Questar Advertisements

Abbreviations: Adbn: Audubon; AP: American Photographer; ASFF: Analog Science Fiction and Fact; Astro: Astronomy; BB: British Birds; BC: Biomedical Communications; BW: Business Week; C35: Camera 35; CC: Construction Contracting; CE: Catholic Educator; ExU: Explore the Universe; Hldy: Holiday; IA: Iron Age; IR&D: Industrial Research & Development; LO: Lasers & Optronics; MP: Modern Photography; MTR: MIT Technology Review; Natr: Nature; NH: Natural History; NTB: NASA Tech Briefs; PP: Petersen’s Photographic; Ptrm: Planetarium; RPA: Review of Popular Astronomy; S&T: Sky and Telescope; SA: Scientific American; Sci80: Science 80; SciT: Science Teacher; SD: Science Digest; Smsn: Smithsonian; SN: Science News.

Advertisement Instances Notes
20th Century Telescope 20th Century Telescope Very First Advertisement S&T, Jun 1954 First Questar advertisement. First appearance in an advertisement of an updated finder mirror cage (September 1955).
Questar in Case S&T, Aug 1954
S&T, Sep 1954
S&T, Oct 1954
S&T, Apr 1955
S&T, May 1955
Potted Plant S&T, Mar 1955
Potted Plant and New Finder Mirror Cage S&T, Sep 1955
S&T, Oct 1955
Visitors Are Always Welcome Visitors Are Always Welcome S&T, Nov 1954
S&T, Dec 1954
S&T, Jan 1955
Cave and Barker Testimonials Cave and Barker Testimonials S&T, Feb 1955
S&T, Aug 1955
Astronomical Telescopes Astronomical Telescopes S&T, Jun 1955
Those Who Have Seen Questar Those Who Have Seen Questar S&T, Jul 1955
Serialized Questar Booklet Serialized Questar Booklet Installment 1 S&T, Nov 1955
Installment 2 S&T, Dec 1955
Installment 3 S&T, Jan 1956
Installment 4 S&T, Feb 1956
Installment 5 S&T, Mar 1956
Installment 6 S&T, Apr 1956
Field Model (Early Version) Announcement Field Model (Early Version) Announcement S&T, May 1956
S&T, Jun 1956
Introduction of the early version of the Field Model. First appearance in an advertisement of a side arm logo badge with “Questar” in white lettering against a red background. First appearance in an advertisement of a camera coupler. First appearance in an advertisement of a Rival Reflex camera, a rebranded domestic version of the Praktica FX, attached to a Questar telescope.
A Piece of the Future A Piece of the Future S&T, Jul 1956
Little Moth Little Moth S&T, Aug 1956 First appearance in an advertisement of a Hexacon camera attached to a Questar telescope.
Linhof Tripod Promotion Linhof Tripod Promotion S&T, Sep 1956
S&T, Oct 1956
First appearance in an advertisement of the Linhof tripod.
Questar Goes to a Star Party Questar Goes to a Star Party S&T, Nov 1956
Introducing the Incomparable Questar to the Naturalist Introducing the Incomparable Questar to the Naturalist Beautiful Little Telescope Adbn, Nov-Dec 1956
This Beautiful Instrument (Version 1) Adbn, Jan-Feb 1957
This Beautiful Instrument (Version 1 with Inset) Adbn, Jul-Aug 1957
The Gift of a Lifetime Adbn, Nov-Dec 1957
This Beautiful Instrument (Version 2) Natr, Mar 1958
Natr, Apr 1958
All in the Day’s Work All in the Day’s Work S&T, Dec 1956 Announcement of a twelve-month installment payment plan. First advertisement using the perspective-detail terrestrial observing theme.
Field Model (Early Version) with Accessories Field Model (Early Version) with Accessories S&T, Jan 1957 Announcement of accessories for the early version of the Field Model.
Design and Materials Design and Materials Questar Data S&T, Feb 1957 First appearance in an advertisement of the full-aperture solar filter (November 1958). Announcement of a heavy vinyl luggage case cover with drawstrings and metal grommets (November 1958).
Specifications of the Questar Telescope S&T, Nov 1958
This Photograph Was Taken with a 3 1/2-inch Questar This Photograph Was Taken with a 3 1/2-inch Questar S&T, Mar 1957 First appearance in an advertisement of a photograph of the Moon. First appearance in an advertisement of an image by longtime photographic contributors Ralph and Dorothy Davis.
Questar Answers Some Questions Questar Answers Some Questions Adbn, Mar-Apr 1957
Questar Takes Another Picture Worth Ten Thousand Words Questar Takes Another Picture Worth Ten Thousand Words S&T, Apr 1957
Hitch Your Wagon to a Star Hitch Your Wagon to a Star With Field Model S&T, May 1957 First appearance in an advertisement of a Questar mounted on a car window.
With Field Model and Additional Content Adbn, May-Jun 1957
No Mention of Field Model S&T, Apr 1959
Picture of the Waxing April Moon Picture of the Waxing April Moon With Field Model S&T, Jun 1957
S&T, Jul 1957
No Mention of Field Model S&T, Oct 1958
NH, Nov 1959
NH, Dec 1959
NH, Apr 1960
On the Problem of Choosing a Telescope On the Problem of Choosing a Telescope S&T, Aug 1957
S&T, Sep 1957
S&T, Oct 1957
Tabletop to Timberline with the Incomparable Questar Tabletop to Timberline with the Incomparable Questar Adbn, Sep-Oct 1957
0.9-second Resolution Guarantee 0.9-second Resolution Guarantee S&T, Nov 1957
S&T, Jan 1958
Announcement that every new Questar ships with a high-quality copy of the National Bureau of Standards Microscopy Test Chart and that each Questar resolves to 0.9 seconds of arc. Last appearance in an advertisement of the early version of the Field Model (January 1958).
Aspheric Catadioptric Optics Aspheric Catadioptric Optics S&T, Dec 1957 Quartz primary mirrors appear as a $105 upgrade option. Introduction of aspheric optics.
More Power to You More Power to You Adbn, Jan-Feb 1958
De Luxe Questar is the Finest Small Telescope De Luxe Questar is the Finest Small Telescope S&T, Feb 1958
Two Birds Two Birds S&T, Mar 1958 First advertisement featuring a close-up image of a live animal.
This Remarkable Photograph Was Taken at 40 Feet This Remarkable Photograph Was Taken at 40 Feet Charming Lady Adbn, Mar-Apr 1958
Remarkable Photograph Natr, May 1958
Questar Seven Preview Questar Seven Preview S&T, Apr 1958 An early Questar Seven prototype appears.
You CAN Take It With You You CAN Take It With You S&T, May 1958
The Wonderful Questar The Wonderful Questar Adbn, May-Jun 1958
Picture Yourself Using this Questar Picture Yourself Using this Questar S&T, Jun 1958
The Enormous Power of the Questar Telescope The Enormous Power of the Questar Telescope Natr, Jun-Jul 1958
Stars Do Not Twinkle at 40,000 Feet Stars Do Not Twinkle at 40,000 Feet S&T, Jul 1958 Astronomer Alfred Mikesell and high-altitude balloonist Malcolm Ross ascend above the tropopause with a custom-built Questar telescope on board.
Solar Granulation from Sea Level Solar Granulation from Sea Level S&T, Aug 1958
S&T, Sep 1958
First advertisement specifically tailored to highlight Questar’s usefulness for solar observing.
World’s Finest, Most Versatile Telescope World’s Finest, Most Versatile Telescope Natr, Oct 1958
Adbn, Nov-Dec 1958
Natr, Nov 1958
NH, Nov 1958
Natr, Dec 1958
NH, Dec 1958
Adbn, Jan-Feb 1959
Natr, Jan 1959
NH, Jan 1959
NH, Feb 1959
NH, Mar 1959
NH, Apr 1959
Hldy, Apr 1959
NH, May 1959
Hldy, May 1959
Hldy, Jun 1959
First advertisement in Natural History magazine (November 1958).
This is the Way We Ship Your Questar This is the Way We Ship Your Questar S&T, Dec 1958
Questar News Questar News Installment 1 S&T, Jan 1959 First appearance in an advertisement of Nikon F cameras (September 1960). Questar announces that it is a Nikon franchised dealer (September 1960).
