Constellation

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Sirius is also known colloquially as the " **Dog Star ", reflecting its prominence in its constellation, The Canis Major is the constellation it is part of. That means the big dog. Both Sirius A and Sirius B are part of the constellation. It is the subject of more myth and folklore than any other star apart from the sun. The heliacal rising of Sirius marked the flooding of the Nile in Ancient Eg **         ** ypt and the 'Dog Days' of summer for the Ancient Greeks, while to the Polynesians it marked winter and was an important star for navigation around the Pacific Ocean. **