{"id":1190,"date":"2025-06-24T09:08:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T13:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milkywaylounge.com\/?p=1190"},"modified":"2025-10-23T19:12:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T23:12:14","slug":"reclined-observing-some-memorable-quotations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milkywaylounge.com\/?p=1190","title":{"rendered":"Reclined observing: some memorable quotations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-heading-font-family\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.542), 1.2rem);\"><em>\u201cThe ultimate bino chair\/platform viewing product has not been invented yet IMO&#8230;. there&#8217;s a void there, waiting to be filled.&nbsp; Somehow combining the function of a parallelogram-mount and chair together, with a simple design.&nbsp; I like resting my elbows, but it doesn&#8217;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.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.125), 0.95rem);\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cloudynights.com\/forums\/topic\/894933-major-gravity-chair-discovery-in-binocular-viewing-science\/?p=12994798\" title=\"www.cloudynights.com\/forums\/topic\/894933-major-gravity-chair-discovery-in-binocular-viewing-science\/?p=12994798\">cloudynights.com\/forums\/topic\/894933-major-gravity-chair-discovery-in-binocular-viewing-science\/?p=12994798<\/a>\u00a0(Scott99,2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-heading-font-family\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.542), 1.2rem);\"><em>\u201cLying 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\u2026\u2026 Looking straight up, we see through the least amount of air\u2026. objects are brightest when viewed overhead.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.125), 0.95rem);\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.skyandtelescope.org\/astronomy-news\/lie-back-look-up-and-find-your-zenith-stars\">skyandtelescope.org\/astronomy-news\/lie-back-look-up-and-find-your-zenith-stars<\/a>&nbsp; (Bob King,2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-heading-font-family\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.542), 1.2rem);\"><em>\u201cOne 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 &#8212; what the star patterns speak &#8212; and the reclining lounge chair facilitates all of this.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.125), 0.95rem);\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudynights.com\/forums\/topic\/266817-reclined-observing\/?p=3394374\">cloudynights.com\/forums\/topic\/266817-reclined-observing\/?p=3394374<\/a> (BobinKy,2010)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-heading-font-family\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.542), 1.2rem);\"><em>\u201cMy vote is for reclining\u2026. it allows you to get really involved in what you see &#8211; to walk out into space with your eyes and your mind.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.125), 0.95rem);\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudynights.com\/forums\/topic\/266817-reclined-observing\/?p=3396432\">cloudynights.com\/forums\/topic\/266817-reclined-observing\/?p=3396432<\/a> (Greg Stone,2010)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-heading-font-family\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.542), 1.2rem);\"><em>\u201cJust the chair and the binocs and the experience was transforming\u2026. 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.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.125), 0.95rem);\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudynights.com\/topic\/500733-still-having-a-ball-with-my-new-binos-and-zero-gravity-chair\/?p=11161639\">cloudynights.com\/topic\/500733-still-having-a-ball-with-my-new-binos-and-zero-gravity-chair\/?p=11161639<\/a> (WillR,2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-heading-font-family\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.542), 1.2rem);\"><em>\u201cForget the mount [i.e. tripod] and grab yourself a zero-gravity reclining chair.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.125), 0.95rem);\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudynights.com\/topic\/758803-mount-for-binoculars\/?p=10925531\">cloudynights.com\/topic\/758803-mount-for-binoculars\/?p=10925531<\/a> (BrentKnight,2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:43px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-heading-font-family\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.542), 1.2rem);\"><em>\u201cGet a zero gravity type chair first and work from there.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.125), 0.95rem);\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudynights.com\/topic\/758803-mount-for-binoculars\/?p=10925777\">cloudynights.com\/topic\/758803-mount-for-binoculars\/?p=10925777<\/a> (sevenofnine,2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:43px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-heading-font-family\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.542), 1.2rem);\"><em>\u201cWhen you sit, your upper body is steady. You don&#8217;t wobble around, and your eye stays put in the sweet spot of your eyepiece. You aren&#8217;t wasting precious energy just keeping your balance; you can focus your attention on the view instead.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.125), 0.95rem);\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefreelibrary.com\/Sky+%26+Telescope\/2016\/December\/1-p54901\">thefreelibrary.com\/Sky+%26+Telescope\/2016\/December\/1-p54901<\/a> (Jerry Oltion, Sky&amp;Telescope, 12\/1\/2016)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Many thanks to these authors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wonderful aspects of reclined observing, highlighted by various forum authors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1210,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-with-sidebar","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[31,13,21,30],"class_list":["post-1190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bino-chair-observing","tag-astronomy-with-binoculars","tag-binocular-chair","tag-binocular-mount","tag-binocular-stargazing"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/milkywaylounge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/milkywaylounge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/milkywaylounge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milkywaylounge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milkywaylounge.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1190"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/milkywaylounge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1465,"href":"https:\/\/milkywaylounge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1190\/revisions\/1465"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milkywaylounge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/milkywaylounge.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milkywaylounge.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milkywaylounge.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}