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- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 12
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- 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
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- Photographic Services Photograph 06
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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. 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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- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 02
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- 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
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- The Townsend Observatory
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- A document outlining the history of the Townsend Telescope and Observatory at the Christchurch Arts Centre. The document was written by Karen Pollard, Associate Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Canterbury.
- Creator(s)
- Karen Pollard
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, observatory, telescope, Observatory Tower, restoration, Local Heritage
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- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 07
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- A photograph of the clock pulley from the Townsend Telescope.
- Date
- 3:26pm 15th April 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, clock, clock pulley, Local Heritage
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- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 63
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- A photograph of the clock drive from the Townsend Telescope. Many of the plates around the clock drive broke off during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
- Date
- 2:56pm 19th April 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, clock, clock drive, Local Heritage
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- Photographic Services Photograph 08
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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.
- 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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- Observatory Tower Photograph 26
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- A photograph of the rubble of the Observatory tower in the South Quad of the Christchurch Arts Centre. The tower collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Scaffolding constructed around the tower has also collapsed and is amongst the rubble.
- Creator(s)
- Graeme Kershaw
- Date
- 10:28pm 29th March 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, Observatory, tower, astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, rubble, 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
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- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 47
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- A photograph of the declinator axle and counterweight from the Townsend Telescope. The axle broken off from the weight during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
- Date
- 3:08pm 18th April 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, weight, declinator axle, axle, clock drive, Local Heritage
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- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 65
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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 62
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- A photograph of the clock drive from the Townsend Telescope. Many of the plates around the clock drive broke off during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
- Date
- 2:49pm 19th April 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, clock, clock drive, Local Heritage
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- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 24
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- A photograph of a collimating ring from the Townsend Telescope.
- Date
- 3:51pm 15th April 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, collimating ring, collimation ring, Local Heritage
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- Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 04
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- A photograph of a collimating ring from the Townsend Telescope.
- Date
- 3:23pm 15th April 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, collimating ring, collimation ring, Local Heritage