Four dog constellations are now visible in the night sky, if you know where to look
The dog star
More recently, the scorching heat of July and early August was attributed by some to when Sirius rises with the sun at that time of the year. Its brightness purportedly adds to the sun's energy, producing additional warmth and bringing forth fever in men and madness in dogs. Thus, the term 'Dog Days'.Maybe you've heard of the idiom: 'The tail wags the dog'. Similarly, Sirius seems to get all the attention compared to the rest of its host constellation.
This smaller canine is situated about halfway up in the south-southwest and almost directly above Sirius. The Little Dog is composed of just two stars. The brighter of these two is the 'Little Dog Star' known as Procyon, the eighth-brightest star in the sky. The fainter of the two is called Gomeisa.
Both Canis Major and Canis Minor are associated with the winter season, so they will both soon be departing our evening sky. Sirius and the Big Dog will be gone by the end of April; Procyon and the Little Dog, however, will linger in the west-northwest until the start of June.About halfway up in the east-northeast sky during the mid-evening hours, this week is a star pattern known as Canes Venatici, the Hunting Dogs.
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