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This is the Hubble extreme deep field. With the exception of (from what I can find) 3 foreground stars, every object you see in this picture is a galaxy. Can you find the foreground stars? Know the trick?
@evilscientistca Diffraction spikes?
If so, I see two: one bright [¹] one just above centre in the bottom right quadrant and a still bright but somewhat fainter one about the same place in the top left quadrant.
[¹] Yeah, probably unimaginably faint by normal standards.
@edavies Yes, the stars create diffraction spikes!