Zhumell Telescopes

The Best Dobsonian Value Anywhere!

At Great Red Spot we're committed to precision, performance, and people.  That is why we are now offering Zhumell Telescopes. Zhumell products are designed and tested to make sure that they perform not only to our expectations but to our customer's. We know that Zhumell customers are unique individuals whose pursuits demand the best products available.

Each Zhumell Dobsonian telescope includes the following free items:

• 2" 32mm wide field eyepiece
• 25mm wide field eyepiece (8 inch)
• 1.25" 9mm Plossl eyepiece
• Dual-Speed Crayford style focuser
• 50mm Right Angle Correct Image finder scope
• Zhumell deluxe laser collimator
• 5" cooling fan with battery pack
• Center-spotted parabolic GSO mirror
• Quick collimation screws

 

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Zhumell 8 Inch Dobsonian Telescope.

Read the review on this scope from the March 2008 issue of Astronomy Technology Today.

Anyone who has spent much time in the field looking at stars with amateur astronomers is sure to have heard the term "light bucket". Effective yet inexpensive, "light buckets" provide amateur astronomers with the aperture needed to view faint deep sky object. With the quality and precision designed into the Zhumell Dobson 8", you can have a really nice bucket for gathering all of that starlight. With a traditional Dobsonian mount, the Dobson 8" is easy to use. A 2-inch dual speed crayford focuser accepts a full range of 1.25" and 2" format eyepieces. Finding the stars has never been easier now that the Zhumell comes with a . The 8-inch, center-marked mirror, by GSO, provides excellent contrast and definition. Combine these features with quick collimation Screws, an included deluxe laser collimator, dual-speed Crayford style focuser, and you will see that the Zhumell Dobson telescopes are more like a 5-gallon pail filled with spectacular views than your standard everyday light bucket. These extras alone are worth over $200 if purchased separately.

Specifications: 

• Eyepiece Format: 1.25/2 Inches
• Eyepieces Included: 1.25 in. 9mm and 2 in. 25mm
• Finder Scope:  8x50
• Focal Length:  1,200 mm
• Focal Ratio: F/5.9
• Multi-Coated Lens Coating
• Limiting Magnitude:  14.05
• 479X Maximum Useful Magnification
• Dobsonian Mount
• Objective: 204 mm center spotted mirror by GSO
• Assembled Product Weight:  40 lbs
• Resolving Power:  .63 arc seconds
• Type :Reflector
• User Level:  All

Price: $324.00  Temporarily out of stock on this item only due to the popularity of the Rebate offer. ETA is MAY 23rd!

 

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Zhumell 10 Inch Dobsonian Telescope.

With a traditional Dobsonian mount, this telescope is easy to use. A 2-inch dual speed crayford focuser accepts a full range of 1.25" and 2" format eyepieces. The 10" center spotted mirror, by GSO, provides excellent contrast and definition. Combine these features with quick collimation screws with an included deluxe laser collimator and you will see that the Zhumell Dobson telescopes are more like a 5-gallon pail filled with spectacular views than your standard everyday light bucket.

Features Include: 10" GSO mirror, 50mm right angle correct image (RACI) finder scope, 2in. Crayford style dual-speed Focuser, 2in.-1.25 in. eyepiece adapter, 32mm 2in. wide field eyepiece and a 1.25 in. 9mm Plossl eyepiece, a Zhumell 1.25in. deluxe laser collimator, 5 in. muffin fan with power source, and a deluxe laser collimator! These extras alone are worth over $200 if purchased separately

Specifications:

• Eyepiece Format: 1.25/2 Inches
• Eyepieces Included: 1.25 in. 9mm and 2 in. 32mm
• Finder Scope: 8x50 RACI
• Focal Length: 1,250 mm
• Focal Ratio: F/4.92
• Fully-Multi-Coated Lenses
• Limiting Magnitude: 14.52
• 600X Maximum Useful Magnification
• Dobsonian Mount
• Objective: 254 mm Center Spotted GSO Mirror
• Assembled Product Weight:  60 lbs
• Type :Reflector
• User Level:  All

Price: $499.00.  Temporarily out of stock on this item only due to the popularity of the Rebate offer. ETA is MAY 23rd!

 

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Zhumell 12 Inch Dobsonian Telescope

The Zhumell 12" Dobsonian is a true LIGHT BUCKET. The 12" parabolic GSO mirror has 46% more light gathering power than the 10" Dobsonian.  A 2-inch dual speed Crayford style focuser accepts a full range of 1.25" and 2" eyepieces. The 12" center spotted mirror, by GSO, provides excellent contrast and definition. Combine these features with quick collimation screws with an included deluxe laser collimator and you will see that the Zhumell Dobson telescopes are more like a 5-gallon pail filled with spectacular views than your standard everyday light bucket.

Features Include: 12" GSO mirror, 50mm Right Angle Correct Image (RACI) finder scope, 2in. Crayford style dual-speed Focuser, 2in.-1.25 in. eyepiece adapter, 32mm 2in. wide field eyepiece and a 1.25 in. 9mm Plossl eyepiece, a Zhumell 1.25in. Laser Collimator, 5 in. muffin fan with power source, and a deluxe laser collimator! These extras alone are worth over $200 if purchased separately

Specifications:

• Eyepiece Format: 1.25/2 Inches
• Eyepieces Included: 1.25 in. 9mm and 2 in. 32mm
• Finder Scope: 8x50 RACI
• Focal Length: 1,500 mm
• Focal Ratio: F/4.93
• Fully-Multi-Coated Lenses
• Limiting Magnitude: 14.91
• 718X Maximum Useful Magnification
• Dobsonian Mount
• Objective: 304 mm Center Spotted GSO Mirror
• Assembled Product Weight:  75 lbs
• Type :Reflector
• User Level:  All

Price: $799.00 Temporarily out of stock on this item only due to the popularity of the Rebate offer. ETA is MAY 23rd!

 

Coming soon: GSO 16inch Dobsonian Telescope