Is this normal? it's at least beautiful.

• by SmartAlx

  I've only just signed up and have been categorizing for half an hour so I don't know if this is normal overexposure or what. But it sure is beautiful.

  Posted March 7, 2013 11:11 AM

• by ElisabethB moderator

  Yup, correct. This is a bright foreground star from our galaxy.
  Really pretty !

  Posted March 7, 2013 11:20 AM

• by Mjtbarrett

  These may be helpful? See:

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffraction_spike

  http://www.oldham-optical.co.uk/Airy Disk.htm

  This may also be worth a look: http://hubblesite.org/gallery/behind_the_pictures/meaning_of_color/

  Posted March 7, 2013 11:26 AM

• by Mjtbarrett

  I think that this is HD 2472 aka HIP2249 See http://www.astrostudio.org/xhip.php?hip=2249 for more info.
  

  Posted March 24, 2013 5:59 PM