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Hi, I realise that some people hate them but does anybody know if it's possible to somehow put diffraction spikes onto one or two stars when processing? Kind regards, P.

piprees wrote:Hi, I realise that some people hate them but does anybody know if it's possible to somehow put diffraction spikes onto one or two stars when processing? Kind regards, P.

It's the 'Synth' module you're after.
However, for results that are truly convincing, you should let Synth put them on all your stars.
Additionally, you'll want to mimic the blur that the atmosphere caused (using the blur parameter), so that the diffraction pattern is correct and not too sharp.
Finally, try to specify values that are as close as possible for the scene (angular dimensions).

Hope this helps!

Thanks Ivo, much appreciated. P.