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by deelowe 4y ago
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- jonplackett 4y agoWas J J Abrahams involved in Webb, because it really seems to produce nice lens flair
- capableweb 4y agoWhat you're seeing is not lens flares but diffraction spikes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffraction_spike https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffraction_spike You could call those lens flares I guess, but commonly known as diffraction spikes when it comes to telescopes. In this case they appear because of the supporting struts in the James Webb telescope.