Installment 2 S&T, Feb 1959
Installment 3 S&T, Mar 1959
Installment 4 S&T, Jul 1959
Installment 5 S&T, Apr 1960
S&T, May 1960
Installment 6 S&T, Sep 1960
Installment 7 S&T, Apr 1961
S&T, May 1961
Magnificent Performance Magnificent Performance S&T, May 1959
S&T, Jun 1959
First advertisement with an illustration of the full-aperture solar filter.
May We Tell You About Questar? May We Tell You About Questar? Open Case NH, Jun-Jul 1959
Hexacon/Pentacon Camera (Star Logo) NH, Aug-Sep 1959
NH, Oct 1959
Hexacon/Pentacon Camera (All Caps Logo) NH, Jun-Jul 1961
NH, Aug-Sep 1961
Questar Is the Finest Questar Is the Finest Star Logo SA, Jun 1959
SA, Jul 1959
First advertisement in Scientific American magazine.
All Caps Logo SA, Aug 1961
SA, Oct 1962
ASFF, Sep 1963
I Have a Larger Telescope I Have a Larger Telescope S&T, Aug 1959
S&T, Sep 1959
Questar with Camera and Sunspots Questar with Camera and Sunspots Star Logo SA, Aug 1959
SA, Oct 1959
All Caps Logo SA, Feb 1962
About a Month Ago About a Month Ago S&T, Oct 1959
S&T, Nov 1959
Superfine Questar Telescope Superfine Questar Telescope Star Logo SA, Nov 1959
SA, Dec 1959
SA, Jan 1960
All Caps Logo SA, Nov 1961
SA, Sep 1962
SA, Jan 1964
SA, May 1964
On Taking Photographs with Questar On Taking Photographs with Questar S&T, Dec 1959
S&T, Jan 1960
Tremendous Magnification Tremendous Magnification NH, Jan 1960
NH, Feb 1960
NH, Mar 1960
First advertisement appearing on inside front cover of Natural History magazine (February 1960).
Complete Observatory in One-half Cubic Foot Complete Observatory in One-half Cubic Foot CE, Jan 1960
CE, Feb 1960
CE, Mar 1960
CE, Apr 1960
CE, May 1960
CE, Jun 1960
Questar Gets a Lucky Rift in Clouds Questar Gets a Lucky Rift in Clouds S&T, Feb 1960
S&T, Mar 1960
First advertisement that specifically featured solar eclipse chasing with the Questar.
Did You Know That Perfect Telescopes Did You Know That Perfect Telescopes Star Logo SA, Feb 1960
SA, Mar 1960
SA, Apr 1960
All Caps Logo SA, Oct 1961
SA, Nov 1962
Picture Yourself Using this Questar to Observe Nature Picture Yourself Using this Questar to Observe Nature Squirrel with a Ruler NH, May 1960
NH, Jun-Jul 1960
Squirrel on a Box of Kodak Panatomic-X Film NH, Aug-Sep 1960
This Photograph Was Taken by a Questar Owner This Photograph Was Taken by a Questar Owner Star Logo SA, May 1960
SA, Jun 1960
SA, Jul 1960
SA, Aug 1960
All Caps Logo SA, Sep 1961
Lay That Burden Down Lay That Burden Down Brief Version RPA, May-Jun 1960
RPA, Jul-Aug 1960
RPA, Sep-Oct 1960
RPA, Nov-Dec 1960
RPA, Jan-Feb 1961
Dutch Questar Owner Testimonial S&T, Jun 1960
New York Questar Owner Testimonial S&T, Jul 1960
Anthony Perkins Testimonial S&T, Aug 1960
NH, Oct 1960
NH, Nov 1960
NH, Dec 1960
NH, Dec 1962
No Testimonial S&T, Aug 1961
S&T, Feb 1962
S&T, Oct 1962
S&T, Feb 1963
Although Most of Our Sales Are to Individuals Although Most of Our Sales Are to Individuals Star Logo SA, Sep 1960
SA, Oct 1960
SA, Nov 1960
SA, Dec 1960
All Caps Logo SA, Dec 1961
SA, Feb 1963
ASFF, Jun 1963
Questar Owners Write Questar Owners Write A Woman Writes of Her Questar S&T, Oct 1960
S&T, Nov 1960
Another Questar Owner Writes S&T, Dec 1960
Manufacturing Process Manufacturing Process Ernest Arndt (Star Logo) S&T, Jan 1961
SA, Jan 1961
S&T, Feb 1961
SA, Feb 1961
S&T, Mar 1961
SA, Mar 1961
Peter Dodd and James Reichert S&T, Nov 1961
S&T, Dec 1961
NH, Dec 1961
NH, Nov 1962
Ernest Arndt (All Caps Logo) NH, Nov 1961
SA, Mar 1962
Large Photo of Squirrel Large Photo of Squirrel NH, Jan 1961
NH, Feb 1961
NH, Mar 1961
Left Eye of a Moth Left Eye of a Moth NH, Apr 1961
NH, May 1961
Face of the Sun May Now Be Studied Face of the Sun May Now Be Studied Star Logo SA, Apr 1961
SA, May 1961
SA, Jun 1961
All Caps Logo SA, May 1962
SA, Dec 1962
Clavius and Tycho Clavius and Tycho S&T, Jun 1961
S&T, Jul 1961
First advertisement with updated all-caps “QUESTAR” logo. First advertisement appearing on inside front cover of Sky and Telescope magazine (July 1961).
Oak Ridge Schematic Diagram Oak Ridge Schematic Diagram All Caps Logo (Dark Background) SA, Jul 1961
All Caps Logo (Light Background) SA, Jan 1962
SA, Jan 1963
Molers of Maryland Molers of Maryland Questar with Pen S&T, Sep 1961
S&T, Jan 1962
NH, Jan 1962
NH, Aug-Sep 1962
S&T, Sep 1962
Questar in Case S&T, Aug 1963
S&T, Sep 1963
This Photograph of the Moon This Photograph of the Moon S&T, Oct 1961
NH, Oct 1961
NH, Feb 1962
S&T, Jul 1962
Moon Shot Through 7-pound Observatory Moon Shot Through 7-pound Observatory International Nickel Company Version BW, Feb 10, 1962
IA, Apr 26, 1962
Questar Version SA, Apr 1962
S&T, May 1962
NH, May 1962
S&T, Jan 1963
ASFF, Jul 1963
Screech Owl Screech Owl This Little Screech Owl S&T, Mar 1962
NH, Mar 1962
NH, Oct 1962
S&T, Nov 1962
This Small Screech Owl Is Not a Stuffed Bird SA, Nov 1963
MP, Dec 1963
SA, Jun 1964
So You Don't Want to Photograph a Baby Screech Owl S&T, Aug 1967
S&T, Dec 1967
S&T, Jun 1968
This Baby Screech Owl BB, Jul 1988
BB, Aug 1988
List of Institutions List of Institutions Three Columns S&T, Apr 1962
NH, Apr 1962
SA, Jun 1962
S&T, Aug 1962
SA, Apr 1963
Single Block of Text S&T, Aug 1964
S&T, Sep 1964
Single Block of Text with Booklet Announcement S&T, Oct 1964
Behold the Parthenon Behold the Parthenon S&T, Jun 1962
NH, Jun-Jul 1962
SA, Jul 1962
S&T, Dec 1962
SA, Aug 1963
First appearance in an advertisement of the “Greek goddess” and the ancient Greek motif as a metaphor for Questar’s pursuit of perfection.
This Beautiful Instrument This Beautiful Instrument Greek Goddess Standing and Seated SA, Aug 1962
C35, Aug-Sep 1962
MP, Sep 1962
SA, Sep 1963
MP, Feb 1964
First advertisement in Modern Photography magazine (September 1962).
Questar with Praktica C35, Oct-Nov 1962
MP, Oct 1962
MP, Nov 1962
C35, Dec 1962-Jan 1963
MP, Dec 1962
MP, Jan 1963
MP, Feb 1963
MP, Mar 1963
Greek Goddess Standing Greek Goddess Standing S&T, Mar 1963
S&T, Jun 1963
This Picture of the Moon This Picture of the Moon SA, Mar 1963
MP, Apr 1963
ASFF, Apr 1963
ASFF, Oct 1963
When We First Started Questar When We First Started Questar S&T, Apr 1963
Greek Goddess Seated Greek Goddess Seated NH, Apr 1963
S&T, May 1963
NH, May 1963
S&T, May 1964
May We Tell You About the Nikon F? May We Tell You About the Nikon F? SA, May 1963
MP, May 1963
ASFF, May 1963
NH, Jun-Jul 1963
SA, Jun 1963
MP, Jun 1963
MP, Jul 1963
ASFF, Aug 1963
Introduction of the Questar-modified Nikon F. Extensive discussion of photographic technique.
