Hi John, yes I was using the ED120.
The diffraction spikes are added in post production.
I like the look of them as well, I think they give the image a pleasing artistic feel, rather than an absolutely accurate scientific look.
As we're all imaging the same objects, it's nice to have some differences.
The action set including diffraction spikes is downloadable - Astronomy tools 1.6
http://www.prodigitalsoftware.com/Downloads.html
I've attached a before and after so you can see the original raw file, before I processed it with Photoshop, NIK filters, & The Astronomy tools.
Thanks for the feedback
Andy