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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereoscopy
Longer base line for distant objects "Hyper Stereo"
"For making stereo images featuring only a distant object (e.g., a mountain with foothills), the camera positions can be separated by a larger distance (called the "interaxial" or stereo base, often mistakenly called "interocular") than the adult human norm of 62–65mm. This will effectively render the captured image as though it was seen by a giant, and thus will enhance the depth perception of these distant objects, and reduce the apparent scale of the scene proportionately.[32] However, in this case care must be taken not to bring objects in the close foreground too close to the viewer, as they will show excessive parallax and can complicate stereo window adjustment.
There are two main ways to accomplish this. One is to use two cameras separated by the required distance, the other is to shift a single camera the required distance between shots.
The shift method has been used with cameras such as the Stereo Realist to take hypers, either by taking two pairs and selecting the best frames, or by alternately capping each lens and recocking the shutter.[28][33]
It is also possible to take hyperstereo pictures using an ordinary single lens camera aiming out an airplane. One must be careful, however, about movement of clouds between shots.[34]
It has even been suggested that a version of hyperstereo could be used to help pilots fly planes.[35]
In such situations, where an ortho stereo viewing method is used, a common rule of thumb is the 1:30 rule.[36] This means that the baseline will be equal to 1/30 of the distance to the nearest object included in the photograph.
The results of hyperstereo can be quite impressive,[37][38][39] and examples of hyperstereo can be found in vintage views.[40]
This technique can be applied to 3D imaging of the Moon: one picture is taken at moonrise, the other at moonset, as the face of the Moon is centered towards the center of the Earth and the diurnal rotation carries the photographer around the perimeter, though the results are rather poor,[41] and much better results can be obtained using alternative techniques.[41]
This is why high quality published stereos of the moon are done using libration,[42][43] [44][45] the slight "wobbling" of the moon on its axis relative to the earth.[46] Similar techniques were used late in the 19th century to take stereo views of Mars and other astronomical subjects.[46] “