From Australia From Australia S&T, Jul 1963
S&T, Apr 1964
This Abandoned Cabin This Abandoned Cabin SA, Jul 1963
MP, Aug 1963
MP, Sep 1963
MP, Oct 1963
Questar Is the Beautiful Little Telescope Questar Is the Beautiful Little Telescope NH, Aug-Sep 1963
NH, Oct 1963
NH, Jan 1964
Solar Eclipse of July 1963 Solar Eclipse of July 1963 Part 1 S&T, Oct 1963 First appearance in an advertisement of a counterweight accessory.
Part 2 S&T, Nov 1963
What Can a Questar Telescope Do for You? What Can a Questar Telescope Do for You? SA, Oct 1963
MP, Nov 1963
SA, Apr 1964
This Happy-looking Serpent This Happy-looking Serpent NH, Nov 1963
NH, Dec 1963
SA, Dec 1963
MP, Jan 1964
This is Questar This is Questar S&T, Dec 1963
S&T, Jan 1964
S&T, Jun 1964
S&T, Jul 1964
SA, Jul 1964
NH, Aug-Sep 1964
MP, Aug 1964
First appearance in an advertisement of the cut-away Questar illustration.
Field Model Announcement Field Model Announcement Version 1 S&T, Feb 1964
NH, Feb 1964
SA, Feb 1964
S&T, Mar 1964
SA, Mar 1964
NH, Apr 1964
MP, Apr 1964
NH, May 1964
MP, May 1964
MP, Jun 1964
MP, Jul 1964
Introduction of the modern Field Model. Introduction of a new and improved swiveling camera coupler. Introduction of the wide field construction. First appearance in an advertisement of the Nikon F camera with Photomic T viewfinder (August 1966).
Version 2 S&T, Nov 1964
SA, Nov 1964
NH, Dec 1964
MP, Jan 1965
Version 3 SA, Aug 1966
MP, Aug 1966
MP, Sep 1966
MP, Apr 1967
MP, Sep 1967
Questar with a Rose Questar with a Rose NH, Mar 1964 First Questar advertisement printed in color.
Water Turkey with Sprocket Holes Water Turkey with Sprocket Holes SA, Aug 1964
Adbn, Sep-Oct 1964
SA, Sep 1964
MP, Sep 1964
NH, Oct 1964
SA, Oct 1964
MP, Oct 1964
Adbn, Nov-Dec 1964
NH, Nov 1964
MP, Nov 1964
MP, Dec 1964
NH, Dec 1965
NH, Feb 1966
NH, Aug-Sep 1966
Adbn, May-Jun 1967
Eclipse with Prominence Eclipse with Prominence S&T, Dec 1964
S&T, Jan 1965
NH, Aug-Sep 1965
SA, Aug 1965
MP, Oct 1965
S&T, Mar 1966
NH, May 1966
SA, May 1966
MP, Jun 1966
We Print the Sprocket Holes We Print the Sprocket Holes Factory SA, Dec 1964
NH, Jan 1965
SA, Jan 1965
MP, Feb 1965
MP, Mar 1965
Corrugated Siding SA, Sep 1965
MP, Sep 1965
MP, Apr 1966
SA, Jul 1966
Mirrors Made of Quartz Mirrors Made of Quartz Mirrors Made of Quartz S&T, Feb 1965
S&T, Mar 1965
S&T, Nov 1965
S&T, Feb 1966
The Best Telescopes Will Have Quartz Mirrors NH, Feb 1965
SA, Feb 1965
NH, Mar 1965
SA, Mar 1965
NH, Apr 1965
SA, Apr 1965
MP, Apr 1965
MP, May 1965
SA, Feb 1966
NH, Mar 1966
Ranger 8 Ranger 8 S&T, Apr 1965
S&T, May 1965
Brinkmanship at Niagara Falls Brinkmanship at Niagara Falls NH, May 1965
SA, May 1965
NH, Jun-Jul 1965
SA, Jun 1965
MP, Jun 1965
MP, Jul 1965
S&T, Aug 1965
NH, Jun-Jul 1966
SA, Jun 1966
MP, Jul 1966
Cut-away Questar Back Cut-away Questar Back Molly Brown S&T, Jun 1965
S&T, Jul 1965
SA, Jul 1965
MP, Aug 1965
GT 5 S&T, Oct 1965
NH, Oct 1965
SA, Oct 1965
MP, Nov 1965
S&T, Jan 1966
NH, Jan 1966
SA, Jan 1966
MP, Feb 1966
Adbn, May-Jun 1966
Milky Way Milky Way S&T, Sep 1965 First appearance in an advertisement of the Varitrac drive accessory.
Questar Keeps You Safe from Alligators Questar Keeps You Safe from Alligators NH, Nov 1965
SA, Nov 1965
MP, Dec 1965
SA, Mar 1966
MP, Mar 1966
S&T, Jul 1966
Adbn, Jul-Aug 1966
NH, May 1967
SA, May 1967
MP, Jun 1967
MP, Jan 1968
First appearance in an advertisement of the Camera Cradle (July 1966). First appearance in an advertisement of the Varitrac II drive accessory (July 1966).
Master Design Award Master Design Award S&T, Dec 1965
SA, Dec 1965
MP, Jan 1966
Pope Paul Pope Paul S&T, Apr 1966
NH, Apr 1966
SA, Apr 1966
MP, May 1966
Who Would Imagine Who Would Imagine S&T, May 1966
S&T, Jun 1966
Questar Photographs the Solar Granules Questar Photographs the Solar Granules S&T, Aug 1966
S&T, Nov 1966
Valuable Teaching Tool Valuable Teaching Tool S&T, Sep 1966
S&T, Jan 1967
NH, Jan 1967
SA, Jan 1967
NH, Apr 1967
SA, Apr 1967
SciT, Apr 1967
NH, Oct 1967
SA, Oct 1967
S&T, Nov 1967
Adbn, Nov-Dec 1967
Empire State Building Empire State Building SA, Sep 1966
MP, Oct 1966
NH, Dec 1966
MP, Feb 1967
MP, Oct 1967
MP, Feb 1968
MP, Jul 1968
Introducing the Duplex Questar Introducing the Duplex Questar S&T, Oct 1966
NH, Oct 1966
SA, Oct 1966
MP, Nov 1966
Introduction of the Duplex.
Questar Takes Telescopic Movies Questar Takes Telescopic Movies NH, Nov 1966
SA, Nov 1966
SA, Dec 1966
MP, Dec 1966
MP, Jan 1967
MP, Nov 1967
First advertisement portraying Questar’s use in movie making. Questar offers the Beaulieu R16ES 16mm movie camera. Introduction of a C-mount adapter.
Questar Receives a Letter Questar Receives a Letter Featuring "Telescopes for Skygazing" S&T, Dec 1966 Introduction of the Questar Seven (September 1967).
Featuring Hayden Planetarium Exhibit S&T, Feb 1967
NH, Mar 1967
SA, Mar 1967
Featuring Expo Exhibit, Laser Component, and Questar Seven Announcement S&T, Sep 1967
NH, Jan 1968
Another Great Bird Photograph Another Great Bird Photograph NH, Feb 1967
SA, Feb 1967
MP, Mar 1967
MP, May 1967
Adbn, Jul-Aug 1967
NH, Nov 1967
Broadband and VLR coatings Broadband and VLR coatings S&T, Mar 1967
S&T, Apr 1967
Introduction of broadband and VLR (very low reflective) coatings.
