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    From Rich@rander3128@gmail.com to sci.astro.amateur on Mon Dec 18 15:03:16 2023
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    So, where are the HUGE six-point diffraction spikes we see around every object the Webb shoots?

    https://petapixel.com/2023/12/18/uranus-rings-and-moons-dazzle-in-new-webb-image/

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  • From Richard Harnden@richard.nospam@gmail.invalid to sci.astro.amateur on Tue Dec 19 00:12:24 2023
    From Newsgroup: sci.astro.amateur

    On 18/12/2023 23:03, Rich wrote:
    So, where are the HUGE six-point diffraction spikes we see around every object the Webb shoots?

    https://petapixel.com/2023/12/18/uranus-rings-and-moons-dazzle-in-new-webb-image/


    For the same reason that stars twinkle and planets don't.
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  • From Chris L Peterson@clp@alumni.caltech.edu to sci.astro.amateur on Mon Dec 18 22:10:30 2023
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    On Mon, 18 Dec 2023 15:03:16 -0800 (PST), Rich <rander3128@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    So, where are the HUGE six-point diffraction spikes we see around every object the Webb shoots?

    https://petapixel.com/2023/12/18/uranus-rings-and-moons-dazzle-in-new-webb-image/

    You aren't competent to understand how this image was made.

    You're also blind. The diffraction pattern is visible around both the
    planet and the brighter stars in the field.
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