strange image

• by JillHiggsBoson

  does anyone know what those strange lines are?

  Posted April 11, 2013 5:26 PM

• by Padme-1

  That is a star.The lines are what I call rays.The stars brightness create light streams to come out from the sides.Like the sun in a way.

  Posted April 11, 2013 6:02 PM

• by ElisabethB moderator

  The spikes are diffraction spikes (optical artifact).
  wiki : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffraction_spike

  Posted April 11, 2013 6:37 PM