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I thought as much, but didn't know the name of them, thanks. I presume as I've got a newtonian, there's nothing I can do about it? I don't mind them and have noticed them on brighter stars, but they were just a lot more noticeable on venus. 

Hi there, I was viewing venus earlier with my 12 inch dob, which I've just upgraded from an 8 inch. I noticed that there were four bright lines coming out of venus vertically and horizontally, like a cross, is this normal because venus is so bright, or is it a collimation/seeing issue? 

Hi, first post. Just found out about this star party and I'm very interested, but not sure what I actually have to do to book?Thanks