Starship Asterisk*

Nevertheless, they look a lot more like synthesized spikes than real ones, given the total lack of dispersion. Actually even the reflections around the stars are completely identical on the 2 pictures. The other one is I think a 24 inch RC. I have a Celestron EdgeHD as well, I know how stars looks ...

They're not diffraction spikes.

I still think they are "real" diffrac. spikes. Check the aligned images, the other one is from a completely different source, I guess an RC. Spikes cannot be reproduced artificially so perfect.

http://g.recordit.co/l8WMbobs6s.gif

Incredible details, nice pict. How it is possible to have diffraction spikes with a SCT? (It was taken with a C11@f10, f6,3 according to the spec of the creator)