Man not Walking

[MarkS]

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

[JohnP]

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

[RobertM]

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...

[Mike]

Looks more like a bird to me. Nice subject Mark. It is rare to see it so close up and on it's own.

[JohnP]

Sorry Mark - I hope you don't mind I just wanted to prove to Mike it is an Orangutan & not a bird... 

[Mike]

It's a bird....

[Fay]

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.

[MarkS]

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