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Far from any lights, the sky fills with stars. Drawn from real star positions; bigger dots are brighter stars. See it from a city or the suburbs in the app.

✨ Constellation

Aquarius

The Water-Bearer, pouring water across a part of the sky full of watery names.

Name means: The Water-Bearer
Best seen: October evenings
Where to see it: Almost everywhere on Earth
Brightest star: Sadalsuud
Stars in the pattern: 15

Did you know?

The Helix Nebula, the glowing shell of a dying star, lies in Aquarius.
The Eta Aquariid meteor shower, made by dust from Halley’s Comet, seems to come from here every May.

In this part of the sky

Helix Nebula Nicknamed the “Eye of God”, a dying star shedding its layers. Capricornus The Sea-Goat: half goat and half fish, and the smallest constellation of the zodiac. Pisces The Fishes: two fish tied together with a cord, in a faint V of stars.

More NASA photos of AquariusStraight from NASA’s image library, in the app

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All of night sky

Orion The Hunter, with three bright stars in a row for his belt. Ursa Major The Great Bear, home of the Big Dipper. Ursa Minor The Little Bear, with Polaris at the tip of its tail. Cassiopeia A bright W of five stars, named after a boastful queen. Scorpius The Scorpion, with red Antares at its heart. Leo The Lion, whose head is a backwards question mark of stars.

Facts: Star patterns: d3-celestial (IAU figures, Hipparcos star data). Stories: traditional Greek and Roman myths. Open Aquarius in the app.