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You may have heard of the phrase "dog days." But what does that mean? Here's how mid-summer came to be called the dog days.
You've heard the phrase "Dog Days of Summer," but you'd be surprised to learn it has nothing to do with our furry friends.
Sirius, famously known as the “Dog Star,” is the brightest star in Earth’s night sky and has fascinated humans for millennia.
Ollie takes a look at the origin of the phrase "the dog days of summer" influenced by the Dog Star, Sirius, and also suggests ...
In some Texas cities, the dog days of summer and the historically hottest days of the year overlap, when you look at ...
Step outside this week at around 9 p.m. local time and look roughly one-third of the way up from the southern horizon to see Sirius is the Dog Star.
While the dates vary from source to source, the term "dog days" generally refers to the 40 days beginning on July 5 and ending on August 11 when Sirius, the brightest star in the constellation ...
Now that we've entered July, it's a hot and sticky time of year in many parts of the world and this period is commonly referred to as the Dog Days of Summer. But, why is that? The ...
(WLOX) - The dog days of summer actually have nothing to do with the heat or even a dog for that matter. The dog days of summer refer to the constellation Canis Major. The dog star Sirius is the ...
Often called the "Dog Star," Sirius is the brightest star visible in the sky, after our own Sun. Sirius rules the night, outshone by only the Moon, planets Venus and Jupiter, and the rare ...
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 ...
It is located in the constellation Canis Major, the Big Dog, and is shown on most star maps as fixed in the dog's nose (although in his 1954 book "Find the Constellations," author H.A. Rey refers ...