Below are some of the objects in the Museum’s collection which have been associated with the transit of Venus. For more information, go to the Powerhouse Museum ‘Transit of Venus theme’ page.

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  Polarizing eyepiece for solar observations.
  H10026 Optical equipment, polarizing eyepiece, metal / glass, made by Carl Zeiss, Jena, Germany, [1890-1920], used at Sydney Observatory, New South Wales, Australia, [1890-1920]
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  Merz & Son 7 1/4-inch astronomical lens, used at Sydney Observatory.
  H10187 Astronomical lens, 7 1/4-inch, brass / glass, made by Merz and Son, Munich, Germany, 1860-1861, used at Sydney Observatory, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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  Photoheliograph telescope, made by J H Dallmeyer 1873-1874
  H10211 Telescope, photoheliograph, metal / glass, designed by Janssen and De La Rue, made by J H Dallmeyer, London, England, 1873-1874, used at Sydney Observatory, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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  Janssen’s photographic apparatus made by J H Dallmeyer
  H10213 Janssen’s photographic apparatus, metal / glass / wood, made by J H Dallmeyer, London, England, 1874, used by Sydney Observatory, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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  3 3/6″ refractor telescope.
  H10257 Astronomical equipment, telescope, 3 3/6″ refractor, metal / glass, maker unknown, used at Sydney Observatory, Sydney, Australia, 1874-1890
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  Telescope eyepieces used at Sydney Observatory
  H10294 Optical equipment, seven refractor telescope eyepieces in a box, brass / glass / wood / fabric, used at Sydney Observatory, made by Carl Zeiss and Hugo Schroeder, Germany, 1874-1900
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  Photographic glass plate and metal ring for use with photoheliograph and Janssen’s apparatus
  H10379 Janssen photographic plate and metal ring in storage box, for use with photoheliograph and Janssen’s apparatus, glass / metal / wood, maker unknown, used by Sydney Observatory, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1874
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  Polarising helioscopic eyepiece.
  H10380 Optical instrument, polarising helioscopic eyepiece, brass / glass, used at Sydney Observatory, made by Hugo Schroeder, Hamburg, Germany, 1874
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  Equatorial refracting telescope made by Hugo Schroeder
  H9886 Telescope, 11.4 inch equatorial refracting telescope, brass / glass, made by Hugo Schroeder, Hamburg, Germany, 1874, used at Sydney Observatory, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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  A 6 inch telescope made by Sir Howard Grubb.
  H9887 Telescope, 6-inch equatorial refractor telescope, iron / brass / glass, made by Sir Howard Grubb, Dublin, Ireland, 1880-1882, used at north dome Sydney Observatory, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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  Chronometer made by James Poole for F Allerding & Son
  H9922 Box Chronometer, sidereal time, No. 4981, metal / glass / wood, manufactured by James Poole, London, England, for F Allerding & Son, Sydney, 1867-1874, used at Sydney Observatory, Observatory Hill, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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  Chronometer made by Richard Hornby
  H9924 Box chronometer, number 419, wood / metal / glass, made by Richard Hornby, Liverpool, England, 1830-1837, used at Sydney Observatory, Observatory Hill, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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  Transit of Venus expedition 1874
  P3548-796 Photographic negative, Transit of Venus expedition, collodion / glass, photographer unknown, used at Sydney Observatory, Woodford, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia, 1874