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- Observatory Tower Photograph 27
- dc.description
- 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. A digger was used to clear the rubble away from the building.
- Creator(s)
- Graeme Kershaw
- Date
- 10:28pm 29th March 2011
- Tags
- Observatory, tower, astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, rubble, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book Page 031
- dc.description
- A scan of page 31 of the Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book.
- Date
- 11:03am 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 167
- dc.description
- A scan of page 169 of the Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book.
- Date
- 12:37pm 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 212
- dc.description
- A scan of page 214 of the Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book.
- Date
- 2:54pm 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 009
- dc.description
- A scan of page 9 of the Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book.
- Date
- 10:55am 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 098
- dc.description
- A scan of page 100 of the Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book.
- Date
- 12:04pm 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 020
- dc.description
- A scan of page 20 of the Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book.
- Date
- 11:06am 14th December 2015
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, visitors' book, University of Canterbury, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Observatory Tower Photograph 20
- dc.description
- A photograph of staff from the Department of Physics and Astronomy examining the rubble of the Observatory tower in the South Quad of the Christchurch Arts Centre. The tower collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. A digger was used to clear the rubble away from the building. Scaffolding around the tower has also collapsed and is amongst the rubble.
- Creator(s)
- Graeme Kershaw
- Date
- 10:26pm 29th March 2011
- Tags
- Department of Astronomy and Physics, Observatory, tower, astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, scaffolding, rubble, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book Page 071
- dc.description
- A scan of page 71 of the Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book.
- Date
- 11:24am 10th December 2015
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, visitors' book, University of Canterbury, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Observatory Tower Photograph 33
- dc.description
- 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. A digger was used to clear the rubble away from the building. Scaffolding constructed around the tower has also collapsed and is amongst the rubble. In the background is the damaged tower with a tarpaulin draped over the top.
- Creator(s)
- Graeme Kershaw
- Date
- 10:31pm 29th March 2011
- Tags
- Observatory, tower, astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, scaffolding, tarpaulin, rubble, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book Page 019
- dc.description
- A scan of page 19 of the Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book.
- Date
- 10:59am 10th December 2015
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, visitors' book, University of Canterbury, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- The Transit of Venus
- dc.description
- A copy of an article extracted from page 3 of The Star newspaper, published on 7 December 1882. The article is titled, "The Transit of Venus".
- Date
- 11:30am 7th December 1882
- Tags
- newspaper, article, The Star, Townsend Telescope, transit of Venus, astronomy, Observatory Tower, telescope, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Eclipse of the Moon
- dc.description
- A copy of an article extracted from page 1 of The Star newspaper, published on 25 May 1910. The article is titled, "Eclipse of the Moon".
- Date
- 11:30am 25th May 1910
- Tags
- newspaper, article, The Press, Townsend Telescope, astronomy, telescope, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book Page 165
- dc.description
- A scan of page 167 of the Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book.
- Date
- 12:36pm 10th December 2015
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, visitors' book, University of Canterbury, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Townsend Telescope: Interview with Chris Whitty
- dc.description
- 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
- dc.title
- Observatory Tower Photograph 10
- dc.description
- A photograph of staff from the Department of Physics and Astronomy from the University of Canterbury recovering parts of the Townsend Telescope 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
- 10:19pm 29th March 2011
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, telescope, Observatory, tower, astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, rubble, rubble, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book Page 169
- dc.description
- A scan of page 171 of the Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book.
- Date
- 12:37pm 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 067
- dc.description
- A scan of page 67 of the Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book.
- Date
- 11:22am 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 198
- dc.description
- A scan of page 200 of the Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book.
- Date
- 11:48am 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 204
- dc.description
- A scan of page 206 of the Townsend Telescope Visitors' Book.
- Date
- 2:51pm 14th December 2015
- Tags
- Townsend Telescope, visitors' book, University of Canterbury, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Local Heritage