The Sirius star is also called the Dog star. The Dog star is a part of the Canis Majoris, or "Big Dog" constellation ... Venus, pictured here, is the brightest of the planets in our solar system.

In March the bright winter constellations of Canis Major, Canis Minor, Orion, Gemini, Taurus and Auriga fill the southern sky stretching all the way to zenith — the point directly overhead. Directly ...