Galaxies in Vela
Galaxies in Vela: Click on the image to toggle a key identifying the brighter NGC galaxies in this field.
As ever, other galaxies are scattered throughout this field, seen more clearly in a larger version, here.
Below: A wider view of this section of Vela.
The bright blue star at bottom is the double HR 4135.
Below: two details from this field.
 Galaxy NGC 3366 with the star HR 4154 |
 NGC 3256, a merging pair of galaxies |
11-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope at 560mm focal length; dedicated astro camera.
