Hi Truscott and welcome to IIS. I agree with the others, 8 inch is a good size to start with. The LX90 is an excellent starting point as would be the 8 inch Celestron. I believe anything bigger than an 8 inch would not fit your portability criteria. If you're travelling about the LX200 may be better as it has inbuilt GPS to set your current location, but the cost is much higher than the LX90 and it will be heavier. If you don't mind entering the co-ords manually the Lx90 in an equivalent size is identical optically.
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