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  • The Dog Days and Sothic Cycles of August

    08/04/2015 12:40:45 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 4 replies
    universetoday.com ^ | on August 4, 2015 | David Dickinson
    Egyptians livelihood rested on knowing when the annual flooding of the Nile was about to occur. To this end, they relied on the first seasonal spotting of Sirius at dawn. Sirius is the brightest star in the sky, and you can just pick out the flicker of Sirius in early August low to the southeast if you know exactly where to look for it. Sirius lies at a declination of just under 17 degrees south of the celestial equator. It’s interesting to note that in modern times, the annual flooding of the Nile (prior to the completion of the Aswan...