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Decent-Discount-831 t1_ith7zzb wrote

Does anyone know what that thing is at the ~top middle (a little down from the top)? I know that it’s obviously not, but to me it looks like a man made star 😅

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Ellocodeinternet t1_ithaa1x wrote

the hexagonal thingy that looks like a star? from what i understand is an artifact caused by the jwsp mirrors

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echothree33 t1_itj0ps5 wrote

I believe that’s a star in our galaxy (Milky Way) so the mirrors/lenses on JWST show the 6-pointed artifact. For things further away (i.e. other galaxies) that doesn’t happen.

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