Stars and their effect on planets

[Gerard]

What follows is a good case.

 

The granitic outcrop known as "Peña Sirio" is located in La Pedriza nature reserve (Spain). The name to this cliff was given in the early XX century by some locals who noticed that the star Sirius was coming out behind this cliff during the night hours.

 

Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. Its name is derived from the Greek word Σείριος (Latin script: Seirios), meaning lit. 'glowing' or 'scorching.'

 

Incidentally this area is scorching hot in the summer months. 

 

Sirius is colloquially known as the "Dog Star", reflecting its prominence in its constellation, Canis Major (the Greater Dog). The heliacal rising of Sirius marked the flooding of the Nilein Ancient Egypt and the "dog days" of summer for the ancient Greeks, while to the Polynesians, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, the star marked winter and was an important reference for their navigationaround the Pacific Ocean.

 

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirius

Doesn't Peña Sirio have an uncanny resemblance to a dog?

 

Edited November 14 by Gerard