These posts are intended to help everyone understand what goes into a stable and comfortable binocular chair. Feel free to comment and share your experience with these topics.
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Sample plans pages
Two free 5-page samples, taken from the introduction sections of the plans, are now available under the “Downloadable Plans” tab. Go to page 3 of the Downloadable Plans to order these free samples. ….read more
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Recommended style of chair to use for a bino-chair
A zero gravity chair works best to meet all of the requirements for a comfortable fully functional binocular chair. ….read more
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Quick bino-chair assembly: a video
It takes just a couple of minutes, once you have the sections out and ready to go. ….read more
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Solutions to Common Issues with Binocular Stargazing
Supporting binoculars steadily and comfortably for an extended period of time. ….read more
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Reclined observing: some memorable quotations
wonderful aspects of reclined observing ….read more
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Comfortable Binocular Viewing
Stephen Tonkin summarizes what goes into comfortable binocular viewing. ….read more
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Assisting new bino-chair users, e.g., at a star party
The April Starfest at the university, before and after it got dark: Assisting new users: Before the new user sits in the bino-chair: Then the new user gets into the bino-chair and … Other advice: ….read more
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A quick 360° by 90° sky tour with a high-zoom fieldscope: a video
using a binocular chair with a 20-60X fieldscope ….read more
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A closer look at the elevation control: a video
The teeter-cradle is the main elevation control component. ….read more
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A closer look at the rotating base: a video
This is half of the bino-chair’s azimuth control mechanism. The other half is the drive wheel assembly which will be mounted to the side of the chair. ….read more
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A closer look at the azimuth drive wheel: a video
The azimuth drive wheel consists of a bike wheel on a crossbar, that’s clamped to the left side of the chair frame. The wheel runs along the ground track. ….read more
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“But bino-chairs must also have some disadvantages, right?”
Here are some of the tradeoffs when using a binocular chair: ….read more
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Mounting Binoculars for Astronomy
The limitations and tradeoffs of using these methods: handheld seated or standing, monopod, image stabilization binoculars, and tripod with a parallelogram. ….read more
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An experience with a big bino-chair
Sky & Telescope contributing editor Matt Wedel wrote about this experience while sitting under the night sky in a big bino-chair at the Three Rivers Foundation Messier Marathon, in his blog… ….read more
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What is: “Spacewalking in the Milky Way”?
It is leisurely cruising in star fields, totally immersed; here’s why…. ….read more
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Binocular Chair Usage and Functionality
This binocular chair has components designed by Milky Way Lounge…. complete description ….read more
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Binocular Recommendations for Bino-Chairs
Milky Way Lounge binocular chair components have been tested with 10×50’s, 16×70’s and with an 82mm spotting scope. ….read more