Know the stars.
Keen on astronomy since the age of twelve, Terry focuses his efforts on variable stars and Astro-imaging. A member since 1974, and more recently Historian, of the Astronomical Society of South Australia, he is lucky enough to have a purpose-built observatory in the back yard.
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Variable stars and Astro-imaging.
Terry is a founding member of The Heights School Observatory, established in 1989, and an avid volunteer assisting the Desert Fireball Network.

The image above shows the region around Antares, captured in August 2018: a sixty minute exposure using LRGB filters.
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From the observatory
From the archives
A selection of deep-sky objects and the observatory itself.
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Andromeda
M31 galaxy - 2019 - 5 min exposure.
Omega Centauri
Globular Cluster - 2014 - 38 sec D800.
Tarantula Nebula
2014 - 90 sec D800.
Observatory
Built 2014 - Orion 110mm f6 refractor.
Useful links
Resources
Organisations, tools, and communitites worth knowing.
AAVSO VSS ASSA iTelescope DFN Phil Hart Deep Sky Stacker Star Trails Deep Sky Imaging Ice in Space O'Telescope Cloudy Nights

Variable Stars

Organisations

Forums

 Resources.

Terry Wardle

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