Greater Dog

[′grād·ər ¦dȯg]

(astronomy)

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That's when we can see M44, Cancer's Beehive Cluster, at its most bee-yootifully bright and prominent; appreciate Procyon in its own right, divorced from Sirius, the greater Dog Star; and, with a telescope, split Castor cleanly into two bright bluish stars and one faint red dwarf.

The month between the seasons: March separates and unites winter and spring

It is Sirius in Canis Major who is the greater dog and he trots after his master's heels to the left and below Saiph.

Our ancestors were more attuned to the passing of the seasons; Astronomical notes for December by Gill Pilfold of the Birmingham Astronomical Society

We applaud Tufts and the greater dog community for working together to see that man's (and woman's) best friend can still enjoy an unspoiled piece of dog heaven right here on Earth.

Dogged effort yields compromise

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