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Gamma Velorum

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Not above the horizon after darkNever rises from London

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Where is Gamma Velorum?

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Below the horizon from London all the time in Vela.

Gamma Velorum never rises from London: it is too far south in the sky for this latitude.

This is position and timing only: clouds, haze and light pollution aren’t included.

Gamma Velorum looks blue-white to the eye.

A blue-white point of light, visible even from many towns when it’s clear.

Brighter, and its blue-white color is easier to see.

Still a point of light: no amateur telescope shows a star’s surface.

What you’re likely to see, not what a space telescope photographs. General guidance from catalog brightness and size, not a forecast for tonight.

Gamma Velorum is a star in Vela, shining at magnitude 1.8.

Sources: SkyMate; Wikidata (CC0). Positions computed for your place and time with astronomy-engine. Data & Licences