Jewel box

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The above they call Open Cluster NGC 290, a jewel box. It’s an open cluster of stars; the picture was taken with the good old Hubble Space Telescope, probably the best bang-for-your-buck NASA ever did besides the Apollo moon landings.

Photo Credit: ESA & NASA; Acknowledgement: E. Olszewski (U. Arizona)