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Generation of James Webb images

I'm sorry if I missed this somewhere in the Forum.  

When I see close ups of images from the James Webb telescope it almost looks like the images, especially those of the stars, are fractal-like in character.  I was wondering if this is due to how the Webb telescope captures images, or how the images are processed, or something else.

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  • This is due to the diffraction pattern of having a multi-mirror telescope. The PSF is complex.
    See my video:


    -the Blockhead
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