@goddogsrunning Those Are Diffraction Spikes, Patterns Produced as Light Bends Around the ... - Latest Tweet by NASA

Those are diffraction spikes, patterns produced as light bends around the sharp edges of a telescope. They only appear on the brightest stars when a telescope takes an image. Learn more in this infographic: https://t.co/umKM9fI3wa

Text description here: https://t.co/SGrvMKnNIz— NASA (@NASA) October 21, 2022

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