Questar Takes a Picture Worth Ten Thousand Words Questar Takes a Picture Worth Ten Thousand Words S&T, May 1967
S&T, Jul 1967
S&T, Jan 1968
S&T, Jul 1968
A Telescope Suitable for Rocket-borne Instrumentation A Telescope Suitable for Rocket-borne Instrumentation S&T, Jun 1967
NH, Aug-Sep 1967
SA, Aug 1967
S&T, Oct 1967
SA, Nov 1967
SA, Jan 1968
S&T, Mar 1968
SA, Jun 1968
S&T, Oct 1968
SA, Oct 1968
NH, Mar 1969
NH, Apr 1969
SA, Apr 1969
NH, Feb 1970
Have Fun! Have Fun! NH, Jun-Jul 1967
SA, Jun 1967
SA, Jul 1967
MP, Jul 1967
MP, Aug 1967
NH, Dec 1967
SA, Dec 1967
MP, Dec 1967
First appearance in an advertisement of a Beaulieu Super 8 movie camera. Questar offers the Miller Fluid Head.
Questar Is a Laser Component, Too Questar Is a Laser Component, Too SA, Sep 1967
Cer-Vit and Broadband Cer-Vit and Broadband S&T, Feb 1968
NH, Mar 1968
SA, Mar 1968
S&T, Apr 1968
NH, Apr 1968
SA, Apr 1968
MP, Apr 1968
MP, May 1968
SA, Jul 1968
NH, Aug-Sep 1968
MP, Aug 1968
MP, Dec 1968
SA, Mar 1969
MP, Apr 1969
MP, May 1969
First appearance of Cer-Vit mirrors in an advertisement. First appearance in an advertisement of an updated leather carrying case that replaced the original English leather case (March 1968).
No Matter Where You Look: Coleman Glacier No Matter Where You Look: Coleman Glacier NH, Feb 1968
SA, Feb 1968
MP, Mar 1968
First appearance in an advertisement of an image by longtime photographic contributor Hubert Entrop.
Occultation of Saturn Occultation of Saturn S&T, May 1968
S&T, Nov 1968
S&T, Jan 1969
No Matter Where You Look: Parthenon No Matter Where You Look: Parthenon NH, May 1968
SA, May 1968
NH, Jun-Jul 1968
MP, Jun 1968
SA, Nov 1968
MP, Nov 1968
NH, Dec 1968
NH, May 1969
MP, Jun 1969
NH, Aug-Sep 1969
SA, Jun 1970
NH, Dec 1970
SA, Dec 1970
MP, Dec 1970
Beseler Topcon Super D Beseler Topcon Super D Questar-modified Beseler Topcon Super D S&T, Aug 1968
SA, Aug 1968
S&T, Sep 1968
SA, Sep 1968
MP, Sep 1968
NH, Oct 1968
MP, Oct 1968
NH, Nov 1968
S&T, Dec 1968
SA, Dec 1968
MP, Jan 1969
MP, Sep 1969
MP, Oct 1969
MP, Mar 1970
Introduction of the Questar-modified Beseler Topcon Super D camera body. Introduction of the Piggy-back Mount. Introduction of a finder solar filter as a separate add-on accessory.
Adds a New Dimension SA, Aug 1968
SA, Sep 1968
MP, Sep 1968
NH, Oct 1968
Questar’s Seven-inch is Very Big with R&D Questar’s Seven-inch is Very Big with R&D Special Applications NH, Jan 1969
SA, Jan 1969
NH, Feb 1969
SA, Feb 1969
MP, Feb 1969
MP, Mar 1969
SA, May 1969
NH, Jun-Jul 1969
SA, Jun 1969
MP, Jul 1969
MP, Aug 1969
NH, Mar 1970
SA, May 1970
MP, May 1970
NH, Aug-Sep 1970
MP, Sep 1970
SA, Oct 1970
Special Applications with Autocollimator SA, Nov 1972
SA, Mar 1973
SA, Sep 1973
Accessories for Deep-sky Photography Accessories for Deep-sky Photography So Many Ways You Can Use a Questar S&T, Feb 1969
S&T, May 1969
S&T, Jun 1969
Discussion of Robert Little’s innovations. Introduction of the original Powerguide controller (April 1970). Introduction of an illuminated crosshair reticle eyepiece and a Varitrac reticle control (April 1970). Introduction of a Varitrac AC-to-DC converter (April 1970).
Accessories for Deep-sky Photography S&T, Apr 1970
S&T, Jul 1970
S&T, Aug 1970
Portable Observatory in Less Than One Cubic Foot of Leather Case Portable Observatory in Less Than One Cubic Foot of Leather Case SN, Mar 22, 1969
S&T, Mar 1969
SN, Apr 26, 1969
S&T, Apr 1969
SN, May 24, 1969
SN, Jun 28, 1969
S&T, Nov 1969
S&T, Dec 1969
High-pressure Diaphragm Openings High-pressure Diaphragm Openings S&T, Jul 1969
SA, Jul 1969
SA, Aug 1969
S&T, Oct 1969
SA, Jan 1970
SA, Feb 1970
S&T, Mar 1970
NH, Apr 1970
MP, Apr 1970
MP, Aug 1970
S&T, Nov 1970
SA, Nov 1970
MP, Apr 1971
Questar Seven Makes the Scene Questar Seven Makes the Scene S&T, Aug 1969
S&T, Sep 1969
SA, Sep 1969
NH, Oct 1969
SA, Oct 1969
NH, Nov 1969
MP, Nov 1969
MP, Dec 1969
S&T, Jan 1970
S&T, Feb 1970
SA, Mar 1970
SA, Apr 1970
NH, May 1970
MP, Jun 1970
MP, May 1971
High-profile introduction of Questar Seven complete with tabletop fork mount.
Portable Observatory with Photo of Moon Portable Observatory with Photo of Moon SA, Nov 1969
NH, Dec 1969
SA, Dec 1969
NH, Jan 1970
MP, Jan 1970
MP, Feb 1970
NH, Jun-Jul 1970
SA, Jul 1970
MP, Jul 1970
NH, Apr 1971
Questars Photograph the Eclipse Questars Photograph the Eclipse S&T, May 1970
S&T, Jun 1970
Why Don’t You Keep an Eye on Things Why Don’t You Keep an Eye on Things Brief Version CC, Jul 1970 Introduction of the Questar Autocollimator (June 1971). Introduction of the Cinema Model (June 1971). Introduction of the Questar Television Camera (June 1971).
Full Version SA, Jun 1971
SA, Jul 1971
MP, Aug 1971
MP, Sep 1971
MP, Feb 1972
SA, Mar 1972
MP, Jul 1972
MP, Oct 1972
Questar Keeps Repeating Itself Questar Keeps Repeating Itself General Audience SA, Aug 1970
S&T, Sep 1970
SA, Sep 1970
S&T, Oct 1970
NH, Oct 1970
MP, Oct 1970
MP, Nov 1970
S&T, Jan 1971
MP, Jan 1971
NH, Feb 1971
SA, Feb 1971
S&T, Mar 1971
SA, Apr 1971
NH, Dec 1971
Educators Ptrm, Jun 21, 1972
Ptrm, Sep 21, 1972
Ptrm, Dec 21, 1972
Ptrm, Mar 21, 1973
Another Eclipse Photo Another Eclipse Photo S&T, Dec 1970
S&T, Feb 1971
Another of Those “Impossible” Views Another of Those “Impossible” Views NH, Jan 1971
SA, Jan 1971
MP, Feb 1971
NH, Mar 1971
SA, Mar 1971
MP, Mar 1971
NH, Aug-Sep 1971
SA, Jan 1972
MP, Jan 1972
MP, May 1972
Questar Keeps Talking about Resolution Questar Keeps Talking about Resolution S&T, Apr 1971
S&T, May 1971
S&T, Oct 1971
First appearance in an advertisement of the Questar Portable Pier (later known as the Folding Pier).
Questar Spies on a Bald Eagle Questar Spies on a Bald Eagle NH, May 1971
SA, May 1971
NH, Jun-Jul 1971
MP, Jun 1971
MP, Jul 1971
SA, Aug 1971
NH, Nov 1971
SA, Dec 1971
MP, Dec 1971
NH, Feb 1972
MP, Mar 1972
NH, Apr 1972
SA, Aug 1972
MP, Aug 1972
NH, May 1973
Questar Photographs M42 Questar Photographs M42 S&T, Jun 1971
S&T, Aug 1971
Questar Photographs Deslandres and Arzachel Questar Photographs Deslandres and Arzachel S&T, Jul 1971
S&T, Sep 1971
3 1/2-inch Questar Photographs the Face of the Sun 3 1/2-inch Questar Photographs the Face of the Sun SA, Sep 1971
NH, Oct 1971
NH, Jan 1972
SA, Feb 1972
NH, May 1972
SA, Jul 1972
SA, Aug 1973
SA, Feb 1974
Questar Cinema Model Can Focus Questar Cinema Model Can Focus SA, Oct 1971
MP, Oct 1971
SA, Nov 1971
MP, Nov 1971
MP, Apr 1972
MP, Mar 1974
First substantial advertisement about the Cinema Model and David Quaid’s role in developing it.
