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![AJamesMcCarthy Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::2492039959.png) Andrew McCarthy [@AJamesMcCarthy](/creator/twitter/AJamesMcCarthy) on x 411.9K followers
Created: 2025-07-21 17:28:55 UTC

Another photo captured using my 8" telescope from Sacramento. The light pollution introduced some color gradients I had to work around, but otherwise you can still clearly see the structure of these light-years-wide nebulae.

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