Mother Camels [SEP] constellation
Mother Camels
The protecting Mother Camels (Arabic العوائذ "alʽawaʼid") is an asterism in the constellation of Draco described by ancient Arabic nomadic tribes. The asterism was interpreted as a ring of mother camels – Beta Draconis (Rastaban), Gamma Draconis (Eltanin), Nu Draconis (Kuma) and Xi Draconis (Grumium) – surrounding a foal (the faint star Alruba), with another mother camel, Mu Draconis (Alrakis) running to join them.
The Arabs did not see the constellation Draco as it
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