Media Information
 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Title:
STS-115: Stereo Portrait
Explanation:
On September 12, astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper snapped photos of her colleague Joseph Tanner during the STS-115 mission [ http://www.nasa.gov…115_mission_overview .html ]. At the time, the spacesuited pair were working outside the shuttle orbiter Atlantis, some 300 kilometers above planet Earth [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. Portions of two of the pictures (S115-E-05750 [ http://spaceflight.…sts-115/html/s115e05 750.html ] and S115-E-05753 [ http://spaceflight.…sts-115/html/s115e05 753.html ]) have been combined in this spectacular 3D image - a stereo anaglyph intended to be viewed with red/blue glasses [ http://photojournal…]. Included in the scene reflected in [ http://mirrorprojec…] Tanner's visor is Stefanyshyn-Piper herself and the Sun shining above the Earth's distant horizon [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…].
Credit and Copyright:
Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, STS-115 [ http://www.nasa.gov…sts115/index.html ] Mission, NASA [ http://www.nasa.gov…] -
facet_who:
Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper
facet_who:
Joseph Tanner
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Sun
facet_what:
STEREO
original url:
http://antwrp.gsfc.…
UID:
SPD-APOD-ap060930

STS-115: Stereo Portrait
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