Celestron Zhumell ZHUS001-1 Z100 Portable Altazimuth Reflector Telescope, Black

Brought this Telescope a few weeks ago and have been enjoying it ever since. If you are a beginner you will have to get used to aiming it and focusing on objects, and whilst this can be pretty frustrating at first, once you get used to this aspect it becomes more and more enjoyable to use. My advice is to get yourself a 'Barlow' lens, which multiplies the magnification of what you can observe, 2, 3 or 5 times depending on what Barlow you opt for. It's tempting to just go for the 5x straight away, but be warned, until you have sussed things out a 5 x will make objects harder to find and then to keep in the eye piece. If you have got a camera with a long zoom lens, you will know that finding, and then holding anything still at full zoom is hard to do. Telescopes are similar, in that you only have to lightly touch the scope for the image in the eyepiece to shake or even disappear from view. That said, you shouldn't really expect anything different with a basic tabletop Telescope; after all, if you had a couple hundred to spend you would be looking for something much more sophisticated. Maybe a scope that found objects and tracked them for you! In my opinion this is a great starter Telescope, which is compact, light and very portable. It requires very little setting up - just put it on a stable flat surface, take the lens caps off and away you go. I took the attached photos with the scope sitting on an inside window ledge. It was fitted with a 2 x Barlow, a Moon Filter, one of the eyepieces that came in the box, and a mid-range Smart Phone (Samsung A51 5g). Took some practice and quite a bit of experimenting, but believe me if an old disabled fart like me can do this, so can you. If you buy one, I hope you master it and enjoy using it. It's a really good feeling the first time you point it at the moon, look through the eyepiece, focus it and and see the surface close up!

This is the perfect starter scope, so easy to set up and use red dot gets you nicely onto your target. With a cheap phone mount and an iPhone 11 Pro I managed to get these pictures on my first time using. These photos are taken in a very light polluted area I’m yet to take it out to dark skies

Fantastic telescope. Extremely easy to put together...you don't have to do anything other than attach the eyepiece holder! You are advised to line up the red dot in the day with a distant object - you can easily do this in the night when the moon is visible also. Having the red dot is extremely handy for locating objects, especially at higher magnifications. Well packaged, as well as the usual polystyrene the larger box was inside another box for extra protection - my outer box arrived slightly damaged, but the inner seemed fine. Plenty of views of the moon, Jupiter, Saturn & stars galore, with more to see.

The telescope looks great and was to be a Christmas present for my daughter. There was no manual, so had to download my own one from the zhumell website. Sadly, upon getting it out of the packaging from Amazon warehouse, the casing is damaged. Really disappointed that a damaged item was shipped out to me.

Easy to use. Good build quality. Great views of the moon with the lenses provided. Laser finder is very easy to use and set up. Not too heavy to move around. Can be a bit shakey at times but all in all I'm very pleased. I purchased some extra lenses and you can (albeit small) see the moons of Jupiter and the rings around Saturn.

The entire build is very high quality and easy to assemble, I recommend purchasing a 2x Barlow to increase magnifcation, the mount could be a bit better, but seeing as its a tabletop dob, It's great!

For a quick 'pick up and observe' telescope it is great value for money. Easy to assemble, light and portable but with pretty good optics. Mirrors needed a little collimation, but that was explained well and easy to do.

The telescope is OK, but the mount is terrible. The table top mount is made of chipboard and is simply a one armed lazy Susan. After trying to uses it, I gave it to a friend.

