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Article: 'Cosmic jewel box' captured in all its glory by three telescopes
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- The Hindustan Times
- Article date:
- October 30, 2009
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Berlin, October. 30 -- The combination of images taken by three exceptional telescopes has allowed the stunning Jewel Box star cluster to be seen in a whole new light.
Star clusters are among the most visually alluring and astrophysically fascinating objects in the sky.
One of the most spectacular nestles deep in the southern skies near the Southern Cross in the constellation of Crux.
The Kappa Crucis Cluster, also known as NGC 4755 or simply the "Jewel Box", is just bright enough to be seen with the unaided eye.
The Jewel Box cluster is about 6400 light-years away and is approximately 16 million years old.
It was given its nickname by the English astronomer John Herschel in the 1830s ...