Mr. Bill
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I bought this inverting table to help my bad back, allowing me to invert to decompress the spinal column but soon realized that with a parallelogram mount such as the Sirius Unimount it could allow me to view at the zenith comfortably.
This would be ideal for MW sweeping as with a degree of freedom in the azimuth of the mount, I can comfortably move my head +-45 degrees (90 degrees) in azimuth without moving the position of the table.
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Mr. Bill
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Another view....
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Oberwerk BT100 45 degree +24mm Pans + Hercules fork mount
120mm f/5 Orion achromat + Moonlite focuser
130mm TMB 130SS f/7 APO refractor
140mm f/5.7 Vixen NeoAchro Petzvel refractor
150mm f/8 homemade achromat
8 inch newt with f/5 Swayze mirror
10 inch f/4.7 Orion newt + Paracorr
15 inch f/5 Discovery "Galactic Cannon"
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Mark9473
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Inverting ... as in upside-down?
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Leica 8x20; Vixen 8x42; Swift 8.5x44, 10x50 and 20x80; TS 7x50; Orion 15x63; Docter 15x60
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edwincjones
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I think that I would rather just stand.
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Mr. Bill
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I think that I would rather just stand.
edj
Obviously, for astonomy I would use it as shown in the picture for 45 degree binoculars or horizontal for straight through binoculars for viewing the zenith.
OBTW, works great for my neck pain while inverted.....
http://www.inversion-table-direct.com/p/teeter-hang-ups-ep-550-sport-inversion-table
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10x50 Fujinon binos + 16x70 Fujinon binos + UA UniMount
Oberwerk BT100 45 degree +24mm Pans + Hercules fork mount
120mm f/5 Orion achromat + Moonlite focuser
130mm TMB 130SS f/7 APO refractor
140mm f/5.7 Vixen NeoAchro Petzvel refractor
150mm f/8 homemade achromat
8 inch newt with f/5 Swayze mirror
10 inch f/4.7 Orion newt + Paracorr
15 inch f/5 Discovery "Galactic Cannon"
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GlennLeDrew
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Mounting both the 'chair' and P-mount stand on a suitably-sized turntable, you could use a push-pole to orient generally in azimuth and hence not have to alight onto the ground in order to reposition stuff.
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Mr. Bill
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Mounting both the 'chair' and P-mount stand on a suitably-sized turntable, you could use a push-pole to orient generally in azimuth and hence not have to alight onto the ground in order to reposition stuff.
Thought of that....probably just use it as a meridian (transit) scope and let things move through the fov. Remember, I can move the binoculars through 45 degrees of arc either side of the meridian so this allows a lot of flexibility in observing without moving the chair.
I spent 4 hours last night in a sleeping bag on my backyard deck watching the MW move through the zenith....amazing how fast things move.
Edited by Mr. Bill (08/28/09 12:24 AM)
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GaryHeath
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Oh No Mr. Bill!!!!  
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edwincjones
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I am going to hold out for Gary's StarChair
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GaryHeath
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Ed, it'll be reserved in your name at the reception center for my "Goin' onta' Glory" party.  
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Ed, it'll be reserved in your name at the reception center for my "Goin' onta' Glory" party.
but I will be too old to crawl in the chair,
and my grandkids will not drive me to CA to get it
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GaryHeath
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Well now Ed, don't go putting too much stock in that scenario.
I'm certainly feeling my years, and although I can't swear to it ..... I do believe my wife may have 'lubed the chute' to my aforementioned party!! 
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Mr. Bill
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First iteration of bino mount using Orion Paragon p-mount with one more degree of freedom added to enable using with inverting table for comfortable zenith viewing....
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10x50 Fujinon binos + 16x70 Fujinon binos + UA UniMount
Oberwerk BT100 45 degree +24mm Pans + Hercules fork mount
120mm f/5 Orion achromat + Moonlite focuser
130mm TMB 130SS f/7 APO refractor
140mm f/5.7 Vixen NeoAchro Petzvel refractor
150mm f/8 homemade achromat
8 inch newt with f/5 Swayze mirror
10 inch f/4.7 Orion newt + Paracorr
15 inch f/5 Discovery "Galactic Cannon"
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CLRobles
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I for one think this is really cool Mr. Bill! I just don't know if I'd ever want to get back out of them Imagine the possibilities if a table for snacks and drinks were added  One could watch game by day and the stars by night!
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Mr. Bill
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OK....first iteration was clumsy.
Bought UA UniMount Light...much better solution.
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10x50 Fujinon binos + 16x70 Fujinon binos + UA UniMount
Oberwerk BT100 45 degree +24mm Pans + Hercules fork mount
120mm f/5 Orion achromat + Moonlite focuser
130mm TMB 130SS f/7 APO refractor
140mm f/5.7 Vixen NeoAchro Petzvel refractor
150mm f/8 homemade achromat
8 inch newt with f/5 Swayze mirror
10 inch f/4.7 Orion newt + Paracorr
15 inch f/5 Discovery "Galactic Cannon"
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GlennLeDrew
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A definite improvement, I'd say! Less mass to tote around, for starters. I like the business end of the p-mount, too.
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Home-made 11X50 right angle bino, 8.1 deg. FOV
Modified 26X100 bino, 3.5 deg. FOV
Home-made Mk II RA bino, using interchangeable objectives and eyepieces
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