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For reference, I am a complete beginner. I did a lot of research prior to getting one of these. After stumbling on r/dontbuyapowerseeker, I felt very lost in the process of getting one. From what I've learned over research, dobsonians are the way to go. They're the best bang for your buck and this particular model doesn't stray away from that. While buying this, I also had bought a Celestron FirstScope. I figured I'd test both to see what works better for me. They both are fantastic beginner telescopes. However, the FirstScope was lacking a few areas that this one fulfilled which is why I picked this over that. I do believe the price difference is well worth the added benefits. So, with that being said, let's get into this. The Good: Lens: The lens that come with are two wide angles that are 10 mm and 17 mm. Both are perfect for viewing and are great for kids since it is so wide that it gives a lot of room to look around. All the pictures taken with exception to the Flame Nebula, were taken on these lens. Portability: The scope itself can be taken off of the clanky mount that its on. This is especially handy when trying to transport the telescope since the mount is awkwardly shaped that it wouldn't really fit in any case. I have yet to find a case for this exact scope, so I made my own out of an old suitcase, but it's not necessarily a necessity. You can perfectly transport this anywhere you'd like. The red dot piece: Probably one of the most underrated tools of a dobsonian, especially when this small, is the red dot finder. You'll find it very hard to use a finderscope with the awkward shape of the dobsonian so it is very nice to have simple red dot sight to angle the telescope at a given location. Just make sure to turn it off one you're done so you don't drain the battery. It really feels like a GPS tracking telescope with how easy it is to find objects with the red dot. The eh: Viewing capability: This is purely based on what comes out of the box. The viewing power is better than the First Scope just because it is a larger and wider, but the scopes that are provided don't get you much magnification for any close ups to planets or deeper space objects. I'd recommend getting a good Barlow lens with this and something lower in mm. A 6 mm or 4 mm will dramatically increase your magnification and with how wide the scope is, it won't compromise brightness significantly. The picture of the nebula was taken on a 6mm lens. Materials: It is a study scope and everything does feel robust, but it is a pain too clean. It's very easy to get finger prints on and cleaning the inside is a long process but necessary for good viewing. It should be known that this is the case with almost every telescope, but if you have OCD like me and hate to see finger prints on it, then you'll be cleaning the outside constantly. The oof: Collimation: So, for most telescopes, you'll have to endure a process of collimation. This basically is aligning your telescope so that you'll be able to see objects with more clarity beyond what the focuser can bring. This telescope, doesn't let you do that. It is a fixed collimation. Albeit, coming out of the factory it is near perfect, but I'm unsure how it will last in the long run. The reason this can be bad is because as a beginner telescope, it's important to learn all of the mechanics of basic viewing and collimation is very important to learn. Platform: This is a standard among almost all tabletop dobsonians. They're very awkward to operate. You will find it difficult to find a spot to view with this given it doesn't have a tripod. DO NOT TRY TO MAKE A TRIPOD. There are reasons why dobsonians excel in stability and are genuinely good at viewing. This is something you'll have to find for yourself. I usually go about putting it on my the back of my car and it works just fine. However, in instances when all you have is the ground. It becomes a little more difficult. Larger dobsonians usually are as tall as you while standing up, so this isn't really an issue for those. Why it's better then the FirstScope: For $40 more, you'll get a better red dot finder, better lens, overall better viewing, stronger base, and sturdier materials. The FirstScope is made of dense plastic whereas this is a thin metal sheet. The First Scope comes with plastic 20 mm and 4 mm lens whereas this comes with metal 17mm and 10 mm (also wide angle). THEY BOTH ARE GREAT BEGINNER TELESCOPES. To be honest, if I was more tight on budget, I'd get the FirstScope because I'm still getting a great viewing experience. It is very hard to find good telescopes with this viewing capability under $100. These 70x400 telescopes that are being sold cannot get nearly the images that this is producing. And for a beginner telescope, why would you even want to try and equatorial mount that the Celestron power seekers are advertising. These both are great telescopes, but the z100 is worth, in my opinion, the $40 more then the FirstScope. Conclusion: It's very hard to find telescopes that aren't plastic junk. To be fair, if you've even found this telescope, consider yourself lucky. Many people get doomed by the 70x400 or PowerSeeker hobby killers and never get to see the true beauty of astronomy. It's a pretty clear choice, in my opinion, that this is the best bang for your buck. Great for kids, great for beginners, great for college students wanting something small for their dorm, great for anyone for that matter. It's one of the best viewing experiences I've seen with a telescope under $100. And if you can shell out the money for Z114 or Z130.. do it. Zhumell has done a fantastic job with this line of scopes and I don't see a better product on the market for this price.

