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Darkplague
03-05-2006, 09:22 PM
Check out this chair, anyone used something like this before?

http://www.geckooptical.com/cgi-bin/gecko/index.cgi?catid=2&subcatid=3&adid=1037

It looks like you could even set up dscs to this and you would have go to binoculars!!!!!

:eyepop:

janoskiss
03-05-2006, 11:28 PM
I thought Dob mounts were only for telescopes not people. :confuse3:

Darkplague
03-05-2006, 11:47 PM
That base had better be very strong, because an obsession 30" base is huge and can support around 60 kg. This one doesnt look anyware near as large for the weight it must hold.

Theres no way my large frame would fit in there though :(

johnno
03-05-2006, 11:56 PM
Hi All,

Must admit it looks pretty interesting,
I just use a swivel chair.

Regards.
John

Roger Davis
04-05-2006, 08:06 AM
Saw something like it at the SPSP.

danielsun
04-05-2006, 08:25 PM
Thats a great idea!!! :)

dugnsuz
04-05-2006, 08:57 PM
Now "this" is the way to go...

Roger Davis
05-05-2006, 07:35 AM
Do you know how many $K(Fujinon) that woman has perched over her head? Let alone how many kg? Starchair 3000 is lovely. Imagine a joy stick to take you around the sky? Sort of reminds me of the Millenium Falcons' guns in Star Wars! Seriously though, I have two six inch mirrors of identical focal length, two slightly overlarge secondaries, their spiders and cells which I was planning to something similar with.

iceman
05-05-2006, 07:41 AM
That chair at SPSP was amazing... rightly so, he won a prize in the ATM section.

xstream
05-05-2006, 10:11 AM
And it came with its own stubby holder. :thumbsup:
You wouldn't want to get out, once you got in. :lol:

sheeny
05-05-2006, 12:36 PM
Great idea! I hope the stubby holder was self levelling...

Al.