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Sirius in Canis Major

auteur: J.Lodriguss/Novapix

référence: a-eto01-00010

Image Size 300 DPI: 21 * 14 cm

Sirius, the Dog Star, is the brightest star in the night sky at mag -1.44 and it dominates the constellation of Canis Major. Sirius is a binary star with a white dwarf companion named Sirius B, "The Pup". It is an eight-magnitude star that is separated from Sirius by only a couple of arc seconds making it difficult to observe in a telescope because of the primary's great brilliance.

Keywords for this photo:

1999 - A STAR - ASTRONOMY - BINARY STAR - CANICULA - CANIS MAJOR - NIGHT - SIRIUS - SIRIUS A - STAR - STARRY SKY -