Sirius “The fiery one,” the brightest star in the sky Combining the northern ... the southern horizon in the constellation of Canis Major (the Great Dog). Above it is the hunter Orion, whom ...

The winter sky has some brightly lit star patterns visible this month, including a triangle featuring Mars at one of its ...

Sirius, in the constellation Canis Major, is the brightest star in the sky. It’s twice as massive as the Sun. Alpha Centauri is a triple star system, the third brightest and closest star system ...

The celestial triangle is made up of Sirius in the constellation of Canis Major, Procyon in the constellation of Canis Minor and Betelgeuse in the constellation of Orion. These stars can be seen ...

The Sirius star is also called the Dog star. The Dog star is a part of the Canis Majoris, or "Big Dog" constellation. Experts say the best sightings during winter, for those in Northern latitudes.