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Opening up a colourful cosmic Jewel Box


A Hubble gem: the Jewel Box
 
A Hubble gem: the Jewel Box
 
 
29 October 2009
 
The combination of images taken by three exceptional telescopes: the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, the ESO Very Large Telescope on Cerro Paranal, the MPG/ESO 2.2-m telescope at ESO’s La Silla observatory has allowed the stunning Jewel Box star cluster to be seen in a whole new light.

 
 
 


More about

 •  Hubble overview (http://www.esa.int/science/hubble)
 •  Hubble factsheet (http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMB5E1A6BD_index_0.html)
 •  JWST overview (http://www.esa.int/esaSC/120370_index_0_m.html)

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 •  Happy Birthday Hubble! (http://multimedia.esa.int/Videos/2010/04/20-Years-Happy-Birthday-Hubble)
 •  Hubblecast at the Hubble ESA Information Centre (http://www.spacetelescope.org/videos/archive/topic/hubblecast//)

Where is Hubble now?

 •  Track Hubble (http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMK8E2PL7F_index_0.html)

Hubble on YouTube

 •  Hubble's achievements (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiefVp2HIq0 &feature=PlayList &p=EBAC20875A5B5A44 &index=3)
 •  Importance of Hubble's discoveries (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xS0y6KPP8A &feature=PlayList &p=EBAC20875A5B5A44 &index=4)

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 •  Hubble captures bubbles and baby stars (http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMJ1OLZLAG_index_0.html)
 •  Jupiter’s mysterious flashes and missing cloud belts (http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMKY9RVEAG_index_0.html)
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 •  Notes for editors (http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMV4OLZLAG_index_0.html)
 •  Hubble in depth (http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=47209)