More Photographs of the Sun’s Face More Photographs of the Sun’s Face S&T, Nov 1971
S&T, Dec 1971
Surveys the Terminator Surveys the Terminator S&T, Jan 1972
S&T, Feb 1972
1972 Questar Booklet Announcement 1972 Questar Booklet Announcement S&T, Mar 1972
Moon Craters with Questar on Lower Left Moon Craters with Questar on Lower Left S&T, Apr 1972
S&T, Aug 1972
S&T, Feb 1973
S&T, Apr 1974
S&T, Jul 1974
Questar Cinema Model: One of the Most Exciting Things Questar Cinema Model: One of the Most Exciting Things Questar Cinema Model: One of the Most Exciting Things SA, Apr 1972
MP, Jun 1972
SA, Sep 1972
MP, Sep 1972
SA, Feb 1973
MP, May 1973
SA, Jun 1973
MP, Oct 1973
Announcement of Q Camera in Daytona Beach, Florida (April 1974).
Questar Cinema Model: One of the Most Exciting Things (With Q Camera) SA, Apr 1974
M42 by Entrop M42 by Entrop S&T, May 1972
Questar-Autocollimator Questar-Autocollimator Questar-Autocollimator with Case SA, May 1972
SA, Jun 1972
Questar-Autocollimator SA, Oct 1972
SA, Jan 1973
SA, May 1973
SA, May 1974
SA, Aug 1974
1970 Eclipse Is Photographed 1970 Eclipse Is Photographed S&T, Jun 1972
S&T, Jul 1972
No Matter Where You Look: Ground Squirrel No Matter Where You Look: Ground Squirrel NH, Jun-Jul 1972
NH, Aug-Sep 1972
MP, Nov 1972
NH, Dec 1972
MP, Dec 1972
NH, Jan 1973
MP, Apr 1973
NH, Jun-Jul 1973
MP, Jul 1973
MP, Nov 1973
NH, Feb 1974
C35, Feb-Mar 1974
NH, Mar 1974
C35, Apr 1974
MP, Apr 1974
MP, May 1975
NH, Jun-Jul 1975
NH, Nov 1975
MP, Dec 1975
MP, Jan 1976
MP, Jul 1976
NH, Oct 1976
MP, May 1977
Smsn, Jun 1977
Smsn, Nov 1977
MP, Mar 1978
Smsn, May 1978
Sci80, Jan-Feb 1980
Sci80, May-Jun 1980
Introduction of a cam-based Fast Focus option for the Field Model.
Eclipse Studies with Michael T. Clark Eclipse Studies with Michael T. Clark S&T, Sep 1972
S&T, Aug 1974
Corona at Tuktoyaktuk Corona at Tuktoyaktuk S&T, Oct 1972
S&T, Nov 1972
S&T, May 1973
Questar “Shoots” the Bighorn Questar “Shoots” the Bighorn NH, Oct 1972
NH, Nov 1972
SA, Dec 1972
MP, Jan 1973
MP, Feb 1973
NH, Apr 1973
SA, Apr 1973
MP, Jun 1973
SA, Jul 1973
MP, Sep 1973
NH, Oct 1973
SA, Jan 1974
C35, Jun 1974
First appearance in an advertisement of the Carpod accessory.
Questar Seven Photographs the Planets Questar Seven Photographs the Planets S&T, Dec 1972
S&T, Jan 1973
S&T, Jun 1973
Questar Photographs Clavius Questar Photographs Clavius NH, Feb 1973
NH, Mar 1973
MP, Mar 1973
SN, Aug 18-25, 1973
NH, Aug-Sep 1973
MP, Aug 1973
SN, Dec 22-29, 1973
NH, Jan 1974
MP, Feb 1974
NH, May 1974
MP, Jun 1974
C35, Jul 1974
NH, May 1975
Smsn, Sep 1978
Questar 3 1/2 Photographs the Deep Sky with Starguide Questar 3 1/2 Photographs the Deep Sky with Starguide S&T, Mar 1973
S&T, Apr 1973
S&T, Jul 1973
S&T, Jan 1974
S&T, Jun 1974
Introduction of the Starguide. First appearance in an advertisement of an early “mushroom top” Brandon eyepiece.
Questar Does It All Questar Does It All S&T, Aug 1973
S&T, Sep 1973
SA, Oct 1973
SA, Nov 1973
SA, Dec 1973
S&T, Feb 1974
SA, Mar 1974
S&T, May 1974
SA, Jul 1974
S&T, Nov 1974
S&T, Apr 1975
SA, Apr 1975
S&T, Dec 1975
SA, Aug 1976
Questar at Akjoujt and Lake Rudolf Questar at Akjoujt and Lake Rudolf S&T, Oct 1973
S&T, Nov 1973
S&T, Dec 1973
S&T, Mar 1974
S&T, Sep 1976
You See More with Questar: Burrowing Owl You See More with Questar: Burrowing Owl NH, Nov 1973
NH, Dec 1973
MP, Dec 1973
MP, Jan 1974
NH, Apr 1974
MP, May 1974
MP, Sep 1974
NH, Jan 1975
MP, Sep 1975
MP, Mar 1976
You See More with Questar: Water Turkey You See More with Questar: Water Turkey NH, Jun-Jul 1974
MP, Jul 1974
NH, Aug-Sep 1974
C35, Aug-Sep 1974
MP, Aug 1974
NH, Feb 1975
MP, Mar 1975
Questar Photographs the Firefighters Questar Photographs the Firefighters SA, Jun 1974
SA, Oct 1974
SA, Jan 1975
SA, Jun 1975
Jupiter with the Questar 3 1/2 Jupiter with the Questar 3 1/2 Jupiter with the Questar 3 1/2 with Olympus OM-1 S&T, Sep 1974
S&T, Oct 1974
Introduction of the Questar-modified Olympus OM-1 camera body.
Jupiter with the Questar 3 1/2 with ALPO Jupiter Recorder Testimonial S&T, Dec 1974
S&T, Mar 1975
S&T, Aug 1975
S&T, May 1976
Questar Teams Up with Olympus Questar Teams Up with Olympus SA, Sep 1974
MP, Oct 1974
SA, Nov 1974
MP, Nov 1974
SA, Mar 1975
SA, Jul 1975
Introduction of the Questar-modified Olympus OM-1 camera body.
Questar Photographs the Neighbors Questar Photographs the Neighbors NH, Oct 1974
NH, Nov 1974
MP, Dec 1974
MP, Feb 1975
NH, Mar 1975
MP, Jun 1975
MP, Jul 1975
MP, Nov 1975
NH, Jan 1976
MP, Feb 1976
MP, Jun 1976
Smsn, Apr 1979
Questar Proves It’s Pileated Questar Proves It’s Pileated NH, Dec 1974
MP, Jan 1975
NH, Apr 1975
MP, Apr 1975
MP, Aug 1975
NH, Oct 1975
MP, Oct 1975
Questar in a Hostile Environment Questar in a Hostile Environment SA, Dec 1974
SA, Feb 1975
SA, May 1975
IR&D, Aug 1975
IR&D, Sep 1975
SA, May 1976
SA, Oct 1976
SA, Oct 1977
SA, Oct 1978
Introduction of the Questar SR-7.
M8 with the Questar 3 1/2 and Starguide M8 with the Questar 3 1/2 and Starguide S&T, Jan 1975
S&T, Feb 1975
S&T, Jul 1975
S&T, Nov 1975
Enjoy the Terminator Enjoy the Terminator S&T, May 1975
S&T, Sep 1975
S&T, Feb 1976
S&T, Jun 1976
A Letter to Questar on Performance A Letter to Questar on Performance Questar on Red Background S&T, Jun 1975
S&T, Oct 1975
S&T, Mar 1976
M81 NH, Aug-Sep 1975
NH, Dec 1975
M8 SA, Aug 1975
SA, Sep 1975
SA, Apr 1976
MTR, Jun 1976
Questar 20-40 Questar 20-40 SA, Oct 1975
IR&D, Oct 1975
SA, Nov 1975
IR&D, Nov 1975
SA, Dec 1975
IR&D, Feb 1976
SA, Mar 1976
IR&D, Apr 1976
SA, Jul 1976
IR&D, Sep 1976
SA, May 1977
Introduction of the Questar 20-40.
