Bright thing on the right.

• by tzalwel

  What is the bright thing on the right of the picture that emits light in 4 directions? Is it a star that is way closer to the lens?

  Posted June 16, 2015 7:55 PM

• by ElisabethB moderator

  The bright spiky thing on the left is a foreground star from our galaxy. The spikes are optical artifacts (diffraction spikes)

  Posted June 16, 2015 11:28 PM