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I currently have a TOA 130n and have owned a Mewlon 250.
If I were to have one scope it would be a Celestron 11 or Meade 12" or an Intes-Micro "X"15 if you are happy with a Mak.
For a refractor, a new I-Star 200 or Meade 152/178 ED APO from the '90s will give very satisfactory views (97%) for 1/4 the price of a TOA 130.
The TOA130 is an excellent, colour-free telescope, but better suited to AP than visual (IMHO).
The Mewlons are (again, IMHO) a waste of money. They are difficult to collimate and go "off-song" very quickly.
Also, the spikey artifacts are very noticable in visual use and the wave front error is nowhere near as good as claimed.
Virtually any Celestron or Meade SCT is a match for a Mewlon I think and there are quite a few refractors in the 120-140mm range that will out-perform the TOA visually.
But: YMMV!
G'Luck!
Peter
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