Look for Canis Major, home to the sky’s brightest star, Sirius, on January evenings.For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, winter is the best time to observe the constellation Canis Major the Greater Dog. It’s easy to find since it follows Orion the Hunter up from the horizon, heading from southeast to southwest. Also, Sirius is the brightest star not only in Canis Major but in the entire sky. It’s so bright in our sky because it’s one of the closest stars to Earth, at 8.6 light-...
