The “BigSky” chair is designed for stargazing, and where better to take advantage of such astronomical opportunities than in the land of the big sky---New Mexico. The design is intended to embody a humorous, retro space-age ethos, referencing New Mexico’s popular historic association with UFO’s. The “BigSky” chair is constructed from molded post-consumer HDPE. It is strong, durable, and weather resistant. It rotates 360 degrees and reclines to 170 degrees. It is designed to hold an iPhone in its adjustable “arm” to provide for hands-free use of "celestial-body identification software" available as a free application for iPhone (SkyView) http://www.terminaleleven.com/skyview/iphone/. After a particular celestial-body has been located or identified, the arm can be retracted to its unobtrusive resting position at the right side of the chair body. The “BigSky” chair is available in both manual and solar powered, automated versions and comes in a silver (colored) smooth finish.
In the solar fitted version, the solar panel is located on the upper exterior chair back, with the wiring for the panel inconspicuously situated within the body of the chair itself during the molding process. Small battery packs would be located beneath the base of the unit.
See Diagram for dimensions.
Available to stargazing “geeks” through speciality mail order catalogs like Brookstone, Hammacher-Schlemmer or Skymall.
Price: $300.00 Manual version
$800.00 Automatic version (with solar panel)
Views from "BigSky" via SkyView on iPhone
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