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- 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
- Mr Townsend's Telescope: A peep at the sun
- dc.description
- A copy of an article extracted from page 6 of The Press newspaper, published on 27 May 1891. The article is titled, "Mr Townsend's Telescope: A peep at the sun".
- Date
- 11:30am 27th May 1891
- Tags
- newspaper, article, The Press, Townsend Telescope, astronomy, Observatory Tower, telescope, 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
- 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
- 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
- Observatory Tower Photograph 01
- dc.description
- A photograph of the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre, taken before the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes.
- Creator(s)
- Graeme Kershaw
- Date
- 1:01am 3rd July 2008
- Tags
- tower, Observatory, astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Observatory Tower Photograph 02
- dc.description
- A photograph of cracks in the masonry of the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. The cracks formed as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
- Creator(s)
- Graeme Kershaw
- Date
- 3:19am 4th January 2011
- Tags
- crack, masonry, Observatory, tower, astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Observatory Tower Photograph 03
- dc.description
- A photograph of the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. There are cracks in the masonry of the tower near where the two storeys join. The cracks formed as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
- Creator(s)
- Graeme Kershaw
- Date
- 3:19am 4th January 2011
- Tags
- crack, masonry, Observatory, tower, astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Observatory Tower Photograph 04
- dc.description
- A photograph of cracks around a window of the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. The cracks formed as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
- Creator(s)
- Graeme Kershaw
- Date
- 3:20am 4th January 2011
- Tags
- crack, masonry, Observatory, tower, astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, window, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Observatory Tower Photograph 05
- dc.description
- A photograph of a window of the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre.
- Creator(s)
- Graeme Kershaw
- Date
- 3:20am 4th January 2011
- Tags
- tower, Observatory, astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, window, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Observatory Tower Photograph 06
- dc.description
- A photograph of cracks around a window of the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. The cracks formed as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
- Creator(s)
- Graeme Kershaw
- Date
- 3:21am 4th January 2011
- Tags
- crack, masonry, Observatory, tower, astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, window, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Observatory Tower Photograph 07
- dc.description
- A photograph of the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. There are cracks in the masonry of the tower near where the two storeys join. The cracks formed as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Wire fencing has been placed at the entrance to the courtyard in front as a cordon.
- Creator(s)
- Graeme Kershaw
- Date
- 3:26am 4th January 2011
- Tags
- crack, masonry, Observatory, tower, astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, window, cordon fence, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Observatory Tower Photograph 08
- dc.description
- A photograph of cracks around a window of the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. The cracks formed as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
- Creator(s)
- Graeme Kershaw
- Date
- 3:27am 4th January 2011
- Tags
- crack, masonry, Observatory, tower, astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, window, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Observatory Tower Photograph 09
- 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, Department of Physics and Astronomy, 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
- Observatory Tower Photograph 11
- dc.description
- 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
- dc.title
- Observatory Tower Photograph 12
- dc.description
- A photograph of parts 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
- 10:22pm 29th March 2011
- Tags
- Observatory, tower, astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, rubble, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Observatory Tower Photograph 13
- dc.description
- A close-up photograph of parts 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
- 10:22pm 29th March 2011
- Tags
- Observatory, tower, astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, rubble, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Observatory Tower Photograph 14
- dc.description
- A close-up photograph of parts 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
- 10:22pm 29th March 2011
- Tags
- astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, rubble, Local Heritage
- dc.title
- Observatory Tower Photograph 15
- 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 and 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
- 10:26pm 29th March 2011
- Tags
- Observatory, tower, astronomy, Christchurch Arts Centre, scaffolding, tarpaulin, rubble, Local Heritage