Canis Major (greater dog in Latin) is a
constellation in the southern hemisphere's summer sky and northern hemisphere's winter sky. In the second century, it was included in
Ptolemy's 48 constellations, and is counted among the
88 modern constellations. Along with
Canis Minor (lesser dog), it is commonly represented as following the constellation of
Orion the Hunter through the skies. The
Milky Way passes through Canis Major. Several
open clusters lie within its borders, including
M41, which covers an area around the same size as the full moon.
Sirius, also called the dog star, is the
brightest star in the night sky, and one of the
closest stars to Earth. The other bright stars in the constellation are much farther away but very
luminous. At
magnitude 1.5,
Epsilon Canis Majoris (Adhara) appears as the second brightest star of the constellation and the brightest source of
extreme ultraviolet radiation in the night sky. Next in brightness are the yellow-white supergiant
Delta (Wezen) at 1.8, the blue-white giant
Beta (Mirzam) at 2.0, and the blue-white supergiant
Eta (Aludra) at 2.4. The red hypergiant
VY Canis Majoris is one of the
largest stars known, while the
neutron starRX J0720.4-3125 has a radius of a mere 5 km.
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At least 36 people are killed as a result of a stampede at a New Year's Eve celebration in
Shanghai.
Authorities confirm the discovery of debris and bodies from Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501(aircraft pictured), which crashed en route to Singapore with 162 people on board.
Italian ferry Norman Atlantic catches fire in the
Adriatic Sea with 466 passengers and crew on board, killing at least 11 people.
A militant attack on tribal people and subsequent retaliations in
Assam, India, result in at least 85 deaths.
The
check used for the Alaska Purchase, issued on August 1, 1868 and signed by US Secretary of State
William H. Seward. For a total of $7.2 million, the United States government purchased
Russian America from the
Russian Empire (represented here by Russian Minister to the United States
Eduard de Stoeckl). The lands involved became the modern state of
Alaska in 1959.
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Canis Major (greater dog in Latin) is a
constellation in the southern hemisphere's summer sky and northern hemisphere's winter sky. In the second century, it was included in
Ptolemy's 48 constellations, and is counted among the
88 modern constellations. Along with
Canis Minor (lesser dog), it is commonly represented as following the constellation of
Orion the Hunter through the skies. The
Milky Way passes through Canis Major. Several
open clusters lie within its borders, including
M41, which covers an area around the same size as the full moon.
Sirius, also called the dog star, is the
brightest star in the night sky, and one of the
closest stars to Earth. The other bright stars in the constellation are much farther away but very
luminous. At
magnitude 1.5,
Epsilon Canis Majoris (Adhara) appears as the second brightest star of the constellation and the brightest source of
extreme ultraviolet radiation in the night sky. Next in brightness are the yellow-white supergiant
Delta (Wezen) at 1.8, the blue-white giant
Beta (Mirzam) at 2.0, and the blue-white supergiant
Eta (Aludra) at 2.4. The red hypergiant
VY Canis Majoris is one of the
largest stars known, while the
neutron starRX J0720.4-3125 has a radius of a mere 5 km.
(
Full article...)
At least 36 people are killed as a result of a stampede at a New Year's Eve celebration in
Shanghai.
Authorities confirm the discovery of debris and bodies from Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501(aircraft pictured), which crashed en route to Singapore with 162 people on board.
Italian ferry Norman Atlantic catches fire in the
Adriatic Sea with 466 passengers and crew on board, killing at least 11 people.
A militant attack on tribal people and subsequent retaliations in
Assam, India, result in at least 85 deaths.
The
check used for the Alaska Purchase, issued on August 1, 1868 and signed by US Secretary of State
William H. Seward. For a total of $7.2 million, the United States government purchased
Russian America from the
Russian Empire (represented here by Russian Minister to the United States
Eduard de Stoeckl). The lands involved became the modern state of
Alaska in 1959.
This Wikipedia is written in
English. Started in 2001 (2001), it currently contains
4,685,442 articles.
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