This week’s naked-eye object is the tiny constellation Canis Minor the Small Dog. And, indeed, it is small — this constellation’s size ranks 71st out of the 88 star patterns that cover the sky.

Moon joins a planet and two stars. When it gets sufficiently dark, you'll also take notice of a rather bright yellow-orange ...

In March the bright winter constellations of Canis Major, Canis Minor, Orion, Gemini, Taurus and Auriga fill the southern sky ...

Next in brightness is yellow-white Procyon (magnitude +0.37) in Canis Minor, the Little Dog. The name Procyon is derived from the Ancient Greek, meaning "before the dog", since it precedes the ...