One of three volcanoes on the island, Mt Terror is safely dormant, not having erupted for at least a million years.
Adjacent Mt Erebus is still active, but is a safe distance away, and warm air flowing from this crater creates a steady laminar air flow, which is very dry, over the summit of Mt Terror that makes for superb seeing, while the altitude of Mt Terror and the fact that cloud cover does not extend to higher than 2,000 metres means that viewing is possible for 365 evenings a year.
Initial proposal is for a C-14 with an ST-11000E on a Paramount powered by a small NASA surplus plutonium reactor and installed in a Sirius dome.
A satellite dish will provide a remote link to the radio telescope dish at Wiruna via a geostationary satellite and will allow members to conduct some quality imaging.
Group member "Scratchy" has volunteered to spend the initial month of operation camped at the summit for fine tuning and adjustment, pointing out that though a little chilly, the temperatures were not much lower than at Wiruna on a winter night, and that in any event his tent would be warmed by a two bar radiator powered by the reactor.
Proposals for imaging time on the telescope can be submitted to the group for discussion and approval at its monthly meeting.