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Originally Posted by taxman
My telescope has a 1200 focal length and I am built like a monkey - little arms, little legs and long body  , so kneeling is the most comfortable for viewing at or close to the zenith for me (without a chair of course). |
??? Better get someone to take a photo - I'm surprised that you would be kneeling to see into the eyepiece of an 8" dob pointed to the zenith. If that is the case, perhaps you need to put the dob on a small solid coffee table - get it 30cm up off the ground?