Dobsonian base table

[Miguel1983]

Hi all,

a short wile back i passed up on a YouTube channel by Dennis Zylstra (shout out to mister Zylta !) and he had made a small table on which to put his Dobsonian.

I thought that was a great idea to get a more comfortable seeing possition, so i made one myself.

And here it is...

The hight of the eyepiece in this position is about 145cm ( 57 inches)

I made the base triangular for better stability in grass.

Zenith position (i'm 175 cm (69 inches) tall (or short))

 

Clear Skies !

[Phil Fargaze]

That`s a nice job done there. I really must sort one out for my dob to save myself the back ache. I was thinking of getting a water butt stand but a custom made item would be better, especially if I could unscrew it and pack it flat in the back of the car when I go on dark site trips. That design looks like it would not be too difficult to enable taking apart and assembling. 

[Charic]

 

2 hours ago, Miguel1983 said:

I thought that was a great idea to get a more comfortable seeing possition,

Must just be me, but I would need to climb on that table to reach the eyepiece.

A slight exaggeration maybe but I use a drum stool when seated at the scope, and can reach the eyepiece at any angle, I can't imagine viewing any other way.

I also bought the water butt stand ( its a three part unit ) to lift and keep the scope off various surfaces, but never ended up using this feature, but did buy a water butt, which is most helpful during the summer months  of drought!

Credit due though for the DIY.

[Miguel1983]

6 hours ago, Charic said:

 

Must just be me, but I would need to climb on that table to reach the eyepiece.

 

I guess everybody has his favorite position  ,  i like standing up so i can move the scope around quicker.

[Paul73]

Good thinking. Looks good and solid. 

Anything that saves the back has got to be a good idea. I sit while observing, but I am very lazy...

Paul

[tuckstar]

I just use an ironing chair so I can get comfy and really look at an object with my 10" dob. My friend has an 8" dob and uses a small table from our Swedish friends furniture store. I can't reach his eyepiece when at higher alt.

[swamp thing]

Good stuff  

 

[Chriske]

Hey,

Looks great..!..
Made about the same one 10+ years ago, was for a friend. Only the one I made was foldable.

[Miguel1983]

14 hours ago, Chriske said:

Hey,

Looks great..!..
Made about the same one 10+ years ago, was for a friend. Only the one I made was foldable.

Bedankt ;-) (#BE)