The Orion Starblast 4.5 inch reflector with a motorized alt-az mount makes a good visual observation scope for travel. It can be either tripod mounted as shown here or used table top. I use a baeder clickstop zoom eyepiece which is really handy and avoids having to switch eyepieces or carry a collection of eyepieces when traveling.
This image is from when it traveled to Western NE for observing the solar eclipse.
Below is another picture of it in the yard for more traditional observing. Sitting on the DIY tripod I made for the OpenAstroTracker, but is just the right size and height for this. Finderscope is a Orion 7020 9×50 Illuminated Right Angle Finder Scope. When the Baader zoom eyepiece is on the XT8, I use a lower budget Orion Explorer 7-21 Zoom eyepiece.
