There is a small constellation of late winter/early spring that is often overlooked by sky watchers. Procyon is this constellation’s brightest star (seventh brightest in the entire sky), which marks the eastern-most vertex of the Winter Triangle. Yes, we’re referring to none other than Canis Minor, the smaller of Orion’s two hunting dogs.

The featured constellation for March is Puppis, a large grouping of stars that resides on the celestial sphere’s southern hemisphere.

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