{"id":30961,"date":"2025-10-13T11:58:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T09:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/?post_type=product&#038;p=30961"},"modified":"2026-07-18T11:53:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T09:53:58","slug":"sky-watcher-startravel-120-az3","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/sky-watcher-startravel-120-az3\/","title":{"rendered":"Sky-Watcher Startravel-120 AZ Pronto Refractor - 120\/600"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Sky-Watcher Startravel-120 AZ Pronto: meer licht, zelfde gemak<\/h2>\n<p>De Sky-Watcher Startravel-120 AZ Pronto tilt de grab-and-go-formule een maat op: de 120\/600 mm achromaat (f\/5) vangt 38% meer licht dan het 102 mm model, op dezelfde lichte AZ Pronto montering met roestvrijstalen statief. Meer sterren, meer nevel, nog steeds in \u00e9\u00e9n beweging buiten.<\/p>\n<h2>What do you see through a Startravel?<\/h2>\n<p>Vast star fields dotted with pinpricks of light, the Pleiades fully in view, the Milky Way stretching like a ribbon across a dark sky, and bright nebulae such as Orion surrounding them. The moon looks surprisingly good, and bright planets are visible at their largest. During the day, the diagonal prism turns it into a powerful nature viewer for birds and landscapes.<\/p>\n<h2>Rich Field: Heaven on a Grand Scale<\/h2>\n<p>Star travel refractors are built for broad use: short focal length, wide field of view, and plenty of light per observation. Entire constellations, vast star fields, the Pleiades in one view, and comet hunting: that's their territory. With an erect image diagonal, they also make excellent daytime binoculars. One thing they are intentionally not: high-magnification planet specialists.<\/p>\n<h2>This is how to get the most out of this telescope<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ready in ten minutes:<\/strong> A refractor lens has hardly any cooldown time, and the closed tube means no collimation. Set up and look.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Know what a fast achromat is:<\/strong> At f\/5, you'll see a distinct purple-blue edge around bright objects like Venus, Sirius, and the moon's edge. This is hardly noticeable in wide star fields, for which this lens was made; for high magnifications and photography, you'd choose an ED refractor. That's the honest agreement behind this price.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Look up at the dark sky<\/strong> Correct, widefield viewing gains immensely with low light pollution; this is an excellent telescope to take along.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Magnification:<\/strong> het 10 mm oculair geeft 60x; heerlijk voor maan en heldere velden.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Never look directly at the sun without protection.,<\/strong> not even for a moment: only with a certified solar filter on the front.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>For whom yes and for whom no<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Hello<\/strong> de widefield-liefhebber die het maximale licht wil zonder de mobiliteit op te geven.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Not<\/strong> For high-magnification planet detail, a Maksutov or long refractor is the better choice, and deep-sky photography suits an ED refractor or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/telescopes\/smart-telescopes\/\">smart telescopes<\/a>. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/the-best-telescope-for-beginners\/\">Telescope Buying Guide for Beginners<\/a> Place the types side by side.<\/p>\n<h2>Featured accessories<\/h2>\n<p>These accessories add the most after purchase:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Moon Filter 25%:<\/strong> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/omegon-moon-filter-25-125\/\">Omegon Moon Filter 25% (1.25 inches)<\/a> dampens the bright moonlight and increases the contrast. More explanation in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/best-moon-filter-telescope\/\">Moon filter guide<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Smartphone adapter:<\/strong> Klem your phone onto the eyepiece for moon and nature photos. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/sky-watcher-smartphoto-plus-smartphone-adapter-20mm-eyepiece\/\">Sky-Watcher SmartPhoto+ adapter<\/a> comes with a special 20 mm photo eyepiece.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Carrier bag<\/strong> kies een compacte refractortas op maat. Bekijk de <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/telescope-accessories\/carrier-bags\/\">carrier bags<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Technical specifications<\/h2>\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Feature<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Specification<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Optical design<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Air-spaced doublet achromatic Refractor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Opening<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>120 mm (4.75 inches)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Focal length<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>600 mm (f\/5)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Mount<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>AZ Pronto Alt-Azimuth with fine adjustment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tripod<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Deluxe stainless steel (SS), extendable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Light output<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>295x (38% over 102 mm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Max. useful magnification<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>240x<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Focuser<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Dual-Fit 1.25\"\/2\" Rack-and-Pinion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Included in the box<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Sky-Watcher Startravel-120 optische buis<\/li>\n<li>AZ Pronto montering met roestvrijstalen statief en accessoirehouder<\/li>\n<li>20 mm oculair (30x) en 10 mm oculair (60x)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Honest advice from observers<\/h2>\n<p>We sell and use the Sky-Watcher line ourselves. In our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/skywatcher-telescopes\/\">Sky-Watcher merk Guide<\/a> We'll explain which series are strong and which you'd rather skip. View the full range on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/brands\/sky-watcher\/\">Sky-Watcher merk Page<\/a>. Order before 11:59 PM for fast delivery, in the Netherlands and Belgium.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Sky-Watcher Startravel-120 AZ Pronto<\/strong> vangt 38% meer licht dan het 102 mm model, op dezelfde lichte grab-and-go montering: het maximale widefield-beeld dat je in \u00e9\u00e9n keer buiten zet.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":104615,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[542],"product_cat":[51,3177,567,431],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-30961","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_brand-sky-watcher","product_cat-telescopen","product_cat-handmatige-refractoren","product_cat-refractor-telescopen","product_cat-telescopen-voor-kinderen","product_shipping_class-licht","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"bundled_by":[],"bundle_stock_status":"instock","bundle_stock_quantity":null,"bundle_virtual":false,"bundle_layout":"","bundle_add_to_cart_form_location":"","bundle_editable_in_cart":false,"bundle_sold_individually_context":"","bundle_item_grouping":"","bundle_min_size":"","bundle_max_size":"","bundle_price":[],"bundled_items":[],"bundle_sell_ids":[24771,91099],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":30958,"url":"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/sky-watcher-102-500-az-pronto\/","url_meta":{"origin":30961,"position":0},"title":"Sky-Watcher Startravel-102 AZ Pronto Refractor - 102\/500","author":"Info telescoop","date":"13-10-2025","format":false,"excerpt":"De Sky-Watcher Startravel-102 AZ Pronto is de ultieme grab-and-go: vier inch widefield-refractor op een lichte montering met fijninstelling. 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