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	Constellation Canes Venatici
		Canes Venatici is surrounded by Ursa Major to the north, Boötes to the east and Coma Berenices to the south (between RA=12h 10m and RA=14h 10m, DECL=+53 deg and DECL=+28 deg).
		The meteor shower Canes Venaticids is active during January 13th and January 30th (maximum around January 24/25th).
		Canes Venatici is thought to represent the two dogs of the herdman Boötes.
	www.seds.org /Maps/Stars_en/Fig/canesvenatici.html (346 words)

	Canes Venatici
		Canes Venatici was created by Hevelius of Danzig and first appeared in his posthumously published star atlas in 1690.
		The star Cor Caroli is said to mean the "heart of Charles" and was so named by Edmund Halley in honor of King Charles II of England.
		Alpha Canes Venatici, Cor Caroli(12h 56m +38° 19') is a great double star for those with binoculars or small telescopes.
	starryskies.com /The_sky/constellations/canes_venatici.html (401 words)

	Canes Venatici, mythology, history, characteristics and observations by telescope.
		Canes Venatici, mythology, history, characteristics and observations by telescope.
		Venatici dogs as it defined Hevelius very well, Horror vacui, is a zone of 500º included in a zone of the very poor star sky due clearly to that it is to 80º of North latitude of the equator of our galaxy and comprises of a precious opened window to observe great amount of galaxies.
		One is located in the North hemisphere between the observable parallels 30º to 50º during the months of March to October in the North hemisphere and at the end of the autumn in the south.
	www.mallorcaweb.net /masm/CVn1.htm (1053 words)

	Canes Venatici
		Canes Venatici (the hunting dogs) is a small northern constellation that was introduced by Johannes Hevelius in the 17th century.
		It is supposed to represent the dogs Chara and Asterion held on a leash by Boötes.
		Among the objects in Canes Venatici is the Whirlpool Galaxy, M51, a spiral galaxy that is seen face on.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/c/ca/canes_venatici.html (99 words)

	Canes Venatici and Coma Berenices
		The strange name of alpha canes venaticorum is a reference to King Charles I having to drag a wagon (Plough) along to his own execution in 1649.
		Canes and Coma are fertile hunting grounds for galaxy observers, mainly because we are
		In Canes Venatici we have M51 (the Whirlpool Galaxy), M106, M64 and M94.
	www.skyguide.org.uk /constellations/canes_coma/canes_coma.htm (233 words)

	Star Tales – Canes Venatici
		Canes Venatici represents two dogs held on a lead by Boötes, snapping at the heels of the Great Bear.
		In neither case was any attempt made to connect the dogs with charted stars, nor were they named, so the credit for showing the dogs in their current position and for making them a separate constellation remains with Hevelius.
		Canes Venatici, two hunting dogs held on a leash by Boötes, seen in the Atlas Coelestis of John Flamsteed.
	www.ianridpath.com /startales/canesvenatici.htm (441 words)

	Heart of the Valley Astronomers Telescope - Canes Venatici (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Canes Venatici is one of the constellations that is often viewed in the early years of many astronomer's enjoyment.
		Canes Venatici contains some truly impressive objects that belie the constellation's modest façade.
		Canes Venatici translates as the Hunting Dogs - this is supported by similar labels; the French Chiens du Chasse or German name of Jagdhunde are typical.
	www.hvaastronomy.com /canes.htm (558 words)

	The Constellations - Enchanted Learning Software
		Canes Venatici (The Two Hunting Dogs or greyhounds [of the herdman Boötes]) is a small Northern Hemisphere constellation near Ursa Major and Boötes.
		The Canes Venaticids meteor shower occurs from January 13 - January 30.
		Canes Venatici was named by the Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1690.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/astronomy/stars/constellations.shtml (2295 words)

	Canes Venatici - LoveToKnow 1911
		CANES VENATICI (" The Hounds," or "the GREYHounds"), in astronomy, a constellation of the northern hemisphere named by Hevelius in 1690, who compiled it from the stars between the older asterisms Ursa Major, Bodtes and Coma Berenices.
		Interesting objects in this portion of the heavens are: the famous spiral nebula first described by Lord Rosse; a-Canum Venati-.
		This page was last modified 02:06, 2 Sep 2006.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Canes_Venatici (66 words)

