Opening Up A Colorful Cosmic Jewel Box
Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 10:21
in Astronomy & Space
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.