* Astronomy

Constellation Canis Major
Exposure Time 15 Seconds
23 February 2007 23:31 UTC


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Canis Major is one of the 88 modern constellations, and was also in Ptolemy's list of 48 constellations. It is said to represent one of the dogs following Orion the hunter (see also the constellations of Orion, Canis Minor, and Canes Venatici.) Canis Major contains Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, and that star is part of the Winter Triangle.

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