Orion is the focal point of a stunning gathering of bright stars and constellations. The belt points down and to the left to a brilliant white star: Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky ...

In fact, the brightest star in the sky – Sirius, the "Dog Star ... sky close to the Big Dipper this week The sky map of Orion and the dog constellations in this skywatching guide shows ...

For example, Sirius (in the constellation Canis Major ... to objects we may find. In the star maps I sometimes see in the department, this is taken to the extreme — the constellations are ...

The Andromeda constellation, also known as the Chained ... look for the brightest star in the sky, Sirius, which is seen here above Alqueva Dark Sky Reserve in Portugal. Sirius is actually Canis ...

The ancient constellation makers must have loved ... and drag your cursor to move to different parts of the map. Betelgeuse, Procyon and Sirius form a bright, equilateral triangle in February's ...

Sirius is so bright that it’s sometimes mistaken for a planet. Maybe that’s why it’s often overlooked. Or perhaps it’s because the constellation Sirius is in is rather dim. Canis Major ...

As if told to "beg," Canis Major the Big Dog is doing just that as the constellation rises low in the east. Look low in the southeast. The Big Dog's brightest star, Sirius, is easily imagined as ...

and is shown on most star maps as fixed in the dog's nose (although in his 1954 book "Find the Constellations," author H.A. Rey refers to Sirius as "a remarkable dog tag"). The star rises soon after ...