A photograph of the Celestron eyepiece from the Townsend Telescope. The eyepiece was scratched and chipped during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of the flange mount for the objective cell from the Townsend Telescope.
A photograph of a collimating ring 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.
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.
A photograph of the middle section of the Townsend Telescope. The telescope is in the Observatory at the Christchurch Arts Centre. A plate on the side reads, "T Cook & Sons, 1864, York & London". This image was used by Graeme Kershaw, Technician at the University of Canterbury Department of Physics and Astronomy, to identify the telescope's parts after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "134 Hereford Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "134 Hereford Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Provincial Council Chambers, Durham Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Provincial Council Chambers, Durham Street".
An aerial photograph of Cathedral Square with the sites of demolished buildings visible.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Crichton Cobbers, Fitzgerald Avenue".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Crichton Cobbers, Fitzgerald Avenue".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Crichton Cobbers, Fitzgerald Avenue".
The badly-damaged Knox Presbyterian Church on the corner of Victoria Street and Bealey Avenue. The brickwork on the gables has crumbled, exposing the wooden structure underneath.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Catholic Cathedral".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Catholic Cathedral".
A photograph of the exposed side of the McKenzie & Willis building.
A photograph of salvaged building materials from the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church at 163 Papanui Road.
Heavy steel bracing holding up the front facade of the Our City O-Tautahi Building on Worcester Street near Oxford Terrace.
A photograph of the bottom storey of the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. Rubble from the top two storeys of the tower has spilled into the courtyard in front of the tower. A digger was used to clear the rubble away from the building.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Knox Church, Bealey Avenue".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Crichton Cobbers, Fitzgerald Avenue".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "St Barnabas Church, Fendalton Road".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Crichton Cobbers, Fitzgerald Avenue".
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.
The badly-damaged Knox Presbyterian Church on the corner of Victoria Street and Bealey Avenue. The brickwork on the gables has crumbled, exposing the wooden structure underneath.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Provincial Council Chambers, Durham Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Side view of 80 Lichfield Street".
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.