Today I went to a local dealer and saw the 8 inch Sky-Watcher collapsible Dob. They just receive it and it wasn’t even ready for display yet. It wasn’t sitting on its base but on the floor (standing on the lower hand). It is equipped with a RACI and a single speed Crayford.

The thing that surprised me (a bit) is the size of the OTA. It is pretty small. There was an 8 inch Lightbridge standing close to it and the SW’s OTA is smaller. It really is compact. It’s so small that my girlfriend asked me: “why are you interested in that scope, I thought that you wanted a bigger one” - BTW, my scope is a 6 inch SW Dob. If Orion produces similar scopes and make transport bags for it, this is going to be very “transporter friendly”.