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dc.title: Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book Page 141
dc.description: A scan of page 143 of the Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book.
Date: 12:15pm 10th December 2015
Tags: Townsend Telescope, visitors' book, University of Canterbury, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Local Heritage

dc.title: Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book Page 072
dc.description: A scan of page 72 of the Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book.
Date: 11:35am 14th December 2015
Tags: Townsend Telescope, visitors' book, University of Canterbury, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Local Heritage

dc.title: Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book Page 091
dc.description: A scan of page 91 of the Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book.
Date: 11:35am 10th December 2015
Tags: Townsend Telescope, visitors' book, University of Canterbury, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Local Heritage

dc.title: Among the Stars: An evening with a telescope
dc.description: A copy of an article extracted from page 8 of The Star newspaper, published on 13 May 1899. The article is titled, "Among the Stars: An evening with a telescope".
Date: 11:30am 13th May 1899
Tags: newspaper, article, The Star, Townsend Telescope, astronomy, Observatory Tower, telescope, Local Heritage

dc.title: Observatory Tower Photograph 36
dc.description: A photograph of the platform for the Townsend Telescope amongst the rubble of the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. The tower collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake, severely damaging the telescope.
Creator(s): Graeme Kershaw
Date: 10:32pm 29th March 2011
Tags: Townsend Telescope, telescope, Observatory, tower, astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, rubble, scaffolding, Local Heritage

dc.title: Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book Page 242
dc.description: A scan of page 245 of the Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book.
Date: 2:40pm 10th December 2015
Tags: Townsend Telescope, visitors' book, University of Canterbury, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Local Heritage

dc.title: Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book Page 125
dc.description: A scan of page 127 of the Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book.
Date: 12:02pm 10th December 2015
Tags: Townsend Telescope, visitors' book, University of Canterbury, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Local Heritage

dc.title: Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book Page 266
dc.description: A scan of page 269 of the Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book.
Date: 3:00pm 10th December 2015
Tags: Townsend Telescope, visitors' book, University of Canterbury, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Local Heritage

dc.title: Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book Page 256
dc.description: A scan of page 259 of the Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book.
Date: 2:53pm 10th December 2015
Tags: Townsend Telescope, visitors' book, University of Canterbury, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Local Heritage

dc.title: Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 12
dc.description: A photograph of a collar from the Townsend Telescope. Part of the collar was bent out of shape during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Date: 3:33pm 15th April 2011
Tags: Townsend Telescope, telescope, collar, Local Heritage

dc.title: Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book Page 062
dc.description: A scan of page 62 of the Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book.
Date: 11:31am 14th December 2015
Tags: Townsend Telescope, visitors' book, University of Canterbury, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Local Heritage

dc.title: Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book Page 106
dc.description: A scan of page 108 of the Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book.
Date: 12:15pm 14th December 2015
Tags: Townsend Telescope, visitors' book, University of Canterbury, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Local Heritage

dc.title: Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book Page 137
dc.description: A scan of page 139 of the Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book.
Date: 12:13pm 10th December 2015
Tags: Townsend Telescope, visitors' book, University of Canterbury, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Local Heritage

dc.title: Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book Page 259
dc.description: A scan of page 262 of the Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book.
Date: 12:02pm 16th December 2015
Tags: Townsend Telescope, visitors' book, University of Canterbury, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Local Heritage

dc.title: Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book Page 253
dc.description: A scan of page 256 of the Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book.
Date: 12:00pm 16th December 2015
Tags: Townsend Telescope, visitors' book, University of Canterbury, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Local Heritage

dc.title: 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

dc.title: Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 02
dc.description: A photograph of the declination vernier from the Townsend Telescope. The left side of the vernier was bent out of shape during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Date: 3:21pm 15th April 2011
Tags: Townsend Telescope, telescope, declination vernier assembly, Local Heritage

dc.title: Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book Page 104
dc.description: A scan of page 106 of the Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book.
Date: 12:12pm 14th December 2015
Tags: Townsend Telescope, visitors' book, University of Canterbury, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Local Heritage

dc.title: Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book Page 040
dc.description: A scan of page 40 of the Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book.
Date: 11:21am 14th December 2015
Tags: Townsend Telescope, visitors' book, University of Canterbury, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Local Heritage

dc.title: Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book Page 027
dc.description: A scan of page 27 of the Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book.
Date: 11:02am 10th December 2015
Tags: Townsend Telescope, visitors' book, University of Canterbury, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Local Heritage

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