Re: Why Questars are so great

[Phil Wheeler]

John Savard wrote:
> Celestron had introduced the C5, a 5" telescope, in 1971. However, a 5"
> telescope is not as portable as a 3.5" telescope - and, although it was
> cheaper than a Questar, it wasn't much cheaper than an 8" Celestron, so
> it never got far off the ground.
>
> http://astro.isi.edu//c5plus/history.html

I have a C5+ .. very nice, and had the optics fully reconditioned by 
Celestron in 2003.  Works great on Alt-Az mount, too.

Phil