Skywatch: Look for the Dog Star early this week

As mentioned in last week’s Skywatch, Orion, the hunter, has returned to the heavens.Typically a prominent constellation in the winter it can be found in the morning sky in the south before dawn.The constellation is hard to miss.If you can find the three stars that make up Orion’s belt it’s pretty easy to fill in the blanks.You can use those three stars this week to locate the brightest star in the sky, Sirius.Also known as the “Dog Star,” it’s part of the con