Why is the middle of the summer called the Dog Days?

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Because the star Sirius (the Dog star) is prominent in the sky (northern hemisphere that is!) Sep 10 03, 3:39 PM

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A common unit of time in astronomy is the solar day. Paradoxically, in the northern hemisphere solar days are longer in winter than they are in the summer. Can you see how this comes about? The record for this is 70 days? Is their a mid-summer holiday in Britian? When does a summer start?

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