	Chandra :: Photo Album :: Constellation Canes Venatici
		The story behind the name: Hevelius was an observational astronomer who cataloged stars, and created some new constellations in parts of the sky where none had been marked out by earlier civilizations.
		The constellation of Canes Venatici, consisting mainly of two bright stars, is supposed to represent the two hunting dogs of Boötes held on a leash.
		The constellation, found in the sky between Boötes and Ursa Major and Minor, forms a link between Boötes, in his role as bear-driver, and the bears he is chasing, represented by the constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.
	chandra.harvard.edu /photo/constellations/canesvenatici.html (231 words)

	Canes Venatici
		Canes Venatici is one of those obscure constellations introduced by Johannes Hevelius in 1690.
		M51 (NGC 5194) or The Whirlpool Galaxy is the finest galaxy in Canes Venatici.
		This spiral, found just southwest from the tip of the Big Dipper's handle, was the first spiral galaxy to be discovered (in 1845 by Lord Ross at his castle in Ireland).
	www.dibonsmith.com /cvn_con.htm (805 words)

	SPACE.com -- Canine Constellations: Night Sky Goes to the Dogs
		It is the equivalent of the Latin word "Antecanis" or "Before the Dog," an allusion to the fact that Procyon rises about 20 minutes before Sirius (at midnorthern latitudes), and thus heralds the appearance of the great Dog Star.
		Located about a third of the way from the end of the Big Dipper's handle and below it, these dogs were placed in the sky to assist Boö tes, the Bear Driver in his daily task of pursuing the Big Bear (Ursa Major) around the pole of the heavens.
		There are also three faint galaxies in this region of the sky, located between Canes Venatici and the Big Dipper's handle.
	www.space.com /spacewatch/050429_canis_major.html (1047 words)

	Canes Venatici (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The constellation was drawn in 1687 by Johannes Hevelius, using stars that in precedence belonged to the Ursa Maior.
		Canes Venatici represent two dogs that Bootes keeps on a lead: they stretch out to snap the Ursa Maior's legs.
		The more southern dog is marked by the two brightest stars, alpha and beta Canum Venaticorum; the more northern one by a small group of little bright stars.
	www.astrofilitrentini.it /mat/costell/cvn_e.html (201 words)

	Finding the Constellations from Southern Africa
		Canes Venatici (the Hunting Dogs) is a small constellation in a dark galaxy-infested part of the sky.
		Canes Venatici is situated beneath Coma Berenices (another faint constellation), to the west of the large Bootes and just "above" some stars of Ursa Major.
		The best way of finding Canes Venatici is probably to search for the Coma Berenices star cluster and moving down (north) towards the horizon.
	www.assabfn.co.za /spacetides/constellations/canes_venatici.htm (165 words)

	Constellation Report
		The dogs, named Asterion and Chara can be seen in the sky with their master, Icarius (Bootes) in the spring.
		M3 is located so far south in Canes Venatici that its almost easier to use the stars of Coma Berenices as guides.
		Using the stars of Canes Venatici, follow the line from beta straight through alpha Canes Venatici for about 2.5x that distance and you should be there.
	www.utahskies.org /deepsky/constellations/canesvenatici.html (862 words)

	Constellations: Canes Venatici, The Hunting Dogs
		Canes Venatici contains many galaxies four of which are Messier objects, the most well known being The Whirlpool Galaxy, M51; a lovely spiral galaxy seen face on, and best viewed with binoculars.
		Other notable objects are: M3, a rich globular cluster located midway between Cor Caroli and Arcturus; M63 the Sunflower Galaxy; M94, a compact spiral galaxy, and M106, another bright spiral galaxy.
		Canes Venatici was created by Johannes Hevelius in 1687, and so does not really have any ancient classical mythology of its own.
	www.r-clarke.org.uk /constellations/canes_venatici.htm (197 words)

