Man not walking last night.
15x5min. Modified Canon EOS 350D on Celestron C11 with F6.3 focal reducer and CLS filter. Stacked, 3x3 binned. Gradient removal and cropped.
Mark
(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/the_shelleys/Astronomy/man190109.jpg)
Hi Mark,
Like the cryptic subject heading....
Nice close up shot (you don't normally see this) - Focus & tracking & processing all look great.
This always looks more like a running orangutan than a man to me... must be those long arms...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12605077@N02/2714491417/
Nice shot anyway - John
You been doing too many crosswords ;)
That's really lovely Mark, I don't think I've ever seen one just of this on it's own. Are you going to add more exposure ?
I think you're right about the name John, not even Peter Crouch has arms that long...
Looks more like a bird to me. Nice subject Mark. It is rare to see it so close up and on it's own.
Sorry Mark - I hope you don't mind I just wanted to prove to Mike it is an Orangutan & not a bird... :lol: :lol: :lol:
(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/john.punnett/graphics/oas/marks_orangutan.jpg)
It's a bird....
(http://www.amateur-astronomy.org/Images/man190109.jpg)
Did not know we had artistic talent in the society!!!
That is great, Mark, yes it is a change to see it close up as an individual feature.
John - I just love that Orangutan. Brilliant!
Robert - yes I hope to do more exposures - it's a subject that well deserves it, with a fascinating mixture of emission and reflection nebulae. If it were in any other part of the sky it would be an absolute must-see. But because of where it is, it just gets completely overshadowed by M42.
Mark