#astronomy #aquarius
August 18, 2024. Sunday
MOON IN AQUARIUS ~ The Water Bearer

• Aquarius is a constellation and one of 88 official constellations according to the International Astronomical Union. The constellation describes a large group of stars that ancient Greek astronomers saw as a picture in the night sky. Aquarius was said to represent a “water bearer,” which is what its name means in Latin. Aquarius is one of the oldest constellations documented in the historical record, first recorded in the second century by the Greek astronomer Claudius Ptolemy.
• Aquarius is located near other water-related constellations: Cetus (the whale), Pisces (the fish), Delphinus (the dolphin) and Eridanus (the river). This area is often referred to as the water or sea section of the sky, according to Earth Sky.