Overexposure?
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I realize this is more a question about the image as opposed to the galaxy, but what could cause that imperfection in the photograph? Is it that the star on the left is brighter than the settings on the telescope is equipped to handle while focusing on the comparatively dimmer galaxy?
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ElisabethB
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Hiya and welcome to the Zoo
The bright spiky object to the left is indeed a foreground star from our galaxy. The colours, spikes, aand weird blue spike are al optical artifacts. Just concentrate on the central object/galaxy !
Happy hunting ! 😄
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