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Old 24-02-2008, 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by leinad View Post
.... Maybe also not worry about putting the dob base on a small coffee table as it left me standing the whole time and gave me sore feet in the end....
I use a gas lift office chair with back removed. It's much more comfortable to sit down while observing. Easy also if you are on a hard surface and the chair has wheels. With your 8" you can sit with knees under it at lower elevations, or with the base/tube between your knees for higher elevation. If the eyepiece gets a bit high, sit on a folded blanket.

Only problems are chair seat getting wet in dewy conditions and wheels getting such in the mud if you are out on wed ground.

Proper astro-type chairs are pretty expensive.
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