Mythology and history

They represent the drawn circumpolar constellations in the funeral camera of Seti I in Luxor. Two of these constellations have been identified with the modern ones: The ox (that are the Great Bear) then circumpolar in Egypt, and the Hipopótamo (Dragoon and the Little Bear).

Characteristics

           Draco is a precious constellation that is in the North hemisphere next to the celestial pole. The year is circumpolar for the inhabitants of the north being visible throughout. For the inhabitants of the South hemisphere, in inferior latitudes to 10º it is invisible. 20h extends more from the meridian of 10h to the meridian and in declination from North 85º to the zones sureñas of +50º

            It occupies a space of the quite great and irregular sky. It limits the north with Ursa Minor and Camelopardalis, the east and the south with the constellation of Ursa Major, the south with the constellations of Bootes, Hercules, Lyra and Cygnus and to the west with Cepheus.

The star of pyramids         The North Pole of the ecliptic is in the constellation, reason why due to the precession of the equinoxes it does more than five thousand years, at the faraónica time the polestar was Dhuban or to Draconis that was the star that in year 2830 to C. was more near the celestial North Pole.  Then Egypt governed IV dynasty,  and constructors of great pyramid of Geops in Gizeh that considered the position of the star, which it shone to 10' of the celestial pole and oriented opportunely of such form that the passage that descended towards the burial camera, with their opened superior end of such form that could penetrate the luminous ray of a Draconis.

    Draco is between 20º to 50º of North latitude corresponding to the equator of the Milky Route, is a zone not very rich in shining stars since they are not more shining than the second magnitude no component of the constellation. Its form is peculiar to the dragoon since it surrounds completely to the Little Bear separating it of the Great Bear, finishing in a visible rhombus or near Fertile valley or to Lyrae, prelude of the spring and boreal summer.

Observations by telescope

        NOTE: One is in a poor zone; a small difference of magnitude between the components exists, are slightly separated, is one pretty double, its colors are totally different, is unfolded without difficulty with the eyeglass of 50x.

            NOTE: One is in a rich zone; in the field there are approximately eleven stars; there is a smallest difference of magnitude, are separated almost 1', which entails that it is one pretty double but something separated, its phantoms are similarities, is one double easy to identify due to the magnitude of both components, is unfolded without difficulty with the eyeglass of 50x.

        NOTE: One is in a rich zone; a small difference of magnitude between the components exists, are slightly separated, is one pretty double, is unfolded with 50x.

        NOTE: One is in a partially rich zone; there is a slight difference of brightness between the components AB and something superior in AC; they are slightly separated, although much more together component AC; the triple with the eyeglass of 50x is unfolded, although something costs to unfold AC; one is one pretty double.

        NOTE: One is in a rich zone; there is small, average magnitude, of brightness difference, are slightly together, easy to locate is unfolded with the eyeglass of 50x. is one pretty double.

        NOTE: One is in a rich zone; there is a remarkable difference of magnitude, are separated, easy to locate is unfolded with 50x. is one pretty double.

          NOTE: One is in a poor star field; there is a slight difference of magnitude, easy to locate is unfolded with the eyeglass of 50x, the main one I see it orange, however, the secondary one is bluish. It is one pretty double, 6.

        NOTE: One is in a partially rich zone, 6; there is a small difference of magnitude, are something together although it is unfolded with 50x, both components are white, is one pretty double, 6.

        NOTE: S 1878: A great difference of magnitude between its components exists, meetings like needing the eyeglass are enough 200x to unfold it, and to see itself disabled to observe the colors, even so is one pretty double. Locating the double in Sky Catalogue it indicates to us that the color of the main one is yellow. It is one double that in a century of observation to diminished its angle of position and, however, has increased in 1"its separation.

        S 1882: It has a difference of magnitude very similar to S 1878; although its deployment is simpler, since 50x needs solely, thus we can observe the main white, however, the secondary one astonishes me by surprising, a showy one and strong red color, is one pretty double.

    In general, he is very showy and spectacular to observe two doubles of similar it carves so near the other, with the eyeglass of 50x.

        NOTE: They are three doubles that can be observed in this partially rich zone; they are catalogued but not identified in the Sky Catalogue 2000,0, the finding has been accidental, are three weak doubles of brightness, in some almost are weak, as consequence is impossible to identify the colors, are all good separated, with which it is unfolded without difficulty with 50x.

        NOTE: One is in a very rich zone, 8; there is a smallest difference of magnitude between components AB, although he is much greater in case AC, slightly separated, is unfolded with 50x, the three components are white, and it is a quite pretty triple.

        NOTE: S 44 App: There is a remarkable difference of magnitude, are very separated, slightly superior to 1', the main one is white, however, the secondary one is blue, is pretty a double one, is unfolded with the eyeglass of 50x.

        S 2554: One is to only 7' to the north of S 44 App; there is a slight difference of magnitude between the components, it is also unfolded with 50x, one is one pretty double, profit not to identify the colors.

        NOTE: One is in a rich zone; there is a smallest difference of brightness between components AB, they are very separated, and they are both of orange color; pair AC is with a remarkable difference of brightness and very separated, unfolding with 50x both, they form an isosceles triangle emphasizing on the field.

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