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"While all stars can create these patterns, we only see spikes with the brightest stars when a telescope takes an image." These distant galaxies are incredibly
by danparsonson 2y ago
"While all stars can create these patterns, we only see spikes with the brightest stars when a telescope takes an image."
These distant galaxies are incredibly faint, so I imagine that's the reason there are no obvious diffraction effects.
- dylan604 2y agoYeah, the diffraction spikes in Webb/Hubble images are clues that those stars are nearby within the Milky Way.