M17 with the Questar Seven and Starguide M17 with the Questar Seven and Starguide S&T, Jan 1976
S&T, Apr 1976
S&T, Oct 1976
S&T, Jan 1977
Children with Questar Children with Questar Grow with a Questar SA, Jan 1976
NH, Feb 1976
SA, Feb 1976
NH, Mar 1976
SA, Jun 1976
NH, Aug-Sep 1976
SA, Sep 1976
SA, Nov 1976
NH, Dec 1976
SA, Jun 1977
SA, Nov 1977
SA, Mar 1978
S&T, Nov 1978
S&T, May 1979
S&T, Nov 1979
S&T, Dec 1980
Astro, Nov 1984
Grow with a Questar (Gender Neutral Copy) Smsn, Feb 1977
Smsn, Apr 1977
NH, Nov 1977
Give Her the Stars for Christmas NH, Dec 1977
SA, Dec 1977
MP, Dec 1977
Smsn, Dec 1977
Put Stars in Her Eyes SA, Aug 1978
SA, Nov 1978
Smsn, Nov 1978
SA, Jun 1979
SA, Nov 1979
Astro, Dec 1984
SA, Nov 1986
SA, Sep 1987
SA, Nov 1987
SA, Jun 1988
Grow with a Questar (Brief Copy) Smsn, Jun 1979
Smsn, Dec 1979
Smsn, Oct 1980
Smsn, Nov 1980
NH, Dec 1980
NH, Mar 1981
Smsn, Jun 1981
Give Them the Stars for Christmas S&T, Nov 1989
SA, Nov 1989
S&T, Dec 1989
SA, Dec 1989
SA, Nov 1990
Astro, Nov 1990
In Dim Light at 200 Feet In Dim Light at 200 Feet NH, Apr 1976
MP, Apr 1976
MP, May 1976
NH, Jun-Jul 1976
MP, Mar 1977
Questar Talks about Collimation Questar Talks about Collimation S&T, Jul 1976
S&T, Aug 1976
S&T, Nov 1976
SA, Feb 1977
SA, Mar 1977
S&T, Apr 1977
A Questar 700? A Questar 700? MP, Aug 1976 Introduction of Questar 700.
Questar 700 Questar 700 MP, Sep 1976
MP, Oct 1976
MP, Nov 1976
S&T, Dec 1976
SA, Dec 1976
MP, Dec 1976
SA, Jan 1977
MP, Jan 1977
NH, Feb 1977
MP, Feb 1977
SA, Apr 1977
MP, Apr 1977
NH, Jun-Jul 1977
MP, Jun 1977
SA, Jul 1977
Smsn, Aug 1977
PP, Aug 1977
MP, Sep 1977
PP, Sep 1977
MP, Oct 1977
PP, Nov 1977
PP, Dec 1977
Smsn, Jan 1978
SA, Feb 1978
SA, Jun 1978
MP, Jun 1978
MP, Oct 1978
SA, Dec 1978
MP, Jan 1979
Smsn, Jan 1979
MP, Feb 1979
SA, Apr 1979
Smsn, Oct 1979
SD, Winter 1979
SD, Spring 1980
SD, Summer 1980
Questar Photographs the Face of the Sun Questar Photographs the Face of the Sun NH, Nov 1976
NH, Apr 1977
What They Write Us about Questar What They Write Us about Questar S&T, Dec 1976
S&T, May 1977
S&T, Jun 1977
S&T, Oct 1977
Questar 700 Photographs the Eclipse Questar 700 Photographs the Eclipse S&T, Feb 1977
S&T, Mar 1977
S&T, Sep 1977
For the Lover of Fine Instruments For the Lover of Fine Instruments Full Version S&T, Jul 1977
S&T, Aug 1977
SA, Aug 1977
SA, Sep 1977
S&T, Nov 1977
SA, Jan 1978
S&T, Aug 1978
Brief Version Smsn, May 1979
Smsn, Sep 1979
Smsn, Jan 1980
Smsn, Aug 1980
Smsn, Jan 1981
Smsn, Feb 1981
NH, May 1981
Smsn, Sep 1981
Smsn, May 1982
Full Version with Questar 12 Announcement Astro, Jan 1980
Astro, Feb 1980
Astro, Mar 1980
Astro, Aug 1980
S&T, Nov 1982
SA, Nov 1982
S&T, Dec 1982
SA, Dec 1982
Questar Photographs a Hummingbird’s Wing in Motion Questar Photographs a Hummingbird’s Wing in Motion MP, Jul 1977
MP, Aug 1977
MP, Nov 1977
MP, May 1978
Shape of Excellence Shape of Excellence S&T, Dec 1977
S&T, Jan 1978
There’s Nothing Like a Questar for Animal Shots Like This There’s Nothing Like a Questar for Animal Shots Like This MP, Jan 1978
MP, Feb 1978
PP, Feb 1978
Smsn, Mar 1978
MP, Apr 1978
MP, Jul 1978
Smsn, Jul 1978
MP, Nov 1978
Robert Smith Testimonial Robert Smith Testimonial Measure of Excellence S&T, Feb 1978
S&T, Mar 1978
SA, Jul 1978
SA, Sep 1978
SA, Jan 1979
When You Choose a Questar S&T, Sep 1978
S&T, Dec 1978
S&T, Apr 1979
Astro, Dec 1979
Astro, Jul 1980
Astro, Jul 1990
Nature of Optical Excellence Nature of Optical Excellence S&T, Apr 1978
SA, Apr 1978
S&T, May 1978
SA, May 1978
Questar 500 F2.8 Questar 500 F2.8 IR&D, Apr 1978
IR&D, Jul 1978
IR&D, Nov 1978
Another Great Photograph with Starguide Another Great Photograph with Starguide S&T, Jun 1978
S&T, Jul 1978
S&T, Oct 1978
S&T, Mar 1979
S&T, Jul 1979
S&T, Oct 1979
Maybe Someone in Your Family Is a Birdwatcher Maybe Someone in Your Family Is a Birdwatcher MP, Aug 1978
MP, Sep 1978
MP, Dec 1978
Incomparable Questar Seven Incomparable Questar Seven S&T, Jan 1979
S&T, Feb 1979
SA, Feb 1979
SA, Mar 1979
S&T, Jun 1979
SA, Aug 1979
S&T, Dec 1979
SA, Jan 1980
S&T, May 1980
SA, Feb 1981
S&T, May 1981
SA, May 1981
Astro, May 1981
Astro, Jun 1981
Astro, Oct 1981
SA, Nov 1981
S&T, Dec 1981
Astro, Dec 1981
Astro, Mar 1982
S&T, Apr 1982
Astro, Aug 1982
There Is Nothing Like a Questar 700 There Is Nothing Like a Questar 700 There Is Nothing Like a Questar 700 MP, Mar 1979
MP, Apr 1979
AP, Jun 1979
AP, Jul 1979
MP, Sep 1979
MP, Oct 1979
MP, Nov 1979
MP, Dec 1979
MP, Jan 1980
MP, May 1980
There Is Nothing Like a Questar 700 Mark II MP, Apr 1981
Smsn, Apr 1981
MP, May 1981
Smsn, May 1981
MP, Jun 1981
Smsn, Jul 1981
Smsn, Aug 1981
Smsn, Nov 1981
Smsn, Dec 1981
Smsn, Sep 1982
You Can Carry Your Questar With You You Can Carry Your Questar With You Smsn, Mar 1979
Smsn, Jan 1982
Mount Rushmore Mount Rushmore Photographed with a Questar 700 SA, May 1979
SA, Jul 1979
SA, Dec 1979
At a Quarter Mile: Jefferson MP, Feb 1980
Smsn, Apr 1980
MP, Jun 1980
Smsn, Jul 1980
At a Quarter Mile: Roosevelt MP, Mar 1980
MP, Apr 1980
At a Quarter Mile: Lincoln Smsn, Mar 1980
Smsn, Jun 1980
The Under Cover Questar The Under Cover Questar MP, May 1979
MP, Jun 1979
There’s Nothing Like a Questar There’s Nothing Like a Questar MP, Jul 1979
Smsn, Jul 1979
MP, Aug 1979
Smsn, Aug 1979
AP, Sep 1979
Smsn, Nov 1979
Smsn, Feb 1980
Smsn, May 1980
MP, Jul 1980
MP, Aug 1980
Smsn, Sep 1980
MP, Nov 1980
MP, Dec 1980
Smsn, Dec 1980
Smsn, Mar 1981
NH, Jul 1981
Smsn, Oct 1981
Smsn, Mar 1982
Final Questar advertisement in Natural History magazine (July 1981).
