The Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy is a galaxy in the Local Group, located in the same part of the sky as the constellation Canis Major.
The galaxy contains a relatively high percentage of red giant stars, and is thought to contain an estimated one billion stars in all.
The Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy is classified as an irregular galaxy and is now thought to be the closest neighboring galaxy to our location in the Milky Way, is located about 25,000 light-years away from our Solar System[2] and 42,000 light-years from the Galactic Center. It has a roughly elliptical shape and is thought to contain as many stars as the Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy, the previous contender for the closest galaxy to our location in the Milky Way.
A Major Survey Expedition has left for CMDG in 5030 - Including 20 Tiny Tim Transporters and Tugs with a Medimon Station in tow. -
It arrived in 5031 and established a research outpost "Canis One" Local survey since 5031 expanded known space in the CMD-Galaxy considerably.
CMD-Union[]
Canis being the closest neighbor to the M-0 Galaxy in terms of distance to Pluribus. it could also be reached by HALD explorers. The expedition left a string of repeater buoys behind making GalNet Contact possible. Almost at the same time the Ancient Gate Network was activated and a Gate Connection between M-0 and Canis Major discovered..
Only five Gigamon Step Stations were needed to connect CMD with the M-0 galaxy and a Space Train connection has been established in 5039 between Spring Board System (M-0 side and Canis One ).
Since then only one sentient civilization has been discovered in that satellite dwarf. (The Vatitas ) The ruins of a more advanced species were found on planet Sonderbar .
The Vatitas reported of a horrible invader species arriving at regular intervals from a second gate discovered in 5042 (CMD Gate 2 ). It turned out this gate connected to a galaxy outside the local group, the Pinwheel galaxy . That is home to the Ence who invaded the Small Magellanic Cloud. However, this gate connected to a Pinwheel galaxy region clear across from the region where the Ence came.
The actions and sites to be taken were clearly spelled out in the details ofOperation Force Stop .
A large gatehouse heavily armed was placed next to that gate and the SSS for that GateHouse became the headquarters for a new Canis Major Fleet (211th fleet ) and AUXCOM 1
There is no shortage of space and new worlds in the M-0 Galaxy but there are a few well-developed colonies at the Canis Major Dwarf.
Ancient Gates found in the CMD Galax
M-0 -->CMD Gatename CMD 1 --Gatehouse Canis Guardian -- SSS Auxcom
CMD--> Pinwheel Galaxy Gatename CMD 2 (5042) -- Gatehouse Force Stop SSS Guardian's Home
