The two "Dog Stars," Sirius and Procyon, can be seen to follow the constellation Orion—the hunter—across the night sky.
(Shown around 8:30 PM this week for mid-northern latitudes.)
Scheduled air date: 2006 Mar 06-12
The two "Dog Stars," Sirius and Procyon, can be seen to follow the constellation
Orion—the hunter—across the night sky.
(Shown around 8:30 PM this week for mid-northern latitudes.)
Both of these stars are more than twice the diameter of our Sun and have a
companion white dwarf star less than twice the diameter of our Earth.
If you wish to view illustrations for other episodes, please see our Star Gazer Illustrated directory.
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