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What type of astrophotography? Planetary or Deep Sky?
If you want to do planetary then the field rotation from an alt-az mount isn't a major drama, but for deep sky you will need to either use a wedge or a field de-rotator. I had a 10" LX200 in the past, and it was too heavy for me to lift onto the wedge my myself.
I'd suggest buying just the OTA and mounting it onto a regular equatorial mount like an EQ6 or losmandy G11.This will give you a setup that breaks down into lighter more managable pieces. Secondly it means you can use any OTA in the future, and if you want to start imaging you can buy a small refractor as suggested and start from there (short focal lengths are much more forgiving).
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