Talk:Canis Major

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Uuurgh! What are the ABSOULTE Magnitudes of Muliphem and Furud?! I can only find the apparent magnitudes, and I've been searching for half an hour!

My understanding is that Sirius is called the "dog star," not because of the hot, dog days of summer, but because it is part of the Canis Major, one of Orion's hunting dogs. Please help me with this. Thanks. (Douglas Arvidson, author of the Sci-Fi/adventure novel, THE EYE OF THE STALLION)

"Hot, dog days of summer" seems too modern a source, but who knows? Otherwise read Poeticon astronomicon (an external link to an English translation at the end), I don't remember the why of "dog star", but I believe it's therein. Said: Rursus 16:48, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Adding Star Table List

Can you add a table list of stars in this constellation with the columns Bayer designations{BD}, Flamsteed designations{F}, Names and other designations, right ascension, declination, apparent magnitude{App Mag}, absolute magnitude{Abs Mag}, distance (Ly), spectral type, and comments in order of apparent magnitudes.