Questar 12 Questar 12 Introducing the Questar 12 S&T, Aug 1979
S&T, Sep 1979
SA, Sep 1979
Astro, Sep 1979
SA, Oct 1979
Astro, Oct 1979
Introduction of the Questar 12 and the Questar-Byers mount. First advertisement in Astronomy magazine (September 1979).
The Questar 12 S&T, Jan 1980
SA, Feb 1980
S&T, Apr 1980
Astro, Jun 1980
SA, Jul 1980
S&T, Aug 1980
Astro, Dec 1980
The Questar 12 with Observa-Dome S&T, Mar 1981
Astro, Mar 1981
S&T, Apr 1981
Questar Writes to a Potential Customer Questar Writes to a Potential Customer S&T, Feb 1980
S&T, Mar 1980
SA, Mar 1980
SA, Apr 1980
Astro, Apr 1980
Astro, May 1980
S&T, Jun 1980
S&T, Jul 1980
SA, Aug 1980
Astro, Sep 1980
S&T, Nov 1980
SA, Dec 1980
Questar in Teaching and Research Questar in Teaching and Research Sci80, Mar-Apr 1980
Pussycat at 300 Feet Pussycat at 300 Feet SA, May 1980
SA, Jun 1980
SA, Sep 1980
SA, Jan 1981
SA, Aug 1981
Questar Doesn’t Do Things by Halves Questar Doesn’t Do Things by Halves S&T, Sep 1980
S&T, Oct 1980
Astro, Oct 1980
Astro, Nov 1980
Astro, Apr 1981
S&T, Sep 1981
Questar 40-120 Questar 40-120 MP, Sep 1980
SA, Oct 1980
MP, Oct 1980
SA, Nov 1980
MP, Jan 1981
MP, Feb 1981
SA, Mar 1981
MP, Mar 1981
SA, Apr 1981
SA, Mar 1982
Introduction of the Questar 40-120 (October 1980).
Questar Almanac Questar Almanac Questar Almanac for 1981 S&T, Nov 1980
Astro, Nov 1980
S&T, Dec 1980
Questar Almanac for 1982 S&T, Nov 1981
Astro, Nov 1981
S&T, Dec 1981
Astro, Dec 1981
One Thing Leads to Another One Thing Leads to Another S&T, Jan 1981
Astro, Jan 1981
S&T, Feb 1981
Astro, Feb 1981
S&T, Aug 1981
Astro, Sep 1981
S&T, Nov 1981
Astro, Oct 1982
First appearance in an advertisement of the Micro-Questar (later the M1 and QM-1).
Questar 7 Photographs Omega Centauri Questar 7 Photographs Omega Centauri S&T, Jun 1981
SA, Jun 1981
S&T, Jul 1981
SA, Jul 1981
Astro, Jul 1981
Astro, Aug 1981
SA, Sep 1981
SA, Jan 1982
Astro, Jan 1982
Astro, Jun 1982
First appearance in an advertisement of the Questar mount for the Questar 12 and the Observa-Dome.
Questar 12 on the Questar Mount Questar 12 on the Questar Mount S&T, Oct 1981
SA, Oct 1981
Astro, Nov 1981
SA, Dec 1981
S&T, Jan 1982
SA, Feb 1982
Astro, Feb 1982
Astro, Apr 1982
S&T, May 1982
SA, Jun 1982
SA, Jul 1982
S&T, Sep 1982
SA, Feb 1983
S&T, Apr 1983
S&T, Aug 1983
SA, Sep 1983
S&T, Jan 1984
SA, Mar 1984
S&T, Aug 1984
SA, Oct 1984
S&T, Feb 1985
SA, Jun 1985
S&T, Aug 1985
SA, Mar 1986
S&T, Jul 1986
S&T, Mar 1987
SA, May 1987
S&T, Jan 1988
SA, Sep 1988
S&T, Jan 1989
Astronomical Telescope Without Equal Astronomical Telescope Without Equal S&T, Feb 1982
S&T, Mar 1982
S&T, Jun 1982
S&T, Oct 1982
S&T, Jul 1983
S&T, May 1984
S&T, Feb 1987
S&T, May 1987
S&T, Aug 1987
S&T, Sep 1987
Questar... the Telescope That Can Take It Questar... the Telescope That Can Take It SA, Apr 1982
SA, May 1982
S&T, Jul 1982
S&T, Aug 1982
SA, Aug 1982
S&T, Jan 1983
S&T, May 1983
SA, May 1983
S&T, Sep 1983
SA, Oct 1983
SA, Jan 1984
S&T, Feb 1984
S&T, Jun 1984
SA, Jun 1984
Astro, Oct 1984
Questar M1 Questar M1 It’s News IR&D, May 1982
IR&D, Aug 1982
IR&D, Oct 1982
Introduction of the M1 (later the QM-1).
Introducing the Questar M1 SA, Sep 1982
SA, Oct 1982
SA, Jan 1983
Great News from Questar... the Wide-sky Telescopes Great News from Questar... the Wide-sky Telescopes S&T, Feb 1983
S&T, Mar 1983
SA, Mar 1983
SA, Apr 1983
S&T, Jun 1983
SA, Aug 1983
SA, May 1984
Introduction of the Wide-sky Questars.
QM-1 Introduction QM-1 Introduction Full Version SA, Jun 1983
SA, Jul 1983
SA, Nov 1983
SA, Feb 1984
SA, Apr 1984
First appearance in an advertisement of the QM-1.
Brief Version 1 BC, Jun 1983
BC, Oct 1983
IR&D, Jan 1984
IR&D, Apr 1984
Brief Version 2 IR&D, Oct 1984
IR&D, Nov 1984
IR&D, Jan 1985
IR&D, Feb 1985
Another Great Photograph Another Great Photograph S&T, Oct 1983
S&T, Nov 1983
S&T, Sep 1984
From the First Moment From the First Moment Best of Christmas from Questar S&T, Dec 1983
SA, Dec 1983
Quality... a Synonym for Questar S&T, Jul 1984
SA, Aug 1984
S&T, Oct 1984
S&T, Jan 1985
S&T, Jun 1985
Take a Questar to the Eclipse Take a Questar to the Eclipse S&T, Mar 1984
S&T, Apr 1984
You Are on the Frontier... When It’s a Questar System You Are on the Frontier... When It’s a Questar System IR&D, Jun 1984
SA, Jul 1984
SA, Sep 1984
SA, Jan 1985
First appearance in an advertisement of the Industrial 700. First appearance in an advertisement of the MFL 3.5.
