Vela
Vela represents the sails of a celestial ship. Its large southern pattern lies beside Puppis and Carina.
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Vela represents the sails of a celestial ship. Its large southern pattern lies beside Puppis and Carina.
Spica marks the way to Virgo in the spring sky. Its bright stars belong to the Milky Way, while in the same direction lie galaxies whose light takes tens of millions of years to reach us.
Volans is a southern figure representing a flying fish. Its stars lie beside Carina.
Vulpecula, the Little Fox, is a small, faint figure beneath Cygnus. It fills the patch of sky between Sagitta and its brighter neighbors.
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