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Canis Minor, the Little Dog, is indeed a small constellation with few observing highlights beyond its two bright stars.

Some of the brightest stars of the sky are clustered in the same region and can be seen best during winter evenings.

Mars, Mercury, and Saturn gleam in the evening sky and the bright winter stars and constellations shine like gems.

Like the fabled unicorns, Monoceros is hard to spot, notable only for its deep-sky objects and not for its stars.

On July 22, 2009, the sun will disappear behind the moon in a total solar eclipse for parts of India, China, and other nearby countries.

The biggest of all 88 constellations wraps along the Milky Way low in the spring sky and contains three Messier objects.

The "Dog Days of Summer" is a term used to refer to the central, torrid part of the hot season and it originally comes from the star Sirius.

Here's a quiz. Is Sirius a Harry Potter character? What are dog days? Which statements are dog gone true and which Fido false?

Find the 20 top brightest stars: learn their names, where they reside, and special facts.

A complete list of the 88 constellations in the northern and southern hemispheres: names, depictions, and time of year.