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that is sooooooooooooo cool, I got a Ioptron Skyguider Pro for XMAS.............I am planning to get out soon and getting my feet wet. I've dabbled with a tripod only, I really enjoy getting out there at night.

I vote for the X-T30ii also. I agree with the points Sleeping Dog makes. I also really appreciate the manual controls for setting shutter speed and (on the "R" lenses) the lens aperture. You can leave these on "A" for automatic, or just set another lever for "AUTO", if you like. But I'm a big believer in understanding the settings and putting them to work, at least much of the time. That's probably a minority opinion, so your mileage may vary. And, in some circumstances -- like a news story rapidly unfolding right in front of me, where I want decent pictures without any time spent on thinking about settings -- I'll go with automatic anyhow.

I have an XT30 and it suits my needs as an all around performer, compact, but not so small that it gets lost in your hand, plus it has good image quality. Downside, if video is important is that it is recommended that clips be limited to 10 minutes in length, due to the camera overheating. Another consideration might be that if image stabilization is important to you, the XT30/XT30ii relied on OIS in the lens and the current kit lens the 16-50 zoom does not have OIS, but there are lots of the older 18-55's out there that has it. Have fun!

NGC 2244 (Revisited Rosette). Testing some equipment... Back on Page Two of this thread, NGC 2244's posting has some closer-in and further-out views. This view is from a different setup at a different location. This is the equivalent of 56 minutes, 10 seconds of camera capturing exposures. And for your referencing pleasure: https://www.constellation-guide.com/rosette-nebula/ https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210221.html