“The ultimate bino chair/platform viewing product has not been invented yet IMO…. there’s a void there, waiting to be filled. Somehow combining the function of a parallelogram-mount and chair together, with a simple design. I like resting my elbows, but it doesn’t eliminate the shaking from blood pumping; the ultimate system would take the binos out of your hands yet be very simple to use in a chaise-lounge configuration.”
cloudynights.com/forums/topic/894933-major-gravity-chair-discovery-in-binocular-viewing-science/?p=12994798 (Scott99,2023)
“Lying down makes one feel smaller and more vulnerable, a perspective further enhanced by the vastness of the cosmic dome above. This is a good sensation, one many observers consider one of the best reasons to be involved in astronomy…… Looking straight up, we see through the least amount of air…. objects are brightest when viewed overhead.”
skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/lie-back-look-up-and-find-your-zenith-stars (Bob King,2023)
“One of the wonderful aspects of reclined observing is the opportunity it provides to reflect as you observe. For me, night sky observing is as much about reflection as observation. I like to think about what I see in the night sky — what the star patterns speak — and the reclining lounge chair facilitates all of this.”
cloudynights.com/forums/topic/266817-reclined-observing/?p=3394374 (BobinKy,2010)
“My vote is for reclining…. it allows you to get really involved in what you see – to walk out into space with your eyes and your mind.”
cloudynights.com/forums/topic/266817-reclined-observing/?p=3396432 (Greg Stone,2010)
“Just the chair and the binocs and the experience was transforming…. Being able to easily observe near the zenith is especially welcome because my house is Bortle 4-5 and has a lot of trees blocking lower angles.”
cloudynights.com/topic/500733-still-having-a-ball-with-my-new-binos-and-zero-gravity-chair/?p=11161639 (WillR,2021)
“Forget the mount [i.e. tripod] and grab yourself a zero-gravity reclining chair.”
cloudynights.com/topic/758803-mount-for-binoculars/?p=10925531 (BrentKnight,2021)
“Get a zero gravity type chair first and work from there.”
cloudynights.com/topic/758803-mount-for-binoculars/?p=10925777 (sevenofnine,2021)
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