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I love my X-T4 and you will too. I purchased an X-T1 when they were first released - I’m never getting rid of that camera: its a work of art. Keep your chin up - live your life as fully as you can.

The Bridal Veil... A long time ago, a big 'ol star near the Cygnus Constellation got very down-sized by collapsing in on itself. But things went too far, so much too far that it turned into a super-nova and the remains of that were discovered by William Herschel in 1784. This one goes by several names, the Cygnus Loop, the Filamentary Nebula, the Bridal Veil Nebula or just the Veil Nebula among other names. Then astronomers started giving names to the parts they could see and we have, today, three main named parts. The Western Veil Nebula, also known as the Witches Broom Nebula -- NGC 6960, the Eastern Veil Nebula -- NGC 6992 and some of the middle part called Pickering's Triangle also known as Fleming's Triangle. (Williamina Fleming discovered it and named it after the director of the observatory she used to find it. It does not have a NGC number because she discovered it after that catalog was published.) https://www.constellation-guide.com/veil-nebula/ https://hubblesite.org/contents/media/images/2015/29/3620-Image.html https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/cygnus-loop-nebula/ This one is not too hard to find and see in telescopes in moderately dark skies. Just look for the Swan up in the sky and start from there. This is the equivalent of a few moments more than 32 minutes of exposure.

Started my Fuji journey with an X-E1. Moved on to a X-T1, followed by an X-T2 plus 4 lenses. Diagnosed with cancer - regarded as terminal though could be a year or two. Who knows, I’m 79 anyway so… Lost my mojo a trifle - for some reason - and decided I wasn’t either very interested or not prepared to lug around the kit. Sold it all and bought a Sony RX100 vii. Clever little device - a 28-200 equivalent lens, focussing ability Fuji would die for, and a viewfinder (unusual in smaller cameras. So far so good 👍 But - I hate it! 🤨 X-T4 arriving tomorrow, hopefully…