The Region around The Jewel Box Star Cluster: NGC 4755 | Digitized Sky Survey 2

The Region around The Jewel Box Star Cluster: NGC 4755 | Digitized Sky Survey 2

A wide-field ground-based image of the region around The Jewel Box star cluster (NGC 4755) constructed from Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2) data. The bright star is Mimosa, one of the main four stars in the Southern Cross (Crux). The darkness towards the bottom of the image is part of the Coal Sack nebula—a vast area with obscuring dust easily visible to the unaided eye. 

Distance: 6,500 light years

The Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) is a ground-based imaging survey of the entire sky in several colors of light produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute through its Guide Star Survey group.

The field of view is approximately 2.8 degrees x 2.9 degrees.

Credit: ESO, European Space Agency/Hubble and Digitized Sky Survey 2

Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)

Release Date: Oct. 29, 2009

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