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| Ernest Major to RonO |
| Re: Webb telescope images |
| 15 Sep 25 14:54:02 |
From: {$to$}@meden.demon.co.uk
On 15/09/2025 14:08, RonO wrote:
> https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/photos/otherworldly-images-nasas-
> james-webb-space-telescope-89463132
>
> ABC news has a series of images from the Webb telescope. With all the
> complex images I like the picture of Neptune. It was clean and
> simplistic. Are the 6 pointed starburst patterns eminating from bright
> objects an artifact of the compound lens and computer enhancement?
>
> Ron Okimoto
>
They are called diffraction spikes. The following explains their origin.
https://www.sciencefocus.com/space/diffraction-spikes-jwst
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