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Not hard, but equal to the RC's. You really need a Tak collimation scope otherwise you end up leaning at windmills. You THINK you have it spot on but are really way off.
The spider vanes also need replacing or thinning.
Nice visual scope, but needs a lot of work to make it an imaging scope. Terry Robson knows how to if you go that path.
My recommendation: personally, if you need 8", a Vixen R200SS Newtonian with flattener and modified spider, or the Skywatcher clone Quattro. The Tak Epsilons are superb, but well outside your imposed budget, even for the 130.
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