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February 2010

February 2010. Winter Hexagon Winter “G” Canis Major. Winter Hexagon. Winter “G”. Mythology of Canis Major. Prominent in Egyptian History Rising of Sirius (Syrian) above the horizon in late July marked the beginning of the annual flooding if the Nile

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February 2010

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  1. February 2010 Winter Hexagon Winter “G” Canis Major

  2. Winter Hexagon

  3. Winter “G”

  4. Mythology of Canis Major • Prominent in Egyptian History • Rising of Sirius (Syrian) above the horizon in late July marked the beginning of the annual flooding if the Nile • Also associated with the god Anubis and the dead…embalming…and weighing the souls of the dead on the Balance of Justice to determine where the dead would spend eternity • In Greek Mythology • Sirius = “Scorching” • Virgil writes of the Dog Star bringing drought and disease in the late “Dog Days of August” • Canis Major is one of Orion’s “Hunting Dogs” • Ready to pounce on Lepus the Hare

  5. Canis Major by Robert Frost The great Overdog That heavenly beast With a star in one eye Gives a leap in the east. He dances upright All the way to the west And never once drops On his forefeet to rest. I'm a poor underdog, But to-night I will bark With the great Overdog That romps through the dark.

  6. Canis major - What to see? • Sirius - double star (-1.0 and 8.0) • A real challenge…apodizing disc necessary • M41 - nice open cluster • NGC 2243 - nice open cluster • NGC 2362 - open cluster • NGC 2360 - open cluster • Double Stars…there are 60 plus double stars in the mag -1.0 to 9.0 range…see • http://www.eaglecreekobservatory.org/eco/doubles/cma.html

  7. Canis Major

  8. Canis Major • Questions: • Comments:

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