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Canis Major
Canis Major, Latin for 'Greater Dog,' is a prominent constellation in the southern sky. It is home to Sirius, the brightest star visible from Earth, and contains several notable deep-sky objects, including the emission nebula NGC 2359, also known as Thor's Helmet.
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APODs including "Canis Major"
The Seagull Nebula
26/06/2025
Thor's Helmet versus the Seagull
18/02/2025
Aurora Australis and the International Space Station
13/09/2024
SH2-308: The Dolphin Head Nebula
07/06/2024
The Seagull Nebula
13/03/2024
The Snows of Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Video
06/01/2024
The Seagull Nebula
19/01/2023
Eclipse in the City
12/11/2022
Point Reyes Milky Way
12/03/2022
SH2-308: The Dolphin-head Nebula
21/10/2021
Aurora Slathers Up the Sky
14/01/2021
Gemini's Meteors
17/12/2020
The Snows of Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Video
15/03/2020
Sharpless-308: The Dolphin Nebula
02/03/2020
Aurora Slathers Up the Sky
04/01/2020
NGC 2359: Thor's Helmet
16/02/2019
Sharpless 308: Star Bubble
31/01/2019
The Snows of Churyumov-Gerasimenko
26/04/2018
The Seagull and the Duck
16/03/2018
Geminids of the North
15/12/2017
Thor's Helmet Emission Nebula
01/11/2017
Aurora Slathers up the Sky
29/07/2017
Sharpless 308: Star Bubble
20/12/2016
Seagull to Sirius
15/12/2016
The Seagull Nebula
29/08/2015
Sharpless 308: Star Bubble
23/06/2015
Launch to Lovejoy
22/01/2015
Orion Arising
28/06/2014
NGC 2359: Thor's Helmet
15/02/2014
The Seagull Nebula
11/01/2014