Stars near the North Pole of the Heavens 195 



Draco, the Dragon. 

 The Dragon may be 

 traced, as a winding 

 line of stars, about 

 halfway around the 

 pole. The tail is be- 

 tween the two Dippers. 

 The head is about as 

 far from Polaris as 

 Cassiopeia or the bowl 

 of the Great Dipper, 

 and about equally dis- 

 tant from these. 



Some questions for 

 thought. At what place 

 on the earth would 

 the North Star appear 

 directly overhead? 

 Where would it appear 

 to an observer located 



10 degrees north of the equator? In what direction 

 could you travel without changing the altitude of the 

 North Star? Can you travel without changing your 

 horizon ? 



FIG. 128. Draco, the Dragon. 



