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Originally Posted by Jim727 View Post
Steve - thanks for the Stellarium link. Looks excellent! May have to get a 'scope - I really lusted after a Questar (quartz optics, of course) but they were a tad over $1K at a time when $15K would buy a tract house (late '50s).

I had a 1970 Questar for several years, which traveled with me to Aruba for the solar eclipse, traveled to Cocoa Beach to photograph a night launch, traveled with me to, oh, probably 5 major observatories around the US. They really were as high of quality as they claimed to be...

There's still a market for them, look into it. a decent workhorse version can be found for about $1500.
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