Orion Nebula and Running Man in 3D!

Not sure if you know how to view 3D cross-eye stereograms, but this is really cool:

http://www.starrywonde​rs.com/m42double.html

Interesting. I thought at first it was two images, taken by Hubble or something, at different sides of a solar orbit, then the differences emphasised to make a 3D image which is essentially real. But then I read it was just a bloke mucking about. Still interesting, but now my eyes hurt!

Both interesting and wierd.

I didn't realise these 3D astro images were so popular. Found some more. Apparently this guy is "the master" at it:

http://astroanarchy.bl​ogspot.com/search/labe​l/stereo%20images

And here's another:

http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/%7Eaq6a-ink/indexusa.htm

First time I've seen this with astro. I've seen some in the macro forums here. Cool effect.

Watching some Sky At Night programmes the other evening there were videos of deep space objects which were animated, as though the camera was flying round them. All very "realistic" looking. Guess they just used a few super-computers to draw the images and then create the fly-by effect.

I can't do these on computer but I can do them on paper...my eyes hurt if I look at the screen too long without blinking.