Aquarius Constellation

The Aquarius constellation can be seen high in tonight's sky within the south equator. The brightest star found in this constellation is called Fomalhaut which is found in the "watery" portion of the sky. For my picture tonight, I captured the "Water In The Jar" which can only be seen in a very dark sky. Within this jar, about 30 stars can be seen which are very faint (McClure).This constellation is also part of the zodiac family. Based on previous posts about zodiac constellations from my blog, it is known that the zodiac constellations follow the sun's path. The sun crosses through the Aquarius constellation between February 16 - March 16 (McClure). In Greek mythology, it is thought that the Aquarius represented the deluge that killed the entire human race except for two people. The deluge was released because humanity was not being good and Zeus decided that they needed to be punished. In ancient Egypt, the Aquarius represented the Nile River where the god gave plenty of water for the people (McClure).

Citations:

McClure, Bruce. "Aquarius? Here's Your Constellation". EarthSky: Updates on your Cosmos and World. 12, Oct. 2015. Web. 14, Dec. 2015. <http://earthsky.org/constellations/aquarius-heres-your-constellation>.