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Observations of Sirius

Other names α-CMa
Alpha Canis Majoris
9-CMa
9 Canis Majoris
HR 2491
HD 48915
HIP 32349

Object type Star

RA 06h45m

Declination 16°42' S

Constellation Canis Major

Further information

Showing all 30 images


3 
1 
Christmas Day Celestia...
Steve Brown
Obs 2024 Dec 25 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2025 Jan 01 – 15:06 UTC

2 
0 
Orion and Canis Major ...
Andrew Paterson
Obs 2024 Nov 05 – 23:11 UTC
Upload 2024 Nov 27 – 13:59 UTC

2 
2 
Sirius and Canopus fro...
Andrew Paterson
Obs 2024 Apr 17 – 02:06 UTC
Upload 2024 Apr 17 – 16:32 UTC

2 
1 
My first spectrum (wit...
Yiannis Belias
Obs 2024 Feb 08 – 20:25 UTC
Upload 2024 Feb 22 – 22:07 UTC

2 
0 
Abell 1314, Object of ...
David Davies
Obs 2023 Feb 27 – 22:55 UTC
Upload 2023 Feb 28 – 12:07 UTC

1 
0 
Orion and the Sea
Grant Privett
Obs 2008 Nov 15
Upload 2021 Nov 17 – 23:58 UTC

13 
1 
Star trail
Dawson
Obs 2021 Sep 04 – 22:08 UTC
Upload 2021 Sep 05 – 17:13 UTC

4 
0 
Fading Winter Constell...
Andrew Paterson
Obs 2021 Apr 22 – 20:26 UTC
Upload 2021 Apr 23 – 14:32 UTC

1 
0 
Colourful Sirius
James Weightman
Obs 2021 Apr 15 – 20:00 UTC
Upload 2021 Apr 16 – 12:05 UTC

0 
0 
Sirius above rooftops
Steve Brown
Obs 2021 Jan 06 – 22:55 UTC
Upload 2021 Mar 06 – 16:05 UTC

12 
1 
Sirius light trail
Steve Brown
Obs 2021 Feb 27 – 22:44 UTC
Upload 2021 Mar 06 – 15:20 UTC

7 
0 
Sirius and the 'P...
Peter Tickner
Obs 2021 Feb 28 – 19:13 UTC
Upload 2021 Mar 03 – 18:45 UTC

3 
0 
Sirius
Matt Williams
Obs 2021 Jan 05 – 21:56 UTC
Upload 2021 Feb 13 – 12:12 UTC

4 
1 
Comparison Out of Focu...
Peter Anderson
Obs 2019 Dec 31 – 14:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Mar 24 – 04:57 UTC

16 
0 
Sirius and The Pup
Martin Lewis
Obs 2020 Feb 06 – 21:43 UTC
Upload 2020 Feb 07 – 20:59 UTC

9 
0 
Orion to the South
Alan Thomas
Obs 2020 Jan 26 – 20:52 UTC
Upload 2020 Feb 02 – 11:02 UTC

9 
0 
Canopus
Peter Mulligan
Obs 2019 Dec 24 – 01:40 UTC
Upload 2019 Dec 27 – 18:24 UTC

4 
0 
ISS between Orion and ...
Andrew Paterson
Obs 2019 Mar 23 – 19:23 UTC
Upload 2019 Mar 24 – 17:29 UTC

12 
0 
Sirius
Randy Tatum
Obs 2019 Jan 27 – 03:48 UTC
Upload 2019 Feb 10 – 02:04 UTC

8 
0 
Sirius and the "p...
Leo Aerts
Obs 2018 Oct 10 – 04:00 UTC
Upload 2019 Feb 09 – 10:32 UTC

0 
0 
Sirius and the "p...
Leo Aerts
Obs 2018 Oct 10 – 04:00 UTC
Upload 2019 Feb 09 – 10:32 UTC

6 
2 
Winter Constellations ...
Andrew Paterson
Obs 2018 Feb 09 – 23:57 UTC
Upload 2018 Feb 11 – 12:28 UTC

8 
0 
Orion and Sirius risin...
Andrew Paterson
Obs 2017 Nov 25 – 22:38 UTC
Upload 2017 Dec 01 – 15:11 UTC

5 
0 
Sirius
Khaled Aljamaan
Obs 2015 Dec 10 – 07:34 UTC
Upload 2017 Aug 06 – 07:35 UTC

0 
0 
Sirius and the Pup
Leo Aerts
Obs 2017 Feb 24 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2017 Mar 24 – 15:58 UTC

6 
0 
Sirius and the Pup
Leo Aerts
Obs 2017 Feb 24 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2017 Mar 24 – 15:58 UTC

2 
0 
Canis Major
Grant Privett
Obs 2015 Oct 05 – 23:19 UTC
Upload 2017 Feb 06 – 00:26 UTC

10 
0 
Sirius B
Raffaello Braga
Obs 2017 Jan 24 – 20:00 UTC
Upload 2017 Jan 28 – 17:25 UTC

0 
0 
Sirius and Pup
Damian Peach
Obs 2015 Mar 08 – 22:33 UTC
Upload 2015 May 09 – 09:23 UTC

0 
0 
Sirius and Pup
Damian Peach
Obs 2015 Mar 08 – 22:33 UTC
Upload 2015 May 09 – 09:23 UTC
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