R Draconis is heading for a comparatively bright maximum. I observed it at 6.4 this evening. Yet another example of the personality of miras that makes them, even the brighter ones, such interesting phenomena to follow.
![R Dra during 2015 according to AAVSO data. It is heading for one of the brightest maximas in years.](http://www.gustavholmberg.com/astronomy/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/rdra2015.png)
R Dra during 2015 according to AAVSO data. It is heading for one of the brightest maximas in years.