Astronomers say that of the thousands of stars visible to us in the northern hemisphere, Sirius is the brightest of them all.

The Sirius star is also called the Dog star. The Dog star is a part of the Canis Majoris, or "Big Dog" constellation. Experts say the best sightings during winter, for those in Northern latitudes.

Stark residents will be able to view a total lunar eclipse March 13-14, but won't see the solar one a few weeks later.

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

This week’s sextet lies within the boundaries of the constellation Canis Major the Great Dog. First up is magnitude 7.7 NGC 2345. To find this object, look 3° east-northeast of magnitude 5.3 Mu ...

The brightest is the bluish-white star Sirius (magnitude -1.45), in Canis Major the Big Dog; the brightest of all naked-eye stars. Next in brightness is yellow-white Procyon (magnitude +0.37 ...

In March the bright winter constellations of Canis Major, Canis Minor ... Directly due south you’ll find Sirius, the brightest star in the sky. If you are away from city lights you’ll see ...