Opening Up A Colorful Cosmic Jewel Box

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Fri, 10/30/2009 - 10:45

The combination of images taken by three exceptional telescopes, the ESO Very Large Telescope on Cerro Paranal, the MPG/ESO 2.2-m telescope at ESO's La Silla observatory and the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, has allowed the stunning Jewel Box star cluster to be seen in a whole new light.

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