Jewel Box

[Adry]

A true jewel in the constellation of the Southern Cross. NGC 4755 is a cluster that can be seen with the naked eye by southern hemisphere observers.

Telescope GSO 305mm f / 4.

Skywatcher AZ / EQ-6.

Original Canon 6D Camera.

CLS-CCD filter.

Baader MKIII.

45 x 15 ISO 1600.

Piraí / RJ - Brazil.

[Scooot]

That’s lovely. I’ve only seen this a couple of times. 

[Saganite]

Superb image , beautiful cluster !

I saw this the last time I visited my daughter in Australia. 

 

[Stargazer McCabe]

Just delightful.

One we’re always excited to see on our trips to Namibia. 

Sometimes seeing NGC 6231 when we’re on La Palma reminds us of The Jewel Box...

[Adry]

6 hours ago, Scooot said:

Isso é adorável. Eu só vi isso algumas vezes. 

Thank you very much. It is a spectacular object.

[Adry]

6 hours ago, Saganite said:

Superb image , beautiful cluster !

I saw this the last time I visited my daughter in Australia. 

 

Thank you very much Saganite.

[geoflewis]

Adry, that’s a superb image of a beautiful target. The only time I’ve seen it was through the 16” Meade LX200 at the Mount John Observatory, NZ on a trip there in 2013. It blew me away then and your image has brought back great memories for me, thanks. Geof

[Adry]

5 hours ago, Stargazer McCabe said:

Just delightful.

One we’re always excited to see on our trips to Namibia. 

Sometimes seeing NGC 6231 when we’re on La Palma reminds us of The Jewel Box...

I already photographed NGC6231, and yes, you're right they are very similar.

 

[Adry]

6 minutes ago, geoflewis said:

Adry, that’s a superb image of a beautiful target. The only time I’ve seen it was through the 16” Meade LX200 at the Mount John Observatory, NZ on a trip there in 2013. It blew me away then and your image has brought back great memories for me, thanks. Geof

Thank you very much geoflewis . It's really a great target, and its colorful stars live up to its name.

[cletrac1922]

Welcome from a fellow down under

Something I show when doing presentation schools and scouts groups

Just a hop from there you have Omega Centauri

In Australian indigenous astronomy, Southern Cross is the head of the Emu  

https://kids.kiddle.co/Australian_Aboriginal_astronomy

 

 

[Adry]

15 hours ago, cletrac1922 said:

Welcome from a fellow down under

Something I show when doing presentation schools and scouts groups

Just a hop from there you have Omega Centauri

In Australian indigenous astronomy, Southern Cross is the head of the Emu  

https://kids.kiddle.co/Australian_Aboriginal_astronomy

 

 

Thank you cletrac1922. Very interesting the text that you indicated!