Sailing boat at Przina Beach (Vela Przina), Lumbarda, Korcula Island, Dalmatian Coast, Adriatic, Croatia, Europe

The main street in Cabo de la Vela, Guajira, Colombia, South America

Cacelha Vela and beach, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

The main street in Cabo de la Vela, Guajira, Colombia, South America

Centre Municipal de Vela at sunrise, Port Olimpic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Bandstand in Jardim da Republica, Velas, Sao Jorge Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

Velas seen from the ocean, Sao Jorge Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

Velas seen from the ocean, Sao Jorge Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

Port in Velas, Sao Jorge Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

Boats at the little pier of Tankaraca cove in summer, Vela Luka, Korcula island, Dubrovnik-Neretva county, Croatia, Europe

Vela Luka, Korcula island, Croatia, Southeast Europe

Igreja Matriz de Sao Jorge, Mother Church, Velas, Sao Jorge Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

Velas seen from the ocean, Sao Jorge Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

Velas at twilight, elevated view, Sao Jorge Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

Igreja Matriz de Sao Jorge, Mother Church, Velas, twilight, Sao Jorge Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

The view from Ojo Agua viewpoint in Cabo de la Vela, Guajira, Colombia, South America

White cliffs frame the turquoise sea at sunrise, La Vela Beach, Portonovo, province of Ancona, Conero Riviera, Marche, Italy, Europe

Cliffs and sea framed by the pink sky at sunris, La Vela Beach, Portonovo, Province of Ancona, Conero Riviera, Marche, Italy, Europe

Sailboat statue (La Vela,) on the shoreline at Stresa, Lake Maggiore, Italian Lakes, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

The view from Ojo Agua viewpoint in Cabo de la Vela, Guajira, Colombia, South America

Cacelha Vela and beach, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

Waves of blue sea framed by the pink sunrise, La Vela Beach, Portonovo, province of Ancona, Conero Riviera, Marche, Italy, Europe

Cacelha Vela and beach, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

Local fishing traps on the Caribbean beach in Cabo de la Vela, Guajira, Colombia, South America

The view from Pilon de Azucar in Cabo de la Vela, Guajira, Colombia, South America

Harbour, Vela Luka, Korcula, Dalmatia, Croatia, Europe

Velas, Sao Jorge, Azores, Portugal

Splendours of the southern Milky Way from Vela (at top right) to Centaurus (at bottom left), including the Carina Nebula, Crux and Coal Sack, and Alpha and Beta Centauri. A part of the huge Gum Nebula is at far right. The False Cross is at right, with the large cluster NGC 2516, the Diamond Cluster, below it. The globular cluster Omega Centauri is at upper left.

Gum Nebula area of Vela and Puppis. Taken from Atacama Lodge, Chile, March 19, 2010, with modified Canon 5D MkII and Sigma 50mm lens at f/4, for stack of 10 x 6 minute exposures (Mean combined) at ISO 800 plus 2 x 6 minutes with Kenko Softon filter. High contrast boost and Selective Colour adjustments to bring out nebulocity while retaining neutral sky.

The asterism of the False Cross in Vela and Carina, at left, with Gamma Velorum, a bright blue supergiant star, at right. In between are faint arcs of nebulosity in the Gum Nebula. To the left of Gamma Velorum is the open star clister NGC 2547. Below the bottom star of the False Cross, Epsilon Carinae or Avior, is the large naked-eye star cluster NGC 2516. To the right of the right star of the False Cross, Delta Velorum, is the loose open cluster IC 2391.

Peacock displaying tail feathers at Velas Vallarta Hotel, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico.

The region of the Milky Way in Puppis and Vela encompassing the vast Gum Nebula, a photographic object only. Sirius and Canis Major are at right; Canopus in Carina is at bottom. The False Cross and the open cluster NGC 2516 are at left.

Vela Pulsar Jet, Composite

Vela Pulsar Jet, Illustration

View over Velas, Sao Jorge Island, Azores, Portugal

Vila Vela, old town at the evening light, Tossa de Mar, Costa Brava, Provinz Girona, Catalonia, Spain

View over Velas, Sao Jorge Island, Azores, Portugal

Velas harbour, Sao Jorge Island, Azores, Portugal

View from Pico da Velha on the western part of the Island of Sao Jorge, Azores, Portugal

View from the Torre de la Vela of the Alhambra to the old town, Granada, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Monument commemorating Joao Inacio de Sousa at square Joao Pereira. Velas, the main town on the island. Sao Jorge Island, an island in the Azores (Ilhas dos Acores) in the Atlantic ocean. The Azores are an autonomous region of Portugal. Europe, Portugal, Azores

Igreja de Sao Francisco. Velas, the main town on the island. Sao Jorge Island, an island in the Azores (Ilhas dos Acores) in the Atlantic ocean. The Azores are an autonomous region of Portugal. Europe, Portugal, Azores

Jardin de Republica in Velas, the main town on the island. Sao Jorge Island, an island in the Azores (Ilhas dos Acores) in the Atlantic ocean. The Azores are an autonomous region of Portugal. Europe, Portugal, Azores

Seascape, La Vela Beach, Portonovo, Conero Riviera coast, Marche, Italy, Europe

Guatemala, Marina Pez Vela, Sailfish jumping.