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Questar is gone: The fate of the world's most famous compact telescope

Friday, July 3, 2026 by Richard Harris

Like a lot of amateur astronomers, I can still remember flipping through Astronomy magazine in the 1980s and stopping on those Questar ads. There it was, this small, polished, precision telescope photographed like a fine instrument, not just another piece of astronomy gear. I wanted one pretty bad b...

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Old Takahashi refractors are still amazing

Monday, June 2, 2025 by Richard Harris

Before the rise of modern apochromatic optics, before the dominance of computer-assisted mounts and carbon fiber tubes, the amateur astronomy world was lit by a different kind of star. In the 1960s and 1970s, Japanese manufacturers quietly built a reputation for crafting precision refractors that de...

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