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- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 03
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- A photograph of the Celestron eyepiece from the Townsend Telescope. The eyepiece was scratched and chipped during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
- Date
- 3:22pm 15th April 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, Celestron, eyepiece, Celestron eyepiece, Local Heritage
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- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 36
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- A photograph of a balance weight on the side of the lower end of the main tube from the Townsend Telescope. The weight and tube were damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
- Date
- 3:05pm 18th April 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, balance weight, tube, Local Heritage
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- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 58
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- A photograph of the side plate from the clock drive of the Townsend Telescope.
- Date
- 2:43pm 19th April 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, clock, plate, Local Heritage
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- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 64
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- A photograph of the object end of the finderscope from the Townsend Telescope. The finderscope was damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
- Date
- 2:58pm 19th April 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, finderscope, Local Heritage
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- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 23
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- A photograph of a friction collar from the Townsend Telescope.
- Date
- 3:51pm 15th April 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, friction collar, collar, Local Heritage
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- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 10
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- A photograph of the top cover of the clock from the Townsend Telescope. Parts of the cover were bent out of shape during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
- Date
- 3:31pm 15th April 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, clock, cover, Local Heritage
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- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 60
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- A photograph of two clock gears from the Townsend Telescope.
- Date
- 2:44pm 19th April 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, clock, gear, Local Heritage
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- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 45
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- A photograph of the inside of the dew and lens cap from the Townsend Telescope.
- Date
- 3:06pm 18th April 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, dew cap, lens cap, Local Heritage
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- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 56
- dc.description
- A photograph of some of the parts of the Townsend Telescope. Many of the parts were damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
- Date
- 3:14pm 18th April 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, 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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- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 29
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- A photograph of the lower end of the main tube of the Townsend Telescope. The tube was crushed and bent during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
- Date
- 3:02pm 18th April 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, tube, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- 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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- Observatory Tower Photograph 11
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- A photograph of the largest section of the Townsend Telescope recovered from the rubble of the Observatory tower. The telescope was housed in the tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. It was severely damaged when the tower collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
- Creator(s)
- Graeme Kershaw
- Date
- 10:20pm 29th March 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, Observatory, tower, astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, rubble, Local Heritage
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- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 61
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- A photograph of two clock gears from the Townsend Telescope.
- Date
- 2:47pm 19th April 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, clock, gear, Local Heritage
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- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 32
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- A close-up photograph of the lower end of the main tube from the Townsend Telescope. The tube was crushed and bent during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
- Date
- 3:03pm 18th April 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, tube, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- 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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- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 20
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- A photograph of a bolt from the Townsend Telescope. The bolt sheared during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
- Date
- 3:50pm 15th April 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, bolt, Local Heritage
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- Stars in a Cluster
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- A copy of Stars in a Cluster, a book by the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Canterbury. The book was published in 1996 and edited by W. Tobin and G.M. Evans. This PDF version was created in 2014.
- Date
- 6:32am 27th March 2014
- Tags
- astronomy, Mount John University Observatory, McLellan Telescope, Townsend Telescope, telescope, Local Heritage
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- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 05
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- A photograph of the right ascension clamp from the Townsend Telescope.
- Date
- 3:25pm 15th April 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, R.A. Clamp, Local Heritage
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- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 21
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- A photograph of a wooden knob from the Townsend Telescope. The knob broke off the telescope during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
- Date
- 3:50pm 15th April 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, knob, Local Heritage