# Gamma Velorum (55285474075)

- By: Nico Carver (Nebula Photos)
- Date: 2026-05-21
- Classification: Photograph
- Credit line: https://www.flickr.com/photos/42596578@N04/55285474075/
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gamma_Velorum_(55285474075).jpg)
- Rights: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/commons/thumb/2/20/Gamma_Velorum_%2855285474075%29.jpg/1920px-Gamma_Velorum_%2855285474075%29.jpg
- Who can see it: Kids profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Gamma Velorum is the name of the bright blue star in this image. To the right of the star is a beautiful part of the Vela supernova remnant. The background Ha in the image is part of the Gum Nebula, the largest emission region in the night sky. More on astrobin: app.astrobin.com/i/3ale5g