page_title: Gifford Observatory
section_title: Equipment
hierarchical_section_title: Gifford Observatory / Equipment
caption_attribution_description: 130 mm Zeiss refracting telescope housed by Gifford Observatory
context_page_description: The Gifford Observatory is an astronomical observation facility located in Mount Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand. Operated by the Gifford Observatory Trust with the intent of making it available for use to Wellington school children, it is primarily used by secondary school students, and members of the Wellington Astronomical Society.
context_section_description: Since being moved to its present location in 1924, the observatory has housed a 130 mm Zeiss refracting telescope. The telescope was equipped with a clockwork drive until it was replaced by a motor drive in the mid-1960s.
  The telescope was kept in storage during the observatory's disrepair throughout the 1980s and 1990s. It was returned to the observatory following the restoration.
caption: 130 mm Zeiss refracting telescope
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