Canis Major - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Canis Major is a constellation, included in the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy's 48 constellations, and still included among the 88 modern constellations. Its name is Latin for 'greater dog', and is ...
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Canis Major is one of Orion's hunting dogs. The brightest star in this constellation is Sirius, often called the Dog Star. ... Orion's hunting dogs, Canis Major and Canis Minor have no relation to Boötes' Hounds, Canes Venatici. The sky is just filled with dogs... Notice that there are no constellations for the...
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Myths and Data about the constellation Canis Major ... Canis Major, the largest of Orion's two hunting dogs, might be chasing Lepus, the Rabbit, who is just in front of him. Or perhaps he is ready to help Orion battle the great bull.
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Canis Major contains several bright stars making it conspicious in the night sky. The brightest of all stars, Sirius, belongs to this constellation. ... As the name associates Canis Major (lat.: canis=dog, major=greater) is thought to be one of the hunting dogs of Orion. The second dog is Canis Minor.
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Canis Major, the largest of Orion's two hunting dogs, might be chasing Lepus, the Rabbit, who is just in front of him. Or perhaps he is ready to help Orion battle the great bull. ... The Constellation ; Canis Major...
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Canis Major ,photo and description ... ; Sirius, the Dog Star, is the brightest star in the night sky at mag -1.44 and it dominates the constellation of Canis Major.
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In mid of march Canis Major can be observed best in the evening at about 20 h local time, when it culminates ( see lines). The position is southeast of januarys Orion at a declination of -20 degrees. So for observers in northern hemispheres Canis Major never reaches high above the horizon.
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