Look at this amazing purple thing, what is it?

• by Mano1

  Hi,

  could anyone tell me what is happening on this picture?

  Posted September 12, 2013 8:19 PM

• by fatha731

  Check the comments. 😃

  Posted September 12, 2013 9:32 PM

• by ElisabethB moderator

  The object to the right is a foreground star from our galaxy. The colors, spikes and weird center are all optical artifacts.

  Posted September 12, 2013 10:11 PM