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- Townsend Telescope: Interview with Chris Whitty
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- An interview with Chris Whitty, Site Manager at the Christchurch Arts Centre, about the recovery of the Townsend Telescope from the rubble of the Observatory tower. The interview was conducted by Sebastian Wilberforce.
- Creator(s)
- Sebastian Wilberforce
- Date
- 1:00pm 10th October 2014
- Tags
- Chris Whitty, Christchurch Arts Centre, Townsend Telescope, telescope, Observatory tower, astronomy, rubble, Civil Defence, restoration, Local Heritage
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- Photographic Services Photograph 02
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- A photograph of Graeme Kershaw, Technician at the University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy, sitting among the damaged parts of the Townsend Telescope. The telescope was damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake, when the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre collapsed. Kershaw has been given the task of restoring the telescope. In this photograph he is holding the telescope's clock drive.
- Creator(s)
- University of Canterbury Photographic Services
- Date
- 11:14pm 4th November 2014
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, Graeme Kershaw, restoration, telescope, clock drive, astronomy, Local Heritage
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- Return Star Gazing to Christchurch
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- An Alumni and Fundraising pamphlet from the University of Canterbury, promoting the restoration of the Townsend Telescope. The pamphlet is titled, "Return Star Gazing to Christchurch".
- Tags
- UC Alumni, Townsend Telescope, astronomy, telescope, fundraising, restoration, Local Heritage
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- Photographic Services Photograph 03
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- A photograph of Graeme Kershaw, Technician at the University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy, sitting among the damaged parts of the Townsend Telescope. The telescope was damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake, when the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre collapsed. Kershaw has been given the task of restoring the telescope. In this photograph he is holding the telescope's clock drive.
- Creator(s)
- University of Canterbury Photographic Services
- Date
- 11:15pm 4th November 2014
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, Graeme Kershaw, restoration, telescope, clock drive, astronomy, Local Heritage
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- Photographic Services Photograph 07
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- A photograph of Graeme Kershaw, Technician at the University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy, scratching his head as he looks at the damaged clock drive of the Townsend Telescope. The telescope was damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake, when the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre collapsed. Kershaw has been given the task of restoring the telescope.
- Creator(s)
- University of Canterbury Photographic Services
- Date
- 11:17pm 4th November 2014
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, Graeme Kershaw, restoration, telescope, clock drive, astronomy, Local Heritage
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- Photographic Services Photograph 04
- dc.description
- A photograph of Graeme Kershaw, Technician at the University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy, sitting among the damaged parts of the Townsend Telescope. The telescope was damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake, when the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre collapsed. Kershaw has been given the task of restoring the telescope. In this photograph he is holding the telescope's clock drive.
- Creator(s)
- University of Canterbury Photographic Services
- Date
- 11:15pm 4th November 2014
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, Graeme Kershaw, restoration, telescope, clock drive, astronomy, Local Heritage
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- Photographic Services Photograph 05
- dc.description
- A photograph of Graeme Kershaw, Technician at the University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy, sitting among the damaged parts of the Townsend Telescope. The telescope was damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake, when the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre collapsed. Kershaw has been given the task of restoring the telescope. In this photograph he is holding the telescope's clock drive. In the foreground there is a plaque reading, "The equatorial telescope and accessories in this observatory were presented to Canterbury College by James Townsend Esq. 1891. A large contribution towards the erection of the tower was made by the Canterbury Astronomical Society".
- Creator(s)
- University of Canterbury Photographic Services
- Date
- 11:15pm 4th November 2014
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, Graeme Kershaw, restoration, telescope, clock drive, plaque, James Townsend, Canterbury College, Canterbury Astronomical Society, astronomy, Local Heritage
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- Photographic Services Photograph 10
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- A photograph of Graeme Kershaw, Technician at the University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy, looking through the lens of the Townsend Telescope. The lens is the most crucial component of the telescope. It was found unscratched and unbroken in the rubble of the Observatory tower, after 22 February 2011 earthquake. This means that the telescope can be restored. Other parts of the earthquake-damaged telescope are in the background of the photograph.
- Creator(s)
- University of Canterbury Photographic Services
- Date
- 11:20pm 4th November 2014
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, Graeme Kershaw, lens, telescope, restoration, astronomy, Local Heritage
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- Photographic Services Photograph 09
- dc.description
- A photograph of Graeme Kershaw, Technician at the University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy, looking through the lens of the Townsend Telescope. The lens is the most crucial component of the telescope. It was found unscratched and unbroken in the rubble of the Observatory tower, after 22 February 2011 earthquake. This means that the telescope can be restored. Other parts of the earthquake-damaged telescope are in the background of the photograph.
- Creator(s)
- University of Canterbury Photographic Services
- Date
- 11:20pm 4th November 2014
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, Graeme Kershaw, lens, telescope, restoration, astronomy, Local Heritage
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- Photographic Services Photograph 06
- dc.description
- A photograph of Graeme Kershaw, Technician at the University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy, sitting among the damaged parts of the Townsend Telescope. The telescope was damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake, when the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre collapsed. Kershaw has been given the task of restoring the telescope. In this photograph he is holding the telescope's clock drive. In the foreground there is a plaque reading, "The equatorial telescope and accessories in this observatory were presented to Canterbury College by James Townsend Esq. 1891. A large contribution towards the erection of the tower was made by the Canterbury Astronomical Society".
- Creator(s)
- University of Canterbury Photographic Services
- Date
- 11:17pm 4th November 2014
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, Graeme Kershaw, restoration, telescope, clock drive, plaque, James Townsend, Canterbury College, Canterbury Astronomical Society, astronomy, Local Heritage
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- Photographic Services Photograph 08
- dc.description
- A photograph of Graeme Kershaw, Technician at the University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy, looking through the lens of the Townsend Telescope. The lens is the most crucial component of the telescope. It was found unscratched and unbroken in the rubble of the Observatory tower, after 22 February 2011 earthquake. This means that the telescope can be restored.
- Creator(s)
- University of Canterbury Photographic Services
- Date
- 11:20pm 4th November 2014
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, Graeme Kershaw, lens, telescope, restoration, astronomy, Local Heritage
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- Photographic Services Photograph 01
- dc.description
- A photograph of Graeme Kershaw, Technician at the University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy, sitting among the damaged parts of the Townsend Telescope. The telescope was damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake, when the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre collapsed. Kershaw has been given the task of restoring the telescope. In this photograph he is holding the telescope's clock drive.
- Creator(s)
- University of Canterbury Photographic Services
- Date
- 11:14pm 4th November 2014
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, Graeme Kershaw, restoration, telescope, clock drive, astronomy, Local Heritage