This constellation is in the sky, because, as greek mythology says, Zeus carried off the young man Ganymede because he was in love with him so that Zeus made Ganymede his waiter in the Olympus. Once Ganymede died, Zeus placed him in the sky, because he wanted everybody to see his beauty. In the other way, Aquarius constellation was known as the God of the water for egyptians.
If you want to locate it:
If you want to locate it:
Aquarius is a Northern Autumn constellation, that means that it can be seen from the northern hemisphere during the autumn. The best time to see it is at 21:00 in October.
Aquarius is comprised of very dim stars and is hard to find on even the darkest of nights. First, you have to find the Great Square of Pegasus, Aquarius is to the right of this shape. Look at the area to the right of what would be first base if the Great Square were a baseball diamond;
you will see what looks like a small triangle with a star not quite in the center. This is the head and arms of Aquarius. Glance downwards from this triangle and try to make out the "legs" of Aquarius. The Water Bearer is bowlegged for sure. The brightest star in Aquarius is just to the right of the triangle that forms his head and arms.