Album - Hundred Eight Stars
Info. on Star: Vela (constellation)
-Alpha Vela is a 3.9 magnitude class A white giant star. It is 300 light years distant.
-Beta Vela is a yellow supergiant of magnitude 3.8 The reason for the stars apparent dimness is its distance from us, over 6000 light years!
-Gamma Vela is actually the brightest star in Vela with a magnitude of 1.7 The star is a variable...more go to... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_Cross