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Is Questar a good telescope?

Is Questar a good telescope?

Questar’s broadband coatings are an excellent, but expensive option. Fifty years ago, the Questar’s optics must have been quite revolutionary on a personal telescope, but these days they are on the face of it pretty standard stuff – a 90mm F14….At A Glance.

Telescope Questar Standard, Duplex
Length ~ 27cm
Weight ~ 3.5 Kg

How much does a Questar telescope cost?

Questar 3-½ Astronomical/Multi-mission Instruments

Model Telescope Configuration Price
Standard 3-½ Zerodur Mirror, Broad Band & Low Reflection Coatings, Mdl. 10314 $5,875.00
Duplex 3.5 Pyrex Mirror, Magnesium Fluoride Coatings, Mdl. 10113 $5500.00
Duplex 3.5 Pyrex Mirror, Broad Band & Low Reflection Coatings, Mdl. 10213 $5,875.00

Are Questar telescopes still made?

Questar was founded in 1950 by Lawrence Braymer, who set up Questar to develop and market Maksutov telescopes and other optical devices for the consumer, industrial, and government customers. The Questar Standard telescope has been in production since 1954.

Is Questar still in business?

Questar Corporation was a natural gas public utility based in Salt Lake City, Utah. In September 2016, the company was acquired by Dominion Resources….Questar Corporation (gas company)

Industry Public utility Hydrocarbon exploration
Products Natural Gas

Who bought Questar?

Dominion Energy
Questar Corporation (gas company)

Industry Public utility Hydrocarbon exploration
Founded 1928
Defunct September 16, 2016
Fate Acquired by Dominion Energy
Headquarters Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Who owns Questar?

Questar Corporation/Parent organizations

When did Dominion buy Questar?

September 2016
Questar merged with Dominion Resources, Inc., in September 2016. “Questar Gas has been a familiar name to natural gas customers for two decades,” said Craig Wagstaff, president-Western Gas Operations.

Who is buying Questar Pipeline?

Southwest Gas Holdings Inc
Oct 5 (Reuters) – Southwest Gas Holdings Inc (SWX. N) said on Tuesday it has agreed to buy Questar Pipelines from Dominion Energy (D.N) for $1.975 billion, hours after activist investor Carl Icahn made public his objections to it.

Is Questar and Dominion the same?

Questar merged with Dominion Resources, Inc., in September 2016. “Questar Gas has been a familiar name to natural gas customers for two decades,” said Craig Wagstaff, president-Western Gas Operations. All the companies are part of Dominion Energy, Inc.

Is Questar Gas Dominion Energy?

Dominion Energy Questar Pipeline, LLC is an interstate natural gas pipeline company that provides transportation and underground storage services in Utah, Wyoming and Colorado. Dominion Energy Questar Pipeline owns and operates the Clay Basin storage facility located on the Wyoming-Utah border.

Is Questar Gas now Dominion Energy?

SALT LAKE CITY – Dominion Questar has been renamed Dominion Energy after a vote by corporate shareholders. Questar merged with Dominion Resources, Inc., in September 2016. “Questar Gas has been a familiar name to natural gas customers for two decades,” said Craig Wagstaff, president-Western Gas Operations.

How big is the lens on a Questar 3.5?

The Q3.5 operates at a nominal F14.4 giving it a focal length of 1300mm. This is housed in an OTA that is about 11” long. The OTA is mounted on a traditional dual fork mount made of polished aluminum castings.

What kind of Finder does a Questar Q3.5 have?

The Q3.5 finder consists of a square diagonal mirror slung below the scope that bounces light from under the OTA up to a 16mm achromatic lens housed in the control box. A glass solar filter can be switched in to cover the finder mirror at the flick of another lever]

Can a Questar 3.5 be used as a field spotter?

For those not familiar with the Questar offering, the 3.5” comes in 3 flavors, the ‘Standard’ astro model, the ‘Duplex’ model which allows the OTA to be dismounted from the fork mount for use as a spotter, and a dedicated Field spotter OTA for mounting on tripods via standard ¼-20 threads ala camera mounting.

What is the control box on a Questar?

The first is the one the Questar is famous for. It is the OTA rear cell, which Questar calls the ‘control box’. This control box houses a variety of levers and mechanisms which allows you to do the following: 1. flip between finder mode and main scope view. 2. Flip a Barlow lens in and out of the optical path thus doubling the power.

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Ruth Doyle