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Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky , almost twice as bright as Canopus, the next brightest star, Sirius is also known colloquially as the "Dog Star", reflecting its prominence in it's constellation ,Canis Major or in English: Big Dog Star). It is the subject of more myth and folklore than any other star apart from the sun. The helical rising of Sirius marked the flooding of the Nile in Ancient Egypt and the 'Dog Days' of summer for the Ancient Greeks, To the Polynesians it marked winter and was an important star for navigation around the Pacific Ocean. Taken from WikipediA |