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A photograph of Canis Major hanging above the southern horizon. The brilliant star is Sirius, the brightest star in the sky. Just below and slightly to the right of Sirius is a hazy blob, this is the famous open cluster denoted M41. The photograph was taken with 800 ASA film using a Pracktica SLR mounted on a simple tripod and the shutter opened for about 5 minutes using a cable release. Grant Privett 1999.