A photograph of the knurled knob from the Townsend Telescope. The teeth of the knob were damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of the top cover of the clock from the Townsend Telescope. Parts of the cover were bent out of shape during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of an eyepiece clamp from the Townsend Telescope.
A photograph of the governor control from the Townsend Telescope.
A photograph of the right ascension spur gear from the Townsend Telescope.
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.
A photograph of the side plate from the clock drive of the Townsend Telescope.
A photograph of two clock gears from the Townsend Telescope.
A photograph of the flange on the lower end of the main tube from the Townsend Telescope.
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.
An image from an Air Force News April 2011 article titled, "Local Personnel on the Ground in Christchurch". In the image, Iain Warren, a member of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Air Security team, is directing a vehicle towards a Hercules C-130 at Christchurch Airport.
Graphs showing changes in voting patterns in the local body elections as a result of the 4 September earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Hororata Spring Fair for restoration of St Johns Church. Local fire-fighters put on a display".
Local busking act, I Gave These Guys Five Bucks, perform at Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham.
Shows various sized boats for the 'tsunami-conscious' as show homes in Christchurch. Context: There is anxiety about the potential for a local source tsunami but the Christchurch City Council says on its website that there will be no time to issue an official warning for a local source tsunami.
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A footpath on Sumner Road in Lyttelton. A low wall made from local volcanic stone has been demolished to the left.
A photograph of the scale viewer eyepiece from the Townsend Telescope.
A photograph of the declinator readout ring from the Townsend Telescope. The ring was chipped and scratched during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of a friction collar from the Townsend Telescope.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged output shaft from the top-plate of the Townsend Telescope's clock drive. The output shaft was bent out of shape during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of a slow motion rod from the Townsend Telescope. The rod was bent out of shape during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of a governor friction plate from the Townsend Telescope.
A photograph of a slow motion rod from the Townsend Telescope.
A photograph of a slow motion rod from the Townsend Telescope.
A photograph of a slow motion rod from the Townsend Telescope.
A photograph of rubble from the Observatory tower in the South Quad of the Christchurch Arts Centre. The tower collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of the governor from the Townsend Telescope. The left weight broke off during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
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.
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.
A photograph of a bolt head from the Townsend Telescope. The bolt head broke off one of the telescope's bolts during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
