✧ Aquarius

  Aquarius is an asterism in Aquarius.

                    ···
                      ⠈·⠤⠤⠤•⣄⡀
                          ⣸⠁ ⠙⠲⣄⡀
                         ⢠⠇     ⠙⠲⣄⡀
          ·⢤⣀⡀          ⢀⡏         ⢙•⠤⣄⣀
          ⡇  ⠉⠓·⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤·        ⣠⠖⠋   ⠈⠉⠓⠲⠤⣄⣀
          ·    ⢸              ⢀⣠⠞⠁           ⠈⠉⠓·
          ⣿    ⠈⡇           ⢀⡴⠋
         ⢸⢹     ·          ·⠋
         ⡼⠸⡄   ·⠁
         ⡇ ⡇
        ⢸⠁ ⡇
        ·  ·

  Type            Asterism
  Constellation   Aquarius
  Stars           16

  More information about Aquarius

  No star in Aquarius is particularly bright. What identifies it is a
  small Y of four stars called the Water Jar, and a ragged line of faint
  ones running south from it towards Fomalhaut, which is the water pouring
  out. The figure has always been about water: the Babylonians called it
  the Great One and drew it pouring a stream.

  Etymology
  From        Latin
  Reading     Aquarius
  Literally   the water carrier

  ┌ Babylon
  │ Gula, the great one, pouring a stream
  │
  ├ Greece
  │ Hydrokhoos, the water pourer
  │ Ὑδροχόος
  │
  ├ Rome
  │ Aquarius, the same job in Latin
  │
  └ English · now
    Aquarius

  The evolution of Aquarius over time

  -50,000 years
  
                                        ⣀ ⠐·⡀        Sadalmelik
                                        ·⠉⠓⠢⢵⣄   ⢀⣠•⡀
                                              ·⠔⠚⠁⣸ ⠉⠲⢤⡀
                                     Sadachbia ·  ⡇    ⠈⠑⠤⣀
                       ·⣄⡀                       ⢰⠁       ⠈⠓⠦⣀
                        ⠈⢫⡦⡀                     ⡞            ⠑⠢⣄⡀ Sadalsuud
                          ⠑⣌⠢⡄                  ⢀⠇            ⢀⡤⠊•⠑⠲⠤⣀⣀
                           ⠈⠢⡈⠓⣄⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⡤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠒· Ancha     ⣀⠔⠁       ⠈⠉⠒⠢⢤⣀
                             ⢹··                          ⣠⠊⠁               ⠉⠑⠒⠤⣄⡀
                            ⡴⢱⠁⠘⡆                      ⢀⠴⠊                       ⠈⠉· Albali
                          ⢠⠎ ⡼  ⡇                    ⣠⠔⠉
                        ⢀⠴⠁  ⡇  ⢇                  ⡠⠚
                       ⡠⠋   ⢸⠁ ⡴·                  ·
                     ⢀⠜⠁    ⡼⢀⠜⠁
                    ⡤⠋      ⡇ · Skat
                  ⣠⠊       ⢸⠁
                 ⡔⠁        ⡜
                 ·         ⡇
                          ⢸
                          ·
  
  now
  
                                         ·
                                     ⠤⠤⠤⣎        ⣀ Sadalmelik
                                     ·  ·⠑⠦⡤⠤⠒⠒⠉⢩•⠙⠢⢄
                                 Sadachbia ·    ⡎    ⠙⠲⢄⡀
                                               ⡼        ⠈⠲⢤⡀
                                              ⡸⠁           ⠈⠑⢤⣀  Sadalsuud
                     ·⠤⣀⣀                    ⢠⠃               ⡨•⠲⠤⣀
                     ⡇   ⠉⠉⠒⠢⠤⡤⠤⠤⠤⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⠏             ⢀⠴⠊     ⠉⠓⠢⠤⣀
                     ⡇        ·              · Ancha     ⢀⠔⠉            ⠉⠓⠢⠤⣀
                    ⢸·        ⠸⡀                       ⣠⠜⠁                  ⠈⠉⠒⠢⢤⣀
                    ⢸⢣         ⡇                    ⢀⡠⠊                          · Albali
                    ⡏⢸         ⢧                  ⢀⠴⠊
                    ⡇ ⡇        ⡸·               ⢀⠔⠉
                   ⢰⠁ ⢣       ⡰⠁                 ·
                   ⢸  ⢸⡀     ⠐· Skat
                   ⡞   ⡇
                   ⡇   ⢱
                  ⢠⠃   ⠸⡀
                   ·    ⠇
                        ·
  
  +50,000 years
  
                                        ⣀⣀⠤⠤⠒·
                                       ·⠦⣄         ⢀⣀  Sadalmelik
                                       ·  ⠉⠢·⠒⠒⠒⠋⠉⠉⢩⠞•⠲⢄⡀
                                  Sadachbia       ⢠⠏    ⠈⠒⢤⣀
                                                 ⢠⠃        ⠈⠑⠤⣀
                                                ⡰⠁            ⠈⠙⠢⣀   Sadalsuud
                                               ⡴⠁                ⢠⠝•⠤⣀
                            ⢀⣀⡤⠴⠒⠚·⠒⠒⠒⠲⠤⠤⠤⢄⣀⣀⣀⡞⠁               ⣠⠚⠁    ⠉⠒⠢⢄⡀
                   ⣀⣀⣀⡠⠤⠤⠖⠒⠉⠁     ⡇           · Ancha        ⡠⠚           ⠈⠙⠲⢤⣀
               ⠈·⠉⠉     ·         ⢸                       ⢀⡰⠊                  ⠉⠒⠤⢄⡀
                ⠈⢧                ⠘⡆                    ⢀⡴⠉                        ⠈· Albali
                 ⠈⢷⡀               ⣇                  ⢀⡔⠃
                  ⠈⢞⡄              ⢸                ⣀⠔⠁
                   ⠈⢞⣆            ⢀⡎·              ·⠁
                    ⠈⢎⢆           · Skat
                     ⠈⢆⢣⡀
                      ⠈⢆⢳⡀
                       ⠈⢆⠱⡀
                        ⠈⢆·
                         ·

  Over 50,000 years either way the longest side of this figure changes by 7%, and the furthest
  any of its stars travels is 5.3 degrees. HR 8679, HR 8698, Skat, HR 8812, HR 8834 and HR 8892
  drift the opposite way to the other 10, which travel together. HR 8559 has no measured
  distance, so its path is extrapolated flat. Proper motion only: this is the shape changing,
  not the sky turning or the pole moving.

  curl 'skymap.sh/Aquarius/evolution.gif'

  where it is tonight:  skymap.sh/Aquarius