Strange object
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by axmukher
Could someone please have a look at this strange thing! And what are those straight colored lines?
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by ElisabethB moderator
The straight and colored lines are diffraction spikes, caused by a nearby bright star outside of the image.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffraction_spike
What you see in the center of the image is just noise.
So, star/artifact looks like the best optionPosted