Sky Tonight—February 1, For those at southerly latitudes, Canopus!
It is Canopus, and it is the second-brightest star in the entire sky.
Sky Tonight—December 31, See brightest star at midnight
Sirius is highest in the sky at midnight every New Year’s.
EarthSky Tonight—October 15, See the sky’s brightest star, Sirius, before dawn
Sirius appears to flash different colors when it is low in the sky . . . really, all the stars are flashing different colors.
Earthsky Tonight — April 30, Star hopping from constellation Orion
Amateur astronomers use star hopping to go from stars and constellations they know … to ones they don’t know yet.