Diffraction Spikes in Astronomy

It's time to address the elephant in the observatory once and for all.

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Celestron 11" Edge HD Telescope
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Celestron 0.7x reducer for 11" Edge HD
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Celestron 9.25” Edge HD
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Canon 6D mkII DSLR
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Tokina 16-28mm Lens
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Intro Music - "Moving the Ocean (Aerologic Edit)" by Blastculture.
Other Music :
Space Odyssey by Simon Jomphe Lepine (via Storyblocks)
Sunrise by LIVINGFORCE (via Storyblocks)
The Space Jam by Gushito (via StoryBlocks)
Future Now by Simon Jomphe Lepine (via StoryBlocks)