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Canis Major is a constellation in the Southern Hemisphere's summer (or northern hemisphere's winter) sky, bordered by [[Monoceros]] (which lies between it and [[Canis Minor]]) to the north, [[Puppis]] to the east and southeast, [[Columba]] to the southwest, and [[Lepus]] to the west. | Canis Major is a constellation in the Southern Hemisphere's summer (or northern hemisphere's winter) sky, bordered by [[Monoceros]] (which lies between it and [[Canis Minor]]) to the north, [[Puppis]] to the east and southeast, [[Columba]] to the southwest, and [[Lepus]] to the west. | ||
The band of the Milky Way goes through Canis Major, with only patchy obscurement by interstellar dust clouds. It is bright in the northeastern corner of the constellation, as well as in a triangular area between Adhara, Wezen and Aludra, with many stars visible in binoculars. Canis Major boasts several open clusters.[80] The only Messier object is [[Messier 41]] (NGC 2287), an open cluster.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canis_Major Canis Major]</ref> | |||
==History and mythology== | ==History and mythology== | ||