Sirius: Brightest Star In The Night Sky

Sirius, also known as the Dog Star, is the brightest star in the night sky as observed from Earth. Sirius is a binary star system, consisting of two stars: Sirius A (the primary) and Sirius B (the companion).

Chapters
0:00 - Intro
0:53 - Sirius A and Sirius B
6:09 - Finding Sirius using Orion's Belt
6:53 - Winter Triangle to Find Sirius
7:52 - Review of Sirius Binary Star System

Links and Resources mentioned in this video
▶ Finding Canis Major:    • Finding Canis Major is easy when you ...  
▶ Canis Major Constellation: bit.ly/LearntheSky-CanisMajorConstellation
▶ NEW Orion Video: bit.ly/LearntheSky-OrionConstellation
▶ Bright Stars of Orion: bit.ly/LearntheSky-BrightStarsOrion
▶ Celestial Objects of Orion:    • Orion Celestial Objects  

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▶Star Map of Canis Major: By IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg) - individual constellation chart of Canis Major from IAU (International Astronomical Union) website, CC BY 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15406243
▶Sun’s Closest Stars: By NASA/Penn State University - photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA18003 (image link), Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32393431

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