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This small dwarf star is at its best viewing position in its obit around the primary star Sirius A in, in 2023. The trick in seeing Sirius B is trying to block out the light of the bright star.
The brightest star in the night sky is the Sirius star. According to NASA, it is over 20 times brighter than our sun and twice as massive, though it might not appear that way to the naked eye.
Most everyone has heard the phrase “Dog Days of Summer.” We use it to describe the hottest part of summer. But do you really ...
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Sirius is special, not so much that it is at the top of the list of the 21 brightest stars in the sky, but it also out-dazzles its nearest competitor, Canopus, the second brightest star by 0.8 of ...
Instead, the dog days refer to Sirius, the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major, which means “big dog” in Latin and is said to represent one of Orion’s hunting dogs.
Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky and part of the dog-shaped constellation Canis Major, which is Latin for “large dog.” Sirius also has been called the “diamond collar” as it ...