Alpha Dra III

2009-03-18 00:10:14

Last week, on a special request, I had the opportunity to take a quick tour on board of the ESA's new FTL space ship. After a rather unspectacular start the small vessel headed for a little star in the Draco constellation. Though its stars aren't very bright, the dragon is easy to trace as it weaves its way across the northern sky. Here you can see the sunrise over the third planet orbiting a star called Thuban or Alpha Draconis.