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Yellow line in foreground

  • AnshuAstro by AnshuAstro

    Could someone explain the yellow lines on the object in the foreground?

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    Hi AnshuAstro and welcome to the Zoo,

    The bright object at the bottom is a foreground star from our galaxy. The colours and spikes are all optical artifacts.

    Happy hunting !

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