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Here's my 10" Dobsonian reflector. She's a tried and tested workhorse that again due to another addition to the family, is gathering dust. She's a big ol' light bucket that really does deliver magnificent views from dark skies. I had her up for sale once but I changed my mind. This time I wont.
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 Dobsonian 10-inch, you can have a really nice bucket for gathering all of that starlight.
With a traditional Dobsonian mount, the Dobson 10-inch is easy to use. A 2-inch dual speed Crayford focuser accepts a full range of 1.25-inch and 2-inch format eyepieces. The 10-inch aluminum oxide/silver oxide-coated mirror provides excellent contrast and definition and offers 1/12-wave wavefront accuracy, along with 92-94% reflectivity.
Mirror Coatings - Aluminum plus Sio2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Recommended Usage - Viewing Galaxies/Star Clusters , Viewing Nebulae
Brand - Zhumell
Usage - For the Enthusiast
Weight Complete - 60 lbs
Finderscope - 8x50
GoTo - No
Optical Design - Reflector
Focal Length - 1250 mm
Focal Ratio - f/4.92
Star Diagonal - 1.25 Inches , 2 Inches
Combine these features with a powerful cooling fan, quick collimation screws (for easy alignment of your mirror), a black optical tube (which will acclimate to environmental temperature more quickly than other colors), and an included laser collimator (to make alignment of your mirrors even easier) and you will see that the Zhumell Dobson telescopes are more like 5-gallon pails filled with spectacular views than your standard everyday light bucket.
Also includes 2" 2x Barlow lens, Meade 20mm Super Plossl, 1.25" moon filter, planisphere and a few other bits and bobs.
This would make a great Xmas present for an enthusiast and especially with our current dark skies. I hate having to part with her, but she's not getting the love she deserves.
I will sell for $350 obo .
I look forward to hearing from you.
:righton:


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 Dobsonian 10-inch, you can have a really nice bucket for gathering all of that starlight.
With a traditional Dobsonian mount, the Dobson 10-inch is easy to use. A 2-inch dual speed Crayford focuser accepts a full range of 1.25-inch and 2-inch format eyepieces. The 10-inch aluminum oxide/silver oxide-coated mirror provides excellent contrast and definition and offers 1/12-wave wavefront accuracy, along with 92-94% reflectivity.
Mirror Coatings - Aluminum plus Sio2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Recommended Usage - Viewing Galaxies/Star Clusters , Viewing Nebulae
Brand - Zhumell
Usage - For the Enthusiast
Weight Complete - 60 lbs
Finderscope - 8x50
GoTo - No
Optical Design - Reflector
Focal Length - 1250 mm
Focal Ratio - f/4.92
Star Diagonal - 1.25 Inches , 2 Inches
Combine these features with a powerful cooling fan, quick collimation screws (for easy alignment of your mirror), a black optical tube (which will acclimate to environmental temperature more quickly than other colors), and an included laser collimator (to make alignment of your mirrors even easier) and you will see that the Zhumell Dobson telescopes are more like 5-gallon pails filled with spectacular views than your standard everyday light bucket.
Also includes 2" 2x Barlow lens, Meade 20mm Super Plossl, 1.25" moon filter, planisphere and a few other bits and bobs.
This would make a great Xmas present for an enthusiast and especially with our current dark skies. I hate having to part with her, but she's not getting the love she deserves.
I will sell for $350 obo .
I look forward to hearing from you.
:righton: