| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
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| Aquarius |
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( kwâr´ s) (KEY) [Lat.,=water carrier], large constellation located on the ecliptic (the sun’s apparent path through the heavens) between Capricornus and Pisces; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Aquarius is sometimes represented as a man pouring water from a jar. Although it contains no stars of first or second magnitude, it does contain a recurrent nova observed in 1907 and again in 1962. Aquarius reaches its highest point in the evening sky in October. |
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