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Draco is the Latin word for dragon. • Draco (constellation), a constellation in the northern part of the sky • Draco (dwarf galaxy), a dwarf galaxy orbiting the Milky Way • Draco (genus), a genus of ...
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Draco (constellation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Draco is a constellation in the far northern sky. Its name is Latin for dragon. Draco is circumpolar (that is, never setting) for many observers in the northern hemisphere. It was one of the 48 const...
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Draco belongs to the few constellations which really resemble the object they were named after. The northern boundary reaches higher than DECL=+80 degrees, the southern border streches along DECL=+50 degrees; to the east and the west it extends from RA=10h to RA=20h.
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Draco (Latin for Dragon) is a far northern constellation that is circumpolar for many northern hemisphere observers. It is one of the 88 modern constellations, and one of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy.
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The origin of the constellation, Draco, and of most dragon lore as well, was probably the Chaldean dragon Tiamat, the sea serpent who existed even before the sea and sky had been divided from each other, the dragon of chaos.
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Famous archon whose set of laws were harsh and unforgiving. The penalty for many offenses was death. ... Elsewhere on the Web: Draco and Solon; A study of how these two men moved Athens toward democracy.
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Draco the Dragon is an easy to find north circumpolar constellation. One myth claims that Draco was the dragon that guarded the golden apples in the Garden of Hesperides ... Draco is a circumpolar constellation visible all night from northern latitudes. The constellation winds around the little dipper.
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Myths and data about the constellation Draco ... As it wraps itself around the northern hemisphere Draco is circumpolar, not far from the North Pole. In fact Thuban (alpha Draconis) was once the Pole Star, at about the time these stories were being told for the first time.
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