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 ===  Aquarius          Latin:Aquarius English: Water Bearer Spanish: Acuario German: Wassermann  French: Verseau         === ** best seen in: Aquarius is to the north as it gets dark at the beginning of November. The constellation spreads over about 50° of sky, east to west and has an altitude from about 45° to about 65° as seen from New Zealand when at its highest. By December 1 the constellation will be getting rather lower and to the north-west as soon as it is dark. It will be starting to set before 12pm as seen from New Zealand. **   Notable stars in aquarius   //M2 -// is a globular cluster, compact and bright, about 50,000 light years away. The cluster is 5º N of //beta Aquarii//.
 *   __Sadalmeilk__ (Alpha Aqr)
 * Sadalsudd   (Beta Aqr)
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; background-color: #2a2c6f;">sadalachbia <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; background-color: #2a2c6f;"> <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; background-color: #f6c513;"> (Gamma Aqr)
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; background-color: #2a2c6f;">skat <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; background-color: #2a2c6f;"> <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; background-color: #f6c513;">(Delta Aqr)
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; background-color: #2a2c6f;">albali <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; background-color: #2a2c6f;"> <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; background-color: #f6c513;"> (Epsilon Aqr)
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; background-color: #2a2c6f;">ancha <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; background-color: #2a2c6f;"> <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; background-color: #f6c513;"> (Theta Aqr)
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; background-color: #2a2c6f;">situla <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; background-color: #2a2c6f;"> <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; background-color: #f6c513;"> (Kappa Aqr)
 * notable deep sky objects**

//M72 -//is also a globular cluster, about 3º WSW of the Saturn Nebula (see below). It is one of Messier's least attractive objects.

//M73-//is another uninteresting Messier, a ‘cluster’ comprised of four unrelated stars about 1.5º east of //M 72//.

//NGC -//"Saturn Nebula" is a planetary nebula quite spectacular in large instruments. It has ‘rays’ which extend from both sides of the main disc. The nebula is 1º west of //nu Aqr//. Burnham (p. 190) has a location chart.

//NGC-//"Helix Nebula" (or the "Helical Nebula"), is another planetary nebula, given its name apparently because it is said to resemble the DNA double helix. It really is a ring nebula, only much larger and fainter than the more notable Ring Nebula in Lyra. The nebula is 1.5º W of //upsilon Aquarii//, or 21º due south of //zeta Aquarii//.

Distance from the Earth: The alpha star of Aquarius is approximately 600 light years from the Earth. Parent stars are anywhere between 15 light years and 150 light years away.

Mythology: Aquarius is sometimes identified with Ganymede, a beautiful youth in Greek mythology, with whom Zeus fell in love. In the disguise of an Eagle, Zeus carried him off to Olympus to be cup barrier to the Gods. Aquarius has also been identified as the pourer of the waters that flooded the Earth in the ancient Greek version of the Great Flood myth.

Planetary Nebula in Aquarius: