The bright blue star at upper right is named Mimosa (Beta Crucis). The Jewel Box is the cluster at top center. The small orange emission nebula near center is RCW 71.

• Object: Coal Sack and Jewel Box in Crux
• Exposure: 90 minutes @ f/6.7
• Telescope: Astro-Physics 130 EDF
• Mount: Astro-Physics 600E QMD
• Guiding: SBIG ST-4 @ 700mm
• Camera: Pentax 67
• Film: Fuji Provia 400F
• Location: Vicuña, Chile
• Date: 18-Apr-02 01:26 CST
• Conditions: transparency 8/10, seeing 5/10, LVM 7, temp 60° F, RH 50%
• Processing: UMAX PowerLook 3000, Adobe Photoshop 6.0.1