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- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 33
- dc.description
- 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
- 3:04pm 18th April 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, tube, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 17
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- A photograph of the scale viewer eyepiece from the Townsend Telescope.
- Date
- 3:38pm 15th April 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, eyepiece, scale viewer, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 51
- dc.description
- A photograph of the damage to the teeth of a gear from the worm gear drive of the Townsend Telescope. The gear was damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
- Date
- 3:08pm 18th April 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, worm gear drive, gear, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 30
- dc.description
- 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
- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 37
- dc.description
- A photograph of the slow motion assembly on the lower end of the main tube from the Townsend Telescope. The tube was crushed and bent during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
- Date
- 3:05pm 18th April 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, tube, slow motion assembly, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- 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
- dc.title
- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 26
- dc.description
- A photograph of the focus assembly from the Townsend Telescope. The assembly was damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
- Date
- 3:54pm 15th April 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, focus assembly, focus, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 41
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- A close-up photograph of the hour angle setting circle from the Townsend Telescope.
- Date
- 3:05pm 18th April 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, hour angle setting circle, setting circle, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 01
- 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: Part Photograph 55
- dc.description
- A photograph of the declinator readout ring from the Townsend Telescope. The ring was chipped and scratched during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
- Date
- 3:10pm 18th April 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, declination readout ring, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 43
- dc.description
- A photograph of the dew and lens cap from the Townsend Telescope. The cap was crushed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
- Date
- 3:06pm 18th April 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, dew cap, lens cap, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 38
- dc.description
- 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
- dc.title
- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 15
- dc.description
- A photograph of a slow motion knob and shaft from the Townsend Telescope. The knob broke off the shaft during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
- Date
- 3:37pm 15th April 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, slow motion knob, slow motion shaft, knob, shaft, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 67
- dc.description
- A photograph of the lens of the Townsend Telescope. The lens is the most crucial component of the telescope. Despite damage to the surrounding parts, the lens was unharmed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Because of this, the telescope can be restored.
- Date
- 10:25am 4th April 2013
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, lens, restoration, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 50
- dc.description
- A photograph of the declination slow motion gear from the Townsend Telescope.
- Date
- 3:08pm 18th April 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, declination slow motion gear, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Observatory Tower Photograph 22
- dc.description
- A photograph of the base of the Townsend Telescope, still attached to a piece of rubble. The rubble is from the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. The tower collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake and the rubble spilled into the courtyard in front. A digger was used to clear the rubble away from the building.
- Creator(s)
- Graeme Kershaw
- Date
- 10:27pm 29th March 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, Observatory, tower, astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, rubble, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 54
- dc.description
- A close-up photograph of the wheel from the worm gear drive of the Townsend Telescope.
- Date
- 3:09pm 18th April 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, wheel, worm gear drive, gear, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- The Eclipse of the Sun
- dc.description
- A copy of an article extracted from page 3 of The Press newspaper, published on 4 February 1897. The article is titled, "The Eclipse of the Sun".
- Creator(s)
- Walter Kitson
- Date
- 11:30am 4th February 1897
- Tags
- newspaper, article, The Press, Townsend Telescope, astronomy, telescope, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 08
- dc.description
- A photograph of a slow motion rod from the Townsend Telescope.
- Date
- 3:27pm 15th April 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, slow motion rod, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 31
- dc.description
- 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
- 3:03pm 18th April 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, tube, Local Heritage