Two years ago, my 8yo son received a plastic 50mm scope for his birthday. This flimsy toy scope, of the "hobby-killer" variety, intrigued me with it's view of the moon, and i wondered what the moon would look like through a "real" telescope. I set a budget of $120 and began my research. After skimming many articles, reviews, and rankings lists, i realized i would have to increase my budget; I didn't know much, but I knew I wanted a scope that would allow me a few years growth in this new hobby. On paper, the z130 seemed to meet all my criteria, and for only $198. Btw, the current 2023 price would have put this way outside my budget at the time; $350 would have been too much considering i was still in the curious phase regarding skywatching. I have more to say about that later. The z130 arrived, and significantly altered my life. Skywatching immediately became one of my favorite hobbies, and to this day, no clear sky goes unviewed. I marveled at the moon and became familiar with it's features and geography. I was fascinated by Jupiter, it's equatorial bands, and Galilean moons. My first view of Saturn, an orb encircled by a mass of rings, all in pristine, geometric perfection, was a moment of silent astonishment. Beyond our solar system, I would observe my first two deep sky objects, the ring nebula and the Sombrero galaxy. I would go on to observe many more nebulae and galaxies, as well as globular clusters and other deep sky objects, always excited with each new discovery. I once, and not for the last time, stayed out until three in the morning. Using stellarium as a guide, I toured the entire, viewable sky, lingering over every dso I could locate. I felt as though I had traveled our galaxy and beyond, and it remains one of the most memorable experiences of my life. Among other skywatching instruments, I would eventually acquire a ten inch dobsonian and a 102mm ed refractor. Both of these scopes outperform the z130 in many ways. However, the z130 is just so comfortable to use. I can set the z130 on a sturdy table or chair and, while seated, observe the night sky for hours in a steady position with no discomfort. Comparatively, the 10" dob can have me stooped at times, and the 102ed will have me in any number of positions ranging from low-seated to standing stretched. The z130 is incredibly portable, while my 10" dob is a beast to carry, and my 102 ed requires a somewhat hefty tripod and mount. The z130 is ready to go, while the 10" dob takes it's time reaching equilibrium and the 102ed requires eq alignment. The z130 is easier to use; just point and observe. It's also a hunter; with a wider field of view compared to the 10" dob, finding objects takes much less time, meaning more objects can be observed per session. The z130 won't replace my 10 inch dob when I want to view transit shadows on Jupiter or some obscure rille on the moon. The z130 won't replace my 102ed when I need that extra bit of contrast and stars with less spike. However, the z130 is no slouch in the performance department. In fact, it has spoiled me to the point that I find views through a size-smaller 4 1/2 inch reflector to be unsatisfactory. Besides that, the z130 is at least, roughly, a third the price of a 10" dob or 102ed- keeping in mind the 102ed requires the additional purchase of a solid mount. On the subject of price, the current price of the z130 is around $350. While I certainly feel that it is worth that price, and that I have gotten more value than that from the z130, It now finds itself in a problematic range. It's hard to imagine that a curious pre-novice on a tight budget would make that splurge. On the other hand, someone willing to spend that much on a first scope should probably at least consider spending a little more for a six or even 8 inch dobsonian. That said, this is still a five-star scope. It's my most used scope. It's very portable, comfortable, provides substantial views, and is easy to use. It's also a great hunter. If you get one, consider getting some binoviewers down the line; the z130 is sturdy enough to handle them, and Jupiter, Saturn and especially the Moon will provide some next-level viewing through them.

Es una muy buena adquisición. Es importante hacer notar que para ampliar la capacidad de visualización se requiere más oculares y flitros. Los que trae son básicos y logran una amplificación de aprox 40x. Con oculares adicionales se puede llegar al tope teórico focal de este equipo de 200x. Este límite es también el límite máximo en cuidades debido a la contaminación lumínica