Sirius its constellation, Canis Major (Greater Dog). The heliacal rising of Sirius marked the flooding of the Nile in Ancient Egypt and the "dog days" of summer for the ancient Greeks, while to the Polynesians in the Southern Hemisphere the star marked winter and was an important reference for their navigation around the Pacific Ocean. The brightest star in the night sky, Sirius is recorded in the earliest astronomical records. Its displacement from the ecliptic causes this heliacal rising to be remarkably regular compared to other stars, with a period of almost exactly 365.25 days holding it constant relative to the
The Beat (Sirius) airing the same format. On November 12, 2008, it was confirmed that Sirius XM would merge The Beat and BPM. The move was in part due to Sirius XM's decision to make cutbacks in the number of music channels with the same format on both Sirius and XM channels. The Beat Morning Show with Geronimo premiered on January 15, 2009, on BPM. It featured the music The Beat once played. It aired Monday through Friday from 7am to 1pm ET and on The BEAT weekends from 10am to 3pm ET. As of June 13, 2009, The BEAT Morning Show name