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Originally Posted by Brycepj
Thanks Barb
Looks like a good scope, may be a bit big being 650 as I,m looking at fitting the scope into a carry on luggage size bag
Peter
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As others have suggested, for a carry-on scope, my pick of the best options would be a short-tube refractor (80 mm / f5 or similar), or a Mak (90 mm or so). A little Mak is even more compact than a 'frac (my 90 mm Mak OTA fits into a styrofoam-padded box that is about 350 mm x 125 mm x 125 mm), and they have comparable light-gathering capability and image quality, but the Mak has a much longer focal length / higher magnification, so which one is ideal for you will depend partially on what you prefer to observe.
Team either with a couple of eyepieces, a decent lightweight alt-az tripod, a star diagonal and a 45-degree erect-image diagonal, and you have a very portable, very versatile telescope for both daytime terrestrial use and night-time star-gazing.
(It should go without saying that you should also pack a pair of binoculars.)