IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg). Via Wikipedia.
Aquarius
The Water-Bearer
OriginAncient
AbbreviationAqr
GenitiveAquarii
Pronunciation/əˈkwɛəriəs/ genitive /əˈkwɛəriaɪ/
uh-KWAIR-ee-us
LocationCelestial Equator
Primary StarSadalsuud (β Aquarii)
Right Ascention 21h 31m Declination -5° 34'
Martian Solar Lag δ(🜨→♂) +0.619h (37.1m)
To the ancient Greeks, Aquarius represented Ganymede, a prince of Troy who was so beautiful that Zeus sent his eagle to bring the youth to Mt. Olympus where now he serves as Zeus’ special cupbearer. To compensate Ganymede’s father, King Tros, Zeus gave immortal horses from his own herd.
www.underthesky.com
Aquarius as depicted by Johannes Hevelius in his Firmamentum Sobiescianum sive Uranographia (1687). Source image provided by www.RareMaps.com — Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. Via www.underthenightsky.com.
←January 1177→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
3031
1 January 1177 2 January 1177 3 January 1177 4 January 1177 5 January 1177 6 January 1177 7 January 1177 8 January 1177 9 January 1177 10 January 1177 11 January 1177 12 January 1177 13 January 1177 14 January 1177 15 January 1177 16 January 1177 17 January 1177 18 January 1177 19 January 1177 20 January 1177 21 January 1177 22 January 1177 23 January 1177 24 January 1177 25 January 1177 26 January 1177 27 January 1177 28 January 1177 29 January 1177 30 January 1177 31 January 1177 1 February 1177
MD -310017 MD -310016 MD -310015 MD -310014 MD -310013 MD -310012 MD -310011 MD -310010 MD -310009 MD -310008 MD -310007 MD -310006 MD -310005 MD -310004 MD -310003 MD -310002 MD -310001 MD -310000 MD -309999 MD -309998 MD -309997 MD -309996 MD -309995 MD -309994 MD -309993 MD -309992 MD -309991 MD -309990 MD -309989 MD -309988 MD -309987 MD -309986