Aludra

== =Aludra= =Canis Major= =1000 light years= =About Canis Major= Go forward from the big dipper when you pass gemini you see Orion, then you follow his belt straight back to the brightest star and that part of Canis Major. (looks like a dog.) Canis Major is Orion's hunting dog, pursuing Lepus the Hare or helping Orion fight Taurus the Bull.

Parallax (A way to measure distance in space)
A way to distance a star from you to that star. D= one divided by 0.0010
 * 1) Look at a star from two locations.
 * 2) measure the angular distance that the star appears to move.
 * 3) convert it by dividing one by the angle