![]() The brightest star in the constellation, Sirius, is also the brightest in the night sky. Canis Major – the great dog is high in the western sky in the early evening.This is a familiar group of stars for those of us in the southern hemisphere and is Orion’s belt and sword. Orion is easy to find, with the best-known feature of this constellation the ‘Saucepan’ asterism. Orion – the hunter is on his side, low in the western sky after sunset.In May the following constellations dominate the autumn sky: Astronomers use these constellations to delineate portions of the sky and as a way for locating astronomical objects. ![]() These pictures were given names and for millennia have been used as a tool for navigation and to share significant cultural stories. What’s in the sky this May? ConstellationsĬonstellations are groups of stars that form a picture. Monthly sky maps from the 2022 Australasian Sky Guide published by MAAS Media. ![]()
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