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One of my favorites of these is Draco, the dragon, known throughout the ancient world as a variety of mythical creatures.
HOWEVER, RIGHT ABOVE AND BETWEEN THEM IS ANOTHER CIRCUMPOLAR CONSTELLATION IS DRACO, BUT UNLIKE TV DRAGONS, HE’S TOUGH TO SEE HIS BRIGHTEST STAR IS ELTANIN, HERE, MARKING HIS HEAD.
Even though Draco represents a fearsome dragon, it is only a dim circumpolar constellation that gets less respect than you would expect for a dragon. Draco is so far north that it never completely ...
The Draconid meteor shower returns, expected to be fainter this year. While typically yielding only a few meteors per hour, rare outbursts can go over 1,000.
Peak nights generally give us about 10 meteors per hour, and these “shooting stars” come from the area of the Draco the Dragon constellation in the northern sky.
From Oct. 6 to Oct. 10, lucky Americans living in areas with limited air pollution will be able to catch the Draconids, featuring the dragon constellation Draco in one of the most well-known showers.
The shower gets its name because the meteors appear to be coming from the direction of the constellation Draco the Dragon.
The shower gets its name because the meteors appear to be coming from the direction of the constellation Draco the Dragon.