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Thanks for all of the advice everyone - appreciated.
I would only be looking at a Truss tube not a walled tube so not an issue. The video I shared was more in terms of the use of a scissor lift. I guess an extra thick CF tube could work, but that would require re-tubing the scope if I wanted to use the video method of moving a heavy scope around.
I guess from a portability perspective, the GSO RC 10" on a G11 rather than EQ8 could be a lower cost alternative, and perhaps I would also then save a bit on the focuser as Moonlite seems a bit cheaper than Feathertouch.
As always, everything is about compromise in some way - cost vs weight vs stiffness vs portability vs aperture/focal length!
One other issue for me is imaging at F/8 with a portable set up where most images will have to be gathered over 2 nights (my typical dark sky get away: Night one polar align and get Luminance Channel; Night 2 More Luminance and then R, G, B). This is why I would love the 12" but with a focal reducer at f/6.
Any other comments are welcomed.
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