The Five Focal Lengths of Questar MFL The Five Focal Lengths of Questar MFL IR&D, Aug 1984
IR&D, Apr 1985
IR&D, Jun 1985
Questar... the Priceless Telescope Questar... the Priceless Telescope Light Background S&T, Nov 1984
SA, Nov 1984
S&T, Dec 1984
SA, Dec 1984
SA, Feb 1985
S&T, Mar 1985
SA, May 1985
SA, Nov 1985
S&T, Feb 1986
S&T, May 1986
SA, May 1986
S&T, Dec 1986
SA, Dec 1986
S&T, Oct 1988
S&T, Jul 1989
S&T, Jul 1990
S&T, Feb 1991
Dark Background SA, Oct 1988
SA, Nov 1988
SA, Feb 1989
SA, Jul 1989
SA, Aug 1990
Questar QM-1 Questar QM-1 SA, Mar 1985
SA, Apr 1985
SA, Jul 1985
Annular Eclipse with a Questar 3 1/2 Annular Eclipse with a Questar 3 1/2 S&T, Apr 1985
S&T, May 1985
S&T, Dec 1985
S&T, Aug 1986
Integrated Imaging Systems Integrated Imaging Systems LO, Jun 1985
LO, Aug 1985
IR&D, Sep 1985
More Comments from Dr. Sprei More Comments from Dr. Sprei S&T, Jul 1985
S&T, Mar 1986
S&T, Jun 1986
SA, Jul 1986
SA, Sep 1986
S&T, Oct 1986
S&T, Jan 1987
SA, Mar 1987
S&T, Apr 1987
SA, Jul 1987
SA, Feb 1988
S&T, Apr 1988
And after Halley’s Comet? And after Halley’s Comet? SA, Aug 1985
S&T, Sep 1985
S&T, Oct 1985
SA, Oct 1985
S&T, Nov 1985
S&T, Jan 1986
SA, Jan 1986
S&T, Apr 1986
Measurement with a QM-1 in Crack Propagation Measurement with a QM-1 in Crack Propagation SA, Sep 1985
SA, Dec 1985
LO, Dec 1985
SA, Feb 1986
SA, Aug 1986
SA, Jan 1987
SA, Mar 1988
Measurement 2 Measurement 2 SA, Apr 1986
SA, Jun 1986
LO, Jun 1986
SA, Oct 1986
Comet Image Comet Image Comet Cooperates in Seattle S&T, Sep 1986
S&T, Nov 1986
Comet Time Again S&T, Apr 1990
The Image of Excellence The Image of Excellence IR&D, Nov 1986
Questar System for the Laboratory Questar System for the Laboratory SA, Feb 1987
SA, Apr 1987
SA, Jun 1987
LO, Jun 1987
SA, Jan 1988
SA, May 1988
SA, Aug 1988
SA, Jan 1989
Magic of Design by Questar Magic of Design by Questar S&T, Jun 1987
S&T, Jul 1987
SA, Aug 1987
SA, Oct 1987
S&T, Dec 1987
SA, Dec 1987
S&T, Mar 1988
SA, Apr 1988
S&T, Jun 1988
SA, Jul 1988
S&T, Dec 1988
SA, Dec 1988
First advertisement featuring an image of a Questar with a longer R2 corrector lens cell and larger rubber leg tips.
3-axis Measurement 3-axis Measurement SA, Sep 1987 Introduction of the Questar Remote Measurement System (QRMS).
Letter from Ravneberg Letter from Ravneberg S&T, Oct 1987
S&T, Nov 1987
S&T, Feb 1988
S&T, May 1988
S&T, May 1989
S&T, Oct 1989
S&T, Jan 1990
S&T, Dec 1990
Nuclear World Nuclear World S&T, Jul 1988
S&T, Nov 1988
S&T, Apr 1989
S&T, Feb 1990
S&T, Apr 1991
Greet Mars with a Questar Greet Mars with a Questar S&T, Aug 1988
S&T, Sep 1988
Copernicus and Mars Copernicus and Mars S&T, Feb 1989
S&T, Mar 1989
SA, Mar 1989
SA, May 1989
S&T, Jun 1989
Questar QM-100 Questar QM-100 SA, Apr 1989
SA, Jun 1989
SA, Oct 1989
SA, Jan 1990
SA, Jun 1990
SA, Sep 1990
First appearance in an advertisement of the QM-100, the QM-2, and the DR-1.
User-friendly Questar User-friendly Questar S&T, Aug 1989
SA, Aug 1989
S&T, Sep 1989
SA, Sep 1989
SA, Feb 1990
SA, May 1990
S&T, Jun 1990
Astro, Sep 1990
S&T, Oct 1990
SA, Oct 1990
Astro, Jan 1991
S&T, Mar 1991
Astro, Mar 1991
Astro, May 1991
Astro, Jun 1991
S&T, Sep 1991
Heart of the Matter Heart of the Matter S&T, Mar 1990
S&T, May 1990
S&T, Nov 1990
Remote Measurement Systems Remote Measurement Systems SA, Mar 1990
SA, Apr 1990
SA, Jul 1990
Introduction of the QRMS II. First appearance in an advertisement of the QRMS M.
Questar Photographs the Deep Sky Questar Photographs the Deep Sky S&T, Aug 1990
S&T, Sep 1990
S&T, Jan 1991
S&T, May 1991
Remote Optical Monitoring Remote Optical Monitoring SA, Dec 1990
SA, Feb 1991
Final Questar advertisement in Scientific American magazine (February 1991).
Take a New Look Take a New Look S&T, Jun 1991
S&T, Aug 1991
Astro, Jan 1992
And After the Eclipse? And After the Eclipse? S&T, Jul 1991
Astro, Aug 1991
Foreshadowing of the Questar Solar Observatory.
How Often Do You Use Your Telescope? How Often Do You Use Your Telescope? Astro, Sep 1991
S&T, Oct 1991
Astro, Oct 1991
S&T, Nov 1991
S&T, Feb 1992
S&T, Mar 1992
S&T, Mar 1993
S&T, Apr 1993
Introduction of the Questar Solar Observatory and SunShield accessory.
What Do You Give a Telescope That Has Everything? What Do You Give a Telescope That Has Everything? S&T, Dec 1991
S&T, Jan 1992
First appearance in an advertisement of the leather carrying case upgrade option. First appearance in an advertisement of the handheld Powerguide controller. First appearance in an advertisement of the Tri-Stand Mount.
When You Demand Performance You Take the Best When You Demand Performance You Take the Best S&T, Apr 1992
Astro, Apr 1992
Why Does This Telescope Still Look the Same? Why Does This Telescope Still Look the Same? S&T, May 1992
S&T, Jun 1992
S&T, Jul 1992
S&T, Aug 1992
S&T, Sep 1992
S&T, Oct 1992
Questar SZ M100 Questar SZ M100 NTB, Sep 1992
NTB, Mar 1993
NTB, Jun 1993
NTB, Aug 1993
Our Objectives Are Different Our Objectives Are Different S&T, Nov 1992
S&T, Dec 1992
S&T, Jan 1993
S&T, Feb 1993
Questar publishes its last advertisement on the inside front cover of Sky and Telescope (February 1993).
Questar Is Without Doubt the Finest Questar Is Without Doubt the Finest S&T, May 1993
S&T, Aug 1993
S&T, Oct 1993
Questar publishes its last advertisement in Sky and Telescope until 1997, breaking a chain of advertisements in that publication that lasted over 39 years (October 1993).
Questar QRMS II Questar QRMS II NTB, Dec 1993
Still the Finest Small Telescope Still the Finest Small Telescope Questar Quality S&T, Apr 1997
S&T, Aug 1997
S&T, Dec 1997
An advertisement appears in Sky and Telescope magazine after a gap lasting nearly four years.
Quality that Endures S&T, Aug 1998
A New Family of Questars A New Family of Questars September 1998 S&T, Sep 1998
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Truly Portable, Fully Self-contained, Handcrafted Telescope Truly Portable, Fully Self-contained, Handcrafted Telescope Finest Optics Available S&T, Jul 1999
ExU, 2000
First appearance in an advertisement of the “rays” Questar logo.
When You Are Ready for the Best S&T, Nov 1999
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1950-2000: 50 Years of Optical Excellence 1950-2000: 50 Years of Optical Excellence S&T, Apr 2000
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50th Anniversary Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Limited Edition Introducing the 50th Anniversary Limited Edition S&T, Aug 2000
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Introduction of the 50th Anniversary Questar.
50th Anniversary Limited Edition of the Original Standard Questar Astro, Nov 2000
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Own the Legend S&T, Sep 2001
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50th Anniversary Limited Edition S&T, Mar 2004
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Views of the Sun Views of the Sun There's Nothing Like It Under the Sun S&T, Nov 2001
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Superb Views of the Sun Astro, Apr 2002
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Did You Ever... Did You Ever... S&T, Aug 2002
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Lightweight Titanium 7 Lightweight Titanium 7 S&T, Sep 2002
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Introduction of the Lightweight Titanium 7.
Qmax Spectrometer Qmax Spectrometer S&T, Jan 2003
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Introduction of the Qmax Spectrometer.
Some People Use the Hubble Some People Use the Hubble S&T, Aug 2003
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