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, where you’ll find another bright ...

As majestic as the constellation Canis Major is, Orion’s little hunting dog Canis Minor is a joke by comparison, in my opinion. It’s basically just two stars, Procyon and Gomeisa, and that’s it.

In the case of the celestial hounds of heaven, the constellations Canis Major and Canis Minor, you can blame Orion, the hunter, for turning the dog loose in our skies. Orion is one of the best-know… ...

The bright star Sirius marks the constellation of Canis Major, the great hunting dog at Orion’s feet. Procyon (pronounced PRO-see-yahn) marks the smaller hunting dog following closely behind.

Orion is the great hunter in Western mythology. He is accompanied in the sky by two dogs, seen as Canis Major and Canis Minor. Toward the west, he is facing Taurus, the bull.

The hotties of summer are on the doorstep, and they begin next week and will remain with us until the middle of August. These ...

The Greeks dressed the stage with suitable companions for Orion: his two hunting dogs (Canis Major and Canis Minor), along with a hare (Lepus) for him to pursue in the heavens.

Face north after darkness falls and the prominent constellations Taurus, Orion, Canis Major, and Gemini will grab your attention. Mars resides in the last of these star groups during April’s ...

In March, Orion hangs high in the southern sky. Following behind him, to the east, is his faithful dog, the constellation Canis Major, the dog that features the brightest star in the night sky ...

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, where you’ll find another bright ...