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The constellation of Canis Minor, the Lesser Dog // E. Slawik/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Zamani

Click below to read some info about this relatively small constellation as well as an annotated image.

Canis Minor, which is Latin for "lesser dog" although no dog is lesser in my eyes, was included in Greek astronomer Ptolemy's catalogs, although he considered this an asterism and not a proper constellation.

However, their origin is older: the Babylonians saw these two stars as "twins" as early as 1100 BC. Despite that ancient origin, Canis Minor is heavily associated with Greek mythology. In one myth, Canis Minor is the Teumessian Fox, a beast that was turned to stone along with its hunter, the dog Laelaps (Canis Major), by Zeus.

Another myth saw the little dog as Maera owned by Icarius of Athens. When the dog and Icarius' daughter Erigone discovered Icarius' death, they both took their lives and were placed in the sky. As a reward for this faithfulness, the dog was placed along the "banks" of the Milky Way "river" where he would never be thirsty.

Canis Minor has only two named stars:

Procyon (α Canis Minoris), the eighth-brightest star in the sky, a binary system consisting of a yellow-white giant and a white dwarf star. The entire system lies about 11 light years away. Its name comes from the Greek word prokyon meaning "before the dog," since it rises before Sirius, the Dog Star.

Gomeisa (β Canis Minoris) is a solitary blue giant star about 162 light years away. Its name comes from the Arabic phrase mirzam al-ghumaisa' meaning "girdle of the bleary-eyed (woman)."

[nostalgiathatisntyours]

#myanimations. i think this song got revived from animation memehood onto tiktok

[dorokora]

Gomeisa, stop making those kinds of face. What would Procy think if he saw this?

[ivy-kissobryos]

New post!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CigI6qErRfV/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Dog Stars: Sirius, Procyon and Gomeisa part 1

Introduction The constellations of Canis Minor and Canis Major are often associated with canine-related mythology. Procyon — the Behenian fi

[summonerscenarios]

Been a hell of a bad day but I still wanted to post something so have some LAH doodles that turned out pretty good! Been meaning to draw them for a while so it was really fun trying to figure them out!

Hope ya’ll like em~!

[havsgast]

the difference one year makes when it comes to character design and art style

[dorokora]

[dorokora]

Gomeisa is from a race of giants and is 9’10!?