By Wednesday, February 12, the moon will form a straight line with two cosmic dogs, Procyon and Sirius.

About 10 degrees to the lower right of the moon is Procyon, known as Little Dog, which is about 11.5 light-years distant in the Canis Minor constellation. Once you find the Little Dog, follow along the same imaginary line southward and the next brilliant star you see is Sirius, known as the Big Dog star, in the constellation Canis Major, 8.8 light-years distant.