stand on the site, only two of the original instruments remain. Both were installed in 1874 to observe the transit of Venus. One is an refracting telescope by Troughton and Simms of London, and the other is a fully restored Photoheliograph by Dallmeyer of London. The Photoheliograph is privately owned and on indefinite loan to the Astronomical Society of Victoria. The building which was used by the astrograph telescope for the "Carte du Ciel" survey now houses a Newtonian reflector telescope owned by the Astronomical Society of Victoria. The Great Melbourne Telescope was eventually moved to the Mount Stromlo Observatory where it was badly damaged in the 2003 Canberra bushfires, and a project is underway to restore the telescope to working order so that it may be used for educational and public viewing in its original home at the Melbourne Observatory. This is a joint undertaking of Museum Victoria, the Astronomical Society of Victoria and the Royal Botanic Gardens. The restoration project will incorporate bringing the telescope's optical, mechanical and electrical systems into line with current best practice. After more than five years weighing up different proposals, engineering work commenced in late 2013 thanks to a $70,000 grant from the Copland Foundation. See also List of astronomical observatories List of telescopes of Australia References Tan lights put stars in the shade, Clay Lucas, The Age, 28 September 2007. Astronomical observatories in Victoria (Australia) Buildings and structures in the City of Melbourne (LGA) 1862 establishments in Australia 1945 disestablishments in Australia Science and technology in Melbourne