The Mother Camels (Arabic al'awa'id) is the name given by ancient Arabic nomadic tribes to an asterism
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The Mother Camels (Arabic al'awa'id) is the name given by ancient Arabic nomadic tribes to an asterism
Asterism (astronomy)
In astronomy, an asterism is a pattern of stars seen in Earth's sky which is not an official constellation. Like constellations, they are composed of stars which, while they are in the same general direction, are not physically related, often being at significantly different distances from Earth.... in the constellation
Constellation
A constellation is a group of stars that appear to have a physical proximity in the sky. The stars in a constellation are often vastly distant from each other, but they appear close to each other from the perspective of Earth.... of Draco
Draco (constellation)
Draco is a constellation in the far northern sky. Its name is Latin for dragon. Draco is circumpolar star for many observers in the northern hemisphere.... . Instead of the head of a dragon, the asterism is interpreted as a ring of mother camels (formed by ? Dra, ? Dra, ? Dra and ß Dra) surrounding a baby camel (the faint star in the middle), with another mother camel (µ Dra) running to join them. The camels were seen to be protecting the baby from a line of charging hyenas (? Dra, ? Dra, ? Dra, and ? Dra).
