Puppis is very extensive Winter constellation. However, one must live rather far to the south in order to explore all its objects.

Nevertheless its best objects are about the same declination as Sirius (alpha Canis Majoris) which makes them accessible for most of us.

Prerequisites: Canis Major.

To examine the stars of Puppis, first move down into the southeast corner of Canis Major, locating delta.
 To its southeast is eta CMa and "p" Puppis: p_Puppis. (The labelling of this constellation is distinctly odd, with many English labels, capital and lower-case.)

Now that you've found p Pup, click on xi Puppis below to begin examining the objects of this constellation.