> >Try to look at Aldebaran. It is positioned in the center of a 'cross' og =
> >'non-stars' which is shaped almost like a swastika. It is almost exactly =
> >pointing N-S and E-W.
> >I wonder if it is real?
>
> This has to be a diffraction spike from Aldebaran itself. Typically, a
> bright star in a photograph will show rays eminating from it.
> If I am not mistaken, the Guide Star Catalog was a result of
> optically scanning the Palomar Sky Survey plates. Many of
> the "non-star" objects are film defects or parts of extended
> objects like galaxies or nebulae.

I have found a similar cross at Mira Ceti.

Muntag Andras
HUN