes practice. Do not be dissappointed if you cannot see it within a second or two. It takes at least a minute or two if you are not experienced in viewing 3D images without 3D glasses.

Here are more 3D images of the planets in our solar system. The planet Saturn in 3D is the most beautiful.

The flat, Mercator Projection map of Earth used to generate these 3D pairs are:
Courtesy Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Copyright (c) California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA. All rights reserved.

These 3D stereo pairs are copyrighted by Mr. A. Botha of www.the-solar-system.net Please ask first if you want to use it on your website. All I ask in return is a link back to this website.