Dennis Mammana: Ancient Dragon Constellation Winds Way Through Northern Sky

Dennis Mammana: Ancient Dragon Constellation Winds Way Through Northern Sky

If you’ve been following my column for a while, you know that there are many kinds of constellations in the sky. You also know that most of these look nothing like their namesakes but are simply celestial representations of objects, animals and people. We in the Western Hemisphere know of 88 constellations distributed around the heavens, passed down to us by ancient skywatchers. Represented among the stars are objects that include a crown, a mic…