blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water - the name of the star is Wormwood." Revelation 8:10-11 Telescope, mount, cameras and associated equipment arrived at Learmonth Solar Observatory and were initially set up in 2003. PEOPLE ACTIVITIES The majority of Project Wormwood activities will be follow-up astrometry (position measurements) that are required to obtain precise orbits for asteroids that have previously been discovered by other programs. However, we hope to also engage in some limited search activity for new asteroids. We will concentrate particularly on those areas of the sky with declinations south of -30 degrees. Although the asteroid population outside the declination range from +30 to -30 degrees is likely to be significantly less than the area inside this range (ie the range recommended by Spaceguard for NEO searches), it is also an area less accessible to the major Northern Hemisphere search programs, and thus offers a southern hemisphere site a search advantage. If possible, a small amount of time will also be devoted to asteroid light curve measurements (photometry) to help increase our knowledge of asteroid rotation rates. Specific activities will be posted in the ACTIVITIES section of this web site. THE WORMWOOD WEB SITE It has been previously stated that Project Wormwood will be involved in the first two phases of Planetary Defence. The Wormwood Observatory will cover the second phase. This web site will hopefully contribute to the first phase, with information in