Step outside this week at around 9 p.m. local time and look roughly one-third of the way up from the southern horizon to see Sirius is the Dog Star.

Sirius (The Dog Star) is the brightest star in the night sky, attributed to its luminosity and proximity at a distance of 8.6 light-years.

These January evenings, find Sirius — a future South Pole Star.🌟 According to the “Mathematical Astronomy Morsels V” by Jean Meeus, Sirius will become the South Pole Star around the year 66270. In that year, Sirius will come to within 1.6 degrees of the south celestial pole.🧭 Image Credit: Akira Fujii/ESA #astronomy #stargazing #sirius #star

Sirius is the brightest star in Earth's sky because of how close it is to us. It's so bright you might see glints of different colors radiating from it.

Spot Sirius in Canis Major the Greater Dog - the brightest star as seen from Earth. Learn the science and mythology of the Dog Star.

This weekend's "helical rising of Sirius" is a good way to learn about the brightest star in the night sky.