Canis Minor occupies only 183 square degrees, or just 0.4 percent of the sky. Its big brother, Canis Major, is a well-formed constellation that contains seven of the 200 brightest stars.

To find Canis Minor, the little dog and second of Orion’s hunting dogs in many legends, you’ll instead draw a line left from Orion’s two shoulder stars, ...

Although Canis Major and Canis Minor are very different constellations their brightest stars, Sirius and Procyon, have several things in common. Both are relatively close to our solar system, ...

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FELIS MINOR AND CANIS MAJOR. Share full article. April 3, 1904. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from April 3, 1904, Page 6 Buy Reprints.

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Canis Minor is very close to the constellation, Monoceros, the Unicorn. Many picture show Canis Major riding on the back of the Unicorn. Visit the Hoover Price Planetarium.

Canis Minor the Little Dog is admittedly much smaller. Generally drawn from just two stars, one of those is still quite bright: magnitude 0.4 Procyon, ...

Star Gazers #18-10M 1 Minute March 5-11, 2018 “Canis Major and Canis Minor” Star Gazers | “Canis Major and Canis Minor” March 5-11th 1 Min | Season 41 | Episode 10 | PBS Skip to Main Content ...

Canis Major, as opposed to Canis Minor, translates to "Greater Dog," so it follows that the star, Sirius, is known as the Dog Star. Dog Star brings about dog days.

The Winter Triangle, which is especially visible now, is made up of the stars Sirius, Procyon, and Betelgeuse, which are found within the constellations Canis Major, Canis Minor, and Orion ...

To find Canis Minor, the little dog and second of Orion’s hunting dogs in many legends, you’ll instead draw a line left from Orion’s two shoulder stars, ...