Re: [ATM] viewing chair

[Jayson Garrell <kyi@kyi.sytes.net>]

On Mon, 2004-08-02 at 19:19, Jerry B. Hillman wrote:
> Hi all,
> Has anyone designed a chair that can be used with the large aperature dobs?
> A 40" F4 still is going to put you on a ladder.  I am thinking about a
> motorized chair that follows the scope and is height adjustable so you don't
> have to climb a ladder in the middle of the night.  Look at the lifts that
> the electric company uses. Wouldn't a chair mounted on the boom end instead
> of a bucket be nice, with a console at your fingertips to control the chair?
> Just a thought.
> Clear skies, Jerry

Just make sure that you don't hit the 'recline' lever instead. D'OH!

Jayson Garrell

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