Aquarius is one of the oldest of the recognized constellations along the zodiac ( the sun's apparent path ).

Aquarius is identified as " The Great One " in the Babylonian star catalogues and represents the god Ea himself, who is commonly depicted holding an overflowing vase.

In Greek mythology, Aquarius is sometimes associated with Deucalion, the figure who built a ship with his wife Pyrrha to survive an imminent flood.

Aquarius is also sometimes identified with Ganymede, a youth in Greek mythology who was taken to Mount Olympus by Zeus to act as cup-carrier to the gods.

Also in Aquarius is Loui-pi-tchin, the ramparts that stretch from 29 and 27 Piscium and 33 and 30 Aquarii through Phi, Lambda, Sigma, and Iota Aquarii to Delta, Gamma, Kappa, and Epsilon Capricorni.

Sole usage of the tropical zodiac is inconsistent with references made, by the same astrologers, to the Age of Aquarius which is dependent on when the vernal point enters the constellation of Aquarius.

E. W. Bullinger interpreted the creatures appearing in the books of Ezekiel ( and thence in Revelation ) as the middle signs of the four quarters of the Zodiac, with the Lion as Leo, the Bull is Taurus, the Man representing Aquarius and the Eagle standing in for Scorpio.

Under its modern boundaries it is bordered by Aquila, Sagittarius, Microscopium, Piscis Austrinus and Aquarius.

The constellation is located in an area of sky called the Sea or the Water, consisting of many water-related constellations such as Aquarius, Pisces and Eridanus.

Cetus is located in the region of the sky that contains other water-related constellations such as Aquarius, Pisces, and Eridanus.

Cetus is located in a region of the sky called " The Sea " because many water-associated constellations are placed there, including Eridanus, Pisces, Piscis Austrinus, Capricornus, and Aquarius.

It is bordered ( clockwise from north ) by Vulpecula the fox, Sagitta the arrow, Aquila the eagle, Aquarius the water-carrier, Equuleus the foal and Pegasus the flying horse.

The precise astrological midpoint in the Northern hemisphere is when the sun reaches fifteen degrees of Aquarius.

In some years it is Aquarius, but others Capricorn.

In the northern hemisphere, Lammas takes place around August 1 with the Sun near the midpoint of Leo in the tropical zodiac, while in the southern hemisphere Lammas is celebrated around February 1 with the Sun near the midpoint of Aquarius.

1940 is the year when we approach the meridian of the first star in Aquarius.

Several key events occurred, which raised public awareness of the New Age subculture: the production of the musical Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical ( 1967 ) with its opening song " Aquarius " and its memorable line " This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius "; publication of Linda Goodman's best-selling astrology books Sun Signs ( 1968 ) and Love Signs ( 1978 ); the release of Shirley MacLaine's book Out on a Limb ( 1983 ), later adapted into a television mini-series with the same name ( 1987 ); and the " Harmonic Convergence " planetary alignment on August 16 and 17, 1987, organized by José Argüelles at Sedona in the U. S. state of Arizona.

In Greek mythology, this constellation is known as the Great Fish and it is portrayed as swallowing the water being poured out by Aquarius, the water-bearer constellation.

Capricornus ( right ) and Aquarius ( constellation ) | Aquarius ( left ).

Piscis Austrinus is a constellation bordered by Capricornus to the northwest, Microscopium to the southwest, Grus to the south, Sculptor to the east, Aquarius to the north.

* 6. 2 Em — 650 light years — Distance to the Helix Nebula, located in the constellation Aquarius

The Helix Nebula ( also known as The Helix, NGC 7293, or Caldwell 63 ) is a large planetary nebula ( PN ) located in the constellation Aquarius.

The Helix Nebula in the constellation of Aquarius lies about 700 light-years away, spanning about 0. 8 parsec or 2. 5 light-years.

Category: Aquarius ( constellation )

* Girl ( Chinese constellation ), one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations, equivalent to Aquarius

* Messier 2 ( M2 ), a globular cluster in the constellation Aquarius

* Messier object M72, a magnitude 10. 0 globular cluster in the constellation Aquarius.

: Messier object M73, a magnitude 9. 0 apparent open cluster in the constellation Aquarius

* Aquarius ( constellation ), a defined area of the sky containing a group of stars

He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids and minor planets, such as his 1999 discovery of the minor planets 21656 Knuth and 20256 Adolfneckař, both located in the Aquarius constellation at the time.

The Saturn Nebula ( also known as NGC 7009 or Caldwell 55 ) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Aquarius.

Category: Aquarius ( constellation )

It was discovered by Michel Giacobini from ( Nice, France ), who observed the comet in the constellation of Aquarius on December 20, 1900.

Messier 72 ( also known as M72 or NGC 6981 ) is a globular cluster in the Aquarius constellation discovered by French astronomer Pierre Méchain on August 29, 1780.

* Messier 72, a globular cluster in the constellation Aquarius

Messier 73 ( M73, also known as NGC 6994 ) is an asterism of four stars in the constellation of Aquarius.

The beginning of the four " astrological age s " of the historical period are marked with their zodiac symbol s: the Age of Taurus from the Chalcolithic to the Early Bronze Age, the Age of Aries from the Middle Bronze Age to Classical Antiquity, the Age of Pisces from Late Antiquity to the present, and the Age of Aquarius beginning in the mid 3rd millennium.

The animals associated with the tetramorphs of the Evangelists originate from the Babylonian symbols of the four fixed signs of the zodiac: the ox, representing Taurus ; the lion, representing Leo ; the eagle, representing Scorpio ; the man, representing Aquarius.

In many such languages the word is also used to mean the Aquarius zodiac sign.

One year later, after leaving the show, Mayra teamed up with two of the show's former hostesses, María Durán and Beatriz Escudero to form a pop vocal trio named Acuario (" Aquarius ", since that was the zodiac sign of all three women ).

" The character is themed around the Aquarius zodiac sign.

In astrology, an articulate sign is a sign of the zodiac that facilitates speaking and other forms of communication, such as Gemini, Virgo, Libra, Sagittarius and Aquarius.

Epsilon Aquarii ( ε Aqr, ε Aquarii ) is the Bayer designation for a star in the equatorial zodiac constellation of Aquarius.

In astrology, a positive, dominant, active, yang, diurnal or masculine sign refers to any of the six odd-numbered signs of the zodiac: Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius or Aquarius.