Did You Know…
That the area of the in which many water-related (and few land-related) constellations are located is called “The Sea” or “The Water?” And that it is suspected that this clustering of water-themed constellations exists because the sun passed through this part of the sky (at least where Ptolemy was naming constellations) during the rainy season?
Such constellations in “The Sea” include:
- Aquarius (the water-bearer)
- Capricorn (the sea-goat)
- Cetus (the whale)
- Delphinus (the dolphin)
- Eridanus (the river)
- Hydra (the water serpent)
- Pisces (the fishes)
Cool!
