Sirius, the Dog Star

 This is not the Dog Star, Sirius, in Canis Major. Nor is it the Captain of the Black Pearl.  It is, however, Captain Jack Sparrow, stargazing schnauzer.

Sirius, is the brightest star in the night sky, the eye of Canis Major, one of Orion's great hunting dogs. Sirius is visible from nearly all parts of the planet Earth. On close observation, it reveals itself as a binary star system, not a single star. To locate Sirius, draw a straight line through the three stars of Orion's belt, follow the line to the left and it will point directly at the star.  

(diagram from News Tribune, Duluth, MN)