Conversion method from high-definition images captured by Kaguya into stereoscopic images

Abstract

We present a method of converting moving pictures captured by a single high-definition television camera mounted on the Japanese lunar orbiter Kaguya (SELENE) into stereoscopic images. As objects in moving pictures from the orbiter look as if they are moving vertically, vertical parallax is caused by time offset of the sequence. The vertical parallax is converted into horizontal parallax by rotating the images by 90 degrees. We derived the convergence points of the eyes geometrically and numerically, and confirmed that binocular parallax caused by time offset can be dominant for the lunar surface at distances of several hundreds of kilometers.