![]() ![]() 'Jewel-like precision' may be an overworked term, but it's the only one that does justice to a Questar. ![]() The large setting circles are not merely painted on, but are engraved and then paint-filled, to remain visible even after years of use. No tiny levers need be thrown to disengage the drive for manual operation, as a butter-smooth internal clutch made from micro-rolled discs of stainless steel lets you move the telescope at will. The drive gear diameter is fully half the length of the telescope itself, for tracking precision that must be experienced to be believed. The gearless 25:1 ratio slow motion controls operate with a smoothness and freedom from backlash unmatched by any other amateur telescope. Observe through a Questar, and you'll appreciate the attention to detail even more. For observing comfort, a rare thing with many scopes, the eyepiece tilts from side to side to the most convenient observing position. And optional higher and lower power eyepieces are available, for magnifications as low as 40x and as high as 320x. Exchange the 24mm eyepiece for the supplied 16mm Brandon eyepiece and you extend the power range still further, to 80x and 120x. Touch a second lever and a built-in Dakin Barlow instantly increases that eyepiece power to 80x for closer observing. A finger touch on a convenient lever at the rear of the scope changes the finder into a 53x telescope for observing the Moon, nebulas, and star clusters. Look into the Questar's premium 24mm Brandon eyepiece and you're looking into a 4x finder with an exceptionally wide 12° field. Unscrew the dust cap, and you can begin to appreciate the attention to detail lavished on a Questar - for the dust cap is not flimsy press-fit plastic, but solid machined aluminum that threads into the barrel to afford absolute protection to the optics. Remove it from its luggage-quality Naugahyde case (or optional leather case), attach the tabletop tripod legs stored in a pocket in the door of the carry case, place it on a table, and you have all the user-friendly controls of a great observatory scope at your fingertips. The 3.5" Questar is a complete telescope in a seven pound package. Also standard are amenities that are simply unavailable on other scopes - a glass solar filter for the finder, an accurate star chart on the self-storing dewcap that slides forward to reveal a useful map of the Moon on the optical tube itself, and a velvet-lined carrying case. What are costly options with other scopes - a glass solar filter, a premium Barlow lens, two premium eyepieces - are all standard with a 3.5" Questar. As a Rolls-Royce is to automobiles, so is a Questar to telescopes - the very finest hand-crafted optical performance that money can buy. Hundreds of hours of painstaking, skilled effort and the finest materials available go into producing this optical and mechanical masterpiece. Simply this: a fanatical devotion to hand-crafted accuracy. What is it about a Questar that makes it the best? Today, as in 1950, Questar once again sets the highest standard for optical performance in a truly portable personal telescope, with integrated features that are unavailable with other telescopes. While today's 3.5" Questar outwardly appears virtually identical to the 1950 original, natural evolution and new technologies have improved even its legendary performance. Regarded as the finest personal telescope in the world, the 3.5" Questar Standard Maksutov-Cassegrain was legendary for its resolution, flatness of field, and contrast. In 1950, Questar introduced the first truly portable, lightweight, 3.5" astronomical telescope. Astro-Tech AT60ED and AT72EDII Black Friday Sale.Explore Scientific Nebraska Star Party Sale.Various Closeouts Meade, Kendrick, Bob's Knobs, JMI and others.Astronomics Used, Demo, Closeout, Spring Cleaning Page.Rechargeable Batteries And Power Supplies.Personal Planetariums / Electronic Sky Guides.Focal Reducer and Field Flattener Combos.Equatorial & Altazimuth Accessories & Adapters.
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