	Canes Venatici (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Canes Venatici (the Hunting Dogs) ride the sky south of the Big Dipper.
		This modern constellation is marked principally by Cor Caroli (the brightest star in the picture, near center) and considerably dimmer Chara, the brightest star to the right of Cor Caroli.
		See Canes Venatici from Flamsteed's Atlas Coelestis Edition of 1781.
	www.astro.uiuc.edu /~kaler/sow/cvn1-p.html (167 words)

	Canes Venatici
		Notably inside of Canes Venatici, there is Cor Caroli, named for Charles II of England, which is actually a double star.
		Also, because we are looking somewhat perpendicular (Coma Berenices gets to be perpendicular) to our galaxy, Canes Venatici is one constellation where many other galaxies can be found with large telescopes.
		Even if you can't find them, you can look to Canes Venatici and know that you are not looking in towards the heart of our galaxy; you are not looking out towards the arms of our galaxy; you are looking up, away from our galaxy.
	www.brandonjaynes.com /education/?CanesVenatici (269 words)

	Two New Galaxies Orbiting the Milky Way by Ken Croswell
		The Canes Venatici dwarf is more remote, located at a distance of 730,000 light-years.
		Both the Boötes and Canes Venatici galaxies are classified as dwarf spheroidals--gas-poor galaxies whose stars are spread out from one another.
		In describing the Canes Venatici dwarf, Zucker and his colleagues write, "The discovery of such a faint galaxy in proximity to the Milky Way strongly suggests that more such objects remain to be found." If enough of these satellites exist, they could resolve the "missing satellite" problem.
	kencroswell.com /BootesCanesVenaticiDwarfs.html (680 words)

	Constellation Canes Venatici
		A 10- or 12-inch telescope and a dark sky are needed to discern the spiral arms, while smaller telescopes or large binoculars should reveal two fuzzy dots.
		The Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a view of several star generations in the central region of the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), a spiral region 23 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Canes Venatici.
		The galaxy’s massive center, the bright ball of light in the center of the photograph, is about 80 light-years across and has a brightness of about 100 million Suns.
	www.eastbayastro.org /articles/lore/canesv.htm (714 words)

	Canes Venatici
		Cor Caroli is an interesting double star which has a shifting spectrum due to its magnetic field.
		Canes Venatici contains five Messier objects, the most famous of which is M51, the whirlpool galaxy.
		M3, a bright globular cluster is also of considerable interest to the amateur.
	www.btinternet.com /~hubbletelescope/canesvenatici.shtml (110 words)

	Canes Venatici
		Cor Caroli is an interesting double star which has a shifting spectrum due to its magnetic field.
		Canes Venatici contains five Messier objects, the most famous of which is M51, the whirlpool galaxy.
		M3, a bright globular cluster is also of considerable interest to the amateur.
	www.hubbletelescope.btinternet.co.uk /canesvenatici.shtml (110 words)

	M3 - Globular Cluster in Canes Venatici
		M3 (NGC 5272) is a globular cluster consisting of approximately 500,000 stars located within our galaxy at a distance of approximately 30,600 light years.
		This cluster is located in the constellation Canes Venatici.
		More information about this object and additional images can be found at the Messier Index - M3.
	www.astroimages.org /ccd/m3.html (117 words)

	Small Wonders: Canes Venatici - Article
		There's also one globular in Canes - the bright Messier M3.
		And so, it should come as no surprise that rest of the targets this month are either galaxies or galaxy clusters.
		There is a plethora of good objects in Canes that we didn't cover this month. To that end, I'll leave you with an extra credit - a few more nice targets to hunt down: NGC 4111, NGC 4143, and NGC 4244.
	www.cloudynights.com /item.php?item_id=1073 (1288 words)

	Deepsky Top 100: M 51 and NGC 5195 in Canes Venatici
		M 51 (NGC 5194), the Whirlpool Galaxy, is a face-on spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici.
		In fact, M 51 was the first galaxy in which the spiral structure was detected.
		They lie on the border of Ursa Major and Canes Venatici.
	www.backyard-astro.com /deepsky/top100/08.html (411 words)

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