Ein recht ausgedehntes Sternbild der nördlichen Hemisphäre.
Jene vier Sterne, die den Kopf des Drachen bilden ( beta Dra, gamma Dra, xi Dra und nu Dra ), formen sich zu dem auffälligen Asterismus, den man Lozenge nennt.
Draco gehört zu den wenigen Sternbildern, die tatsäch dem ähneln, nach dem sie benannt worden sind.
www.maa.mhn.deA quite extended constellation of the northern hemisphere.
The four stars forming the dragons head ( beta Dra, gamma Dra, xi Dra and nu Dra ), build a conspicuous asterism called the Lozenge.
Draco belongs to the few constellations which really resemble the object they were named after.
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