The constellation of Canis Major.
The constellation of Canis Major, the large hunting dog of Orion the hunter. The binocular open star cluster Messier 41 is at centre below Sirius. The pair of star clusters, M46 and M47, are at left. The bright star is of course the Dog Star, Sirius.
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