Is it hot enough for you? Chances are it is, as we get into what are typically the hottest months of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, thanks to the tilt of the Earth angling more towards the sun in summer. You may have heard this sweltering period called the dog days of summer, though that name doesn"t come from hot dogs or panting pooches. Rather it comes from Sirius, the Dog Star, which becomes visible above the eastern horizon at daybreak during the summer. Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky, and is part of Canis Major, not to be confused with the Canis latrans, or coyote, in today"s image, who is just trying to beat the heat.
The dog days of summer
Today in History
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Dancers perform ‘Revelations’
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Juneteenth
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Celebrating National Panda Day
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Into the woods
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A picture-perfect day on Trillium
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Oh, the places you’ll go
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You re feeling sleepy
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Freshwater plants in Aquário Natural, Brazil
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Patriot Day
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It’s World Migratory Bird Day
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Wind Cave National Park celebrates 120 years
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‘Think equal, build smart, innovate for change’
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Ancient art in the Amazon
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A story of wind and ice
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Jan van Eyckplein in Bruges, Belgium
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International Kissing Day
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Rainbow Mountain
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Oh, to sleep under the northern lights
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Tree of many colors
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Nature Photography Day
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Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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Coming home to roost
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Hollywood s big night
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League of Nations, 100 years later
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Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting
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World Book Day
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The Hermitage of Santa Justa
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Beavers Bend
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Tegallalang terrace farms in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
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Tambopata National Reserve, Peru