Can I see the constellation Draco from Florida?

where is it located?Can I see the constellation Draco from Florida?Hi Fellow Stargazer!



Yes, you can see Draco from Florida, although not as well as I can from up north. It's a northern constellation, arcing around the north pole of the sky.



As fortune would have it, this time of year is the best for finding Draco's head, but the worst hardest for seeing the rest of the Dragon's body, because this is when it circles below the north pole, out of sight for stargazers in the far south.



Here's what you can do. Go outside as soon as it's completely dark, around 7 p.m. in most of Florida (6 p.m. Central Time). The head of Draco, which is its most prominent part, is drifting down in the northwest. You need a star map to make out the distinctive shape of the head, but once you spot it, it's easy to remember. This is the best time to look for the head because it's at eye level.



The head sets over the next couple of hours, and won't be up again until after 5 a.m. (4 Central Time in west Florida).



The dim stars of the Dragon's body will be lost in ground air at this time of year. If you're out at 5 a.m. though, you can follow them all the way to the tip of the Dragon's tail.



By the way, did you know that in the time of the ancient Egyptians, Thuban, in the Dragon's tail, was the pole star, not Polaris! The builders of the pyramids lined them up with Thuban. This bit of trivia also comes in handy at this time of year, in case someone asks, "Do you think Polaris, the North Star, could have been the Star of Bethlehem?" Answer: "Uh, no, because in the time of Jesus, Polaris was not the North Star!"Can I see the constellation Draco from Florida?Draco, the dragon, is located among the two northern bears. The legend says that the dragon is the only animal bold enough to stay between both bears, Ursa Minor and Ursa Major.Can I see the constellation Draco from Florida?Yes! Right now it's spanning the horizon from the North nearly to the North East. It wraps between the Little Dipper and Big Dipper as well .Can I see the constellation Draco from Florida?
I took a look at google earth and according to that it circles quite close to the north pole which is probably why you can't see it but if it can be seen from florida it will be on the horizon and only for a few months per year. I believe it's directly above lattitudes 50 to 80 so you can see some of it a least (providing its not a faint constellation (which it probably is) if you're in a highly populated region.