binoculars for astronomy
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Milky Way Spacewalking: a video
Spacewalking with a binocular chair is leisurely cruising in star fields, totally immersed.
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Comfortable Binocular Viewing
Stephen Tonkin summarizes what goes into comfortable binocular viewing.
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Assisting new binocular chair users at a star party
At the April Starfest at the university, before and after it got dark, we assisted some students on the use of this bino-chair.
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A quick 360°x 90°sky tour with a high-zoom fieldscope: a video
Using a binocular chair with a 20-60X fieldscope
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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.
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A closer look at the elevation control: a video
The teeter-cradle is the main elevation control component, which is mounted on the chair’s backrest.
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A closer look at the rotating base: a video
This is part of the bino-chair’s azimuth control mechanism. The other part is the drive wheel assembly which will be mounted to the side of the chair.
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A closer look at the azimuth drive wheel: a video
This is part of the bino-chair’s azimuth control mechanism. It 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.
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Viewing with Binoculars for Astronomy
The limitations of these viewing methods: handheld seated or standing, monopod, image stabilization, and tripod with a parallelogram.
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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…
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Quick bino-chair assembly: a video
It takes just a couple of minutes, once you have the bino-chair sections out and ready to go.
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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.
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Solutions to Common Issues with Binocular Stargazing
Stargazing with binoculars can nicely complement viewing with a telescope.
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“But there must be some disadvantages to using a bino-chair, right?”
Here are some of the tradeoffs when using a binocular chair:
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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.
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Binocular Chair Usage and Functionality
This binocular chair has components designed by Milky Way Lounge…. complete description