GibsonUK

Hello all, I don't really have anywhere at home that I can put a scope permanently, and if I setup down the bottom of my garden for an evening then I'd likely have issues as there are bright street lamps nearby and cars coming up and down the road casting light over my garden. There's a national forest area nearby, about 2 miles drive, that has virtually no light pollution locally so I was thinking of scouting out a good open spot with stable ground to setup for an evening or night every weekend or every other weekend so I can try and get some images and spend some time with the old man as well as I know he'd love it. I am looking at getting the SkyWatcher Explorer 200PDS with an EQ5 mount (It comes as a kit, but I don't mind buying the scope and a different mount). I feel like this will definitely help me dip my toe and get a feel for the hobby as well as serving me well until I maybe decide to upgrade. The scope seems quite larger, though. I don't mind the effort of transporting it as I'll be doing it infrequently and making an evening/night of it, but I am curious about the practicality of it from others that perhaps have or still do what I'm doing with the same or similar scope. Do I need to worry about damaging the scope? Are they sensitive? Is there a risk of misalignment or anything like that? I already have a DSLR (Canon 750D/T6i) that I believe I can attach for images. Any advice appreciated!