What is this blue well rounded sphere in the right corner?

• by isolde.buysse

  

  Posted April 25, 2014 5:42 PM

• by Capella05 moderator

  The bright blue object is a foreground star from our own galaxy - The Milky Way 😃
  As they are so close (compared to the galaxies we are viewing), the brightness overwhelms the camera, and unusual optical artifacts are caused.

  Posted April 25, 2014 5:59 PM