Chris Millward 🔭

• My Astrophotography Photos , Australia 🇦🇺 • Sharing the shots I take with anyone interested in Astronomy and Space. Equipment: 8”sct on avx, zwo174mm cool.

[Chris Millward 🔭 @astrisSA]

@elonmusk stop polluting MY sky. I will become a billionaire out of spite to demolish the satellites you put in space.

[Chris Millward 🔭 @astrisSA]

@SkyandTelescope @AstroBob_bk Get rid of them! This is like watching someone dump trash or oil in the ocean.

[Katie Mack @AstroKatie]

SpaceX just launched 60 new satellites, which have been spotted as a chain of bright lights across the sky. As more are launched and orbits change, this could be a very big problem for ground-based astronomy. Musk’s offhand “they can’t be seen at night” is not true or reassuring.

[Alessondra Springmann, PhD @sondy]

People occasionally ask what is the societal worth of astronomy. Looking at the sky is a fundamental animal and human right. Animals navigate via star and moonlight. Humans do too but our wonder at the night sky is our birthright, a connection to our ancestors and other cultures.

[Chris Millward 🔭 @astrisSA]

I’m not dead. Here is a shot of NGC 4945 I took a couple of days ago. I’m a bit rusty but you know, always learning. #Astrophotography #ngc4945 #astronomy

[Chris Millward 🔭 @astrisSA]

@0gre64 Sorry, forgot to mention I did in fact return the nebula after taking its picture.

[Chris Millward 🔭 @astrisSA]

Orion Nebula taken last night. Managed to set up last night after weeks of cloud and work getting in the way. #astrophotography #Astronomy #nebula #m42

[Chris Millward 🔭 @astrisSA]

@IbnulHussaini Fantastic!

[Chris Millward 🔭 @astrisSA]

@NebulaeQuest @IbnulHussaini @p_shortt Oh hahaha classic , well what ever you get then I can say the zwo thin oag is good bit has its flaws for sure.

[Chris Millward 🔭 @astrisSA]

@IbnulHussaini @NebulaeQuest @p_shortt Did you get that for free? That’s pretty awesome if you did, probably round $400ish

[Chris Millward 🔭 @astrisSA]

@kayronjm I love shots with multiple galaxies. Nice work.

[Chris Millward 🔭 @astrisSA]

@smartereveryday Looks like a Japanese quail to me

[Chris Millward 🔭 @astrisSA]

I left the weather in the left image for the weather in the right image. I’m missing central Australia pretty bad right now, I’ve got to get back there soon.

[Chris Millward 🔭 @astrisSA]

A shot of the lunar eclipse coming to an end. At this point it was only a few degrees above the horizon so we had to switch lenses quickly to capture it in between some trees near Uluru. #lunareclipse2018

[Chris Millward 🔭 @astrisSA]

Same shot of the blood moon and Mars opposition (28th July 2018) over Uluru but I made a few adjustments because it was a little dark for phone screens. Hopefully this is better for everybody. #uluru #Australia #Astrophotography

[Chris Millward 🔭 @astrisSA]

Blood moon and Mars opposition over Uluru. This was a family collaboration and took a fair amount of planning. Shots taken in 5min intervals until sunrise and composited into one shot. #BloodMoon2018 #MoonEclipse2018 #Astrophotography #ularu

[Chris Millward 🔭 @astrisSA]

@erfmufn 🐍 Cobra

[Chris Millward 🔭 @astrisSA]

@IbnulHussaini Don’t feel too bad. The wind should calm down and you’ll get an awesome shot. I’ve always said I’d love an observatory though, if you have the time and money you should build one.

[Chris Millward 🔭 @astrisSA]

Took this shot of Centaurus A on the 11th in the middle of aus. some of the best skys ive seen in a while, way better than down south.

[Chris Millward 🔭 @astrisSA]

@IbnulHussaini Procyon in Canis Minor. Pretty much means alpha dog.