The spikes surrounding the stars in this image are called “diffraction spikes” and result from bright points of light reflecting off of Hubble’s secondary mirror support.
Several stars with pointed diffraction spikes gleam in shades of white, orange, and blue against a black backdrop of space.
Image credits: NASA, ESA and T. von Hippel (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
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