What is the name of the constellation that Khufu used to measure the position of his pyramid?

Draco (with Thuban as the pole star):



%26gt;%26gt;Draco is an extended constellation of the northern hemisphere.



Draco (Latin for Dragon) is a far northern constellation that is circumpolar for many northern hemisphere observers. It is one of the 88 modern constellations, and one of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy.



The star Thuban (Draconis) was the northern pole star around 2700 B.C., during the time of the ancient Egyptians. Due to the effects of precession, it will once again be the pole star around the year 21,000 A.D. In ancient times the heavens appeared to revolve around this constellation. The great Egyptian pyramids of Khufu, located at Giza, seem to have been planned and built with Thuban as a guide. The pyramid was built in such a way that Thuban was visible day and night from the bottom of one of the pyramid's deep air shafts. Other pyramids also seem to have been planned and built with the then Pole Star as a focal point.%26lt;%26lt;What is the name of the constellation that Khufu used to measure the position of his pyramid?More information about the Egyptian pyramids at http://gatesofegypt.blogspot.com/2007/11/pyramids.html

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What is the name of the constellation that Khufu used to measure the position of his pyramid?
Reign of king Khufu at http://famouspharaohs.blogspot.com/2007/10/khufu-2589-2566-b.html

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What is the name of the constellation that Khufu used to measure the position of his pyramid?DracoWhat is the name of the constellation that Khufu used to measure the position of his pyramid?
The constillation known as Draco. Search the Web to find out more...What is the name of the constellation that Khufu used to measure the position of his pyramid?Orion



The pyramids are alligned to the constellation Orion as measured by the stars in Orion, the hunter's belt.