Questar Advertisements of the 1980s
Abbreviations: Astro: Astronomy; BC: Biomedical Communications; IR&D: Industrial Research & Development; LO: Lasers & Optronics; MP: Modern Photography; S&T: Sky and Telescope; SA: Scientific American; Sci80: Science 80.
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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 |
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Questar in Teaching and Research | Sci80, Mar-Apr 1980 | ||
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Pussycat at 300 Feet | SA, May 1980 SA, Jun 1980 SA, Sep 1980 SA, Jan 1981 SA, Aug 1981 |
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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 |
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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). | |
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Questar Almanac | Questar Almanac for 1981 | S&T, Nov 1980 Astro, Nov 1980 S&T, Dec 1980 |
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| Questar Almanac for 1982 | S&T, Nov 1981 Astro, Nov 1981 S&T, Dec 1981 Astro, Dec 1981 |
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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). | |
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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. | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. | |
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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 |
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| Brief Version 2 | IR&D, Oct 1984 IR&D, Nov 1984 IR&D, Jan 1985 IR&D, Feb 1985 |
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Another Great Photograph | S&T, Oct 1983 S&T, Nov 1983 S&T, Sep 1984 |
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From the First Moment | Best of Christmas from Questar | S&T, Dec 1983 SA, Dec 1983 |
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| Quality... a Synonym for Questar | S&T, Jul 1984 SA, Aug 1984 S&T, Oct 1984 S&T, Jan 1985 S&T, Jun 1985 |
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Take a Questar to the Eclipse | S&T, Mar 1984 S&T, Apr 1984 |
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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. | |
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The Five Focal Lengths of Questar MFL | IR&D, Aug 1984 IR&D, Apr 1985 IR&D, Jun 1985 |
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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 |
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| Dark Background | SA, Oct 1988 SA, Nov 1988 SA, Feb 1989 SA, Jul 1989 SA, Aug 1990 |
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Questar QM-1 | SA, Mar 1985 SA, Apr 1985 SA, Jul 1985 |
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Annular Eclipse with a Questar 3 1/2 | S&T, Apr 1985 S&T, May 1985 S&T, Dec 1985 S&T, Aug 1986 |
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Integrated Imaging Systems | LO, Jun 1985 LO, Aug 1985 IR&D, Sep 1985 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Measurement 2 | SA, Apr 1986 SA, Jun 1986 LO, Jun 1986 SA, Oct 1986 |
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Comet Image | Comet Cooperates in Seattle | S&T, Sep 1986 S&T, Nov 1986 |
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The Image of Excellence | IR&D, Nov 1986 | ||
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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 |
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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. | |
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3-axis Measurement | SA, Sep 1987 | Introduction of the Questar Remote Measurement System (QRMS). | |
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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 |
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Nuclear World | S&T, Jul 1988 S&T, Nov 1988 S&T, Apr 1989 S&T, Feb 1990 S&T, Apr 1991 |
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Greet Mars with a Questar | S&T, Aug 1988 S&T, Sep 1988 |
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Copernicus and Mars | S&T, Feb 1989 S&T, Mar 1989 SA, Mar 1989 SA, May 1989 S&T, Jun 1989 |
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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. | |
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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 |
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