{"id":31037,"date":"2025-10-13T15:41:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T13:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/?post_type=product&#038;p=31037"},"modified":"2026-07-28T01:00:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T23:00:46","slug":"sky-watcher-mercury-707-az2","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/sky-watcher-mercury-707-az2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sky-Watcher Mercury-707 \u2013 2.75\" Achromatic Refractor"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Sky-Watcher Mercury-707: meer lens, zelfde eenvoud<\/h2>\n<p>De Sky-Watcher Mercury-707 is een achromatische refractor van 70\/700 mm (f\/10) op een azimutale AZ-2 montering. De 70 mm lens verzamelt circa 100 keer meer licht dan het blote oog en het trage f\/10-ontwerp houdt het beeld rustig en kleurzuiver. De logische maat boven de 60 mm instapper.<\/p>\n<h2>What do you see through this telescope?<\/h2>\n<p>The moon is the main stage: craters, mountain ranges, and the play of shadow along the terminator are different every night. Jupiter shows its four large moons, Saturn reveals its rings, and Venus its phases. Bright star clusters like the Pleiades round out the program. Don't expect faint nebulae: those require more aperture, and that's appropriate for this price point.<\/p>\n<h2>Zorgeloos beginnen<\/h2>\n<p>Een refractor vraagt niets: geen afkoeltijd van betekenis, geen uitlijnen van spiegels, geen onderhoud. Neerzetten, richten en kijken. Voor wie het eerste jaar vooral maan en planeten wil verkennen, is dit de meest ontspannen route.<\/p>\n<h2>This is how to get the most out of this telescope<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Start with the lowest power eyepiece<\/strong> (the largest number): first find, then enlarge.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Magnification:<\/strong> het 10 mm oculair geeft 70x; een <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/sky-watcher-6-mm-planetary-uwa-eyepiece-58-125\/\">6 mm eyepiece<\/a> (117x) is de zinvolle bovengrens voor 70 mm.<\/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 starter die iets meer licht wil dan het instapmodel, zonder complexiteit toe te voegen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Not<\/strong> wie nu al weet dat de hobby serieus wordt, kan beter direct een maat groter beginnen: voor deep-sky-ambities biedt een 100 tot 130 mm spiegel veel meer. Onze <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/the-best-telescope-for-beginners\/\">Telescope Buying Guide for Beginners<\/a> and the PLP with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/telescopes\/telescopes-for-children\/\">telescopes for children<\/a> Help with the choice.<\/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>A 6mm planetary eyepiece:<\/strong> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/sky-watcher-6-mm-planetary-uwa-eyepiece-58-125\/\">Sky-Watcher 6mm Planetary UWA Eyepiece<\/a> geeft 117x voor meer detail op maan en planeten.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Smartphone adapter:<\/strong> Align your phone with the eyepiece for your first moon photos. The <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<\/ul>\n<h2>Technical specifications<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Specification<\/th>\n<th>Details<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Optical design<\/td>\n<td>Achromatic refractor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Opening<\/td>\n<td>70 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Focal length<\/td>\n<td>700 mm (f\/10)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mount<\/td>\n<td>AZ-2 (azimutaal) op statief<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Light output<\/td>\n<td>Approximately 100 times more than the naked eye<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Maximum useful magnification<\/td>\n<td>Circa 140x<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Included in the box<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Sky-Watcher Mercury-707 optische buis<\/li>\n<li>AZ-2 montering met statief<\/li>\n<li>Meegeleverde oculairs en zoeker<\/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 Mercury-707<\/strong> is de zorgeloze stap boven het instapmodel: 70 mm kleurzuivere lens, rustig f\/10-beeld en nul onderhoud.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":31039,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[542],"product_cat":[51,3177,567],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-31037","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_brand-sky-watcher","product_cat-telescopen","product_cat-handmatige-refractoren","product_cat-refractor-telescopen","product_shipping_class-licht","first","onbackorder","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"bundled_by":[],"bundle_stock_status":"onbackorder","bundle_stock_quantity":0,"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":[24771,90424,91099],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":31042,"url":"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/skywatcher-telescoop-ac-70-500-mercury-az-3\/","url_meta":{"origin":31037,"position":0},"title":"Skywatcher Telescope AC 70\/500 Mercury AZ-3","author":"","date":"13-10-2025","format":false,"excerpt":"De Sky-Watcher Mercury 70\/500 AZ-3 is de compacte allrounder van de instaplijn: breed beeld, fijninstelling op de montering en licht genoeg om overal mee naartoe te nemen.","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"Skywatcher Telescoop AC 70\/500 Mercury AZ-3","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Skywatcher-Telescoop-AC-70-500-Mercury-AZ-3.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Skywatcher-Telescoop-AC-70-500-Mercury-AZ-3.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Skywatcher-Telescoop-AC-70-500-Mercury-AZ-3.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Skywatcher-Telescoop-AC-70-500-Mercury-AZ-3.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Skywatcher-Telescoop-AC-70-500-Mercury-AZ-3.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Skywatcher-Telescoop-AC-70-500-Mercury-AZ-3.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16165,"url":"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/sky-watcher-mercury-607\/","url_meta":{"origin":31037,"position":1},"title":"Sky-Watcher Mercury-607 - 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