Piscis Austrinus

Piscis Austrinus is a southern constellation whose brightest star is Fomalhaut. It is traditionally depicted as a fish drinking water poured from Aquarius.

Fomalhaut: Fomalhaut is a bright star in Piscis Austrinus and one of the nearest luminous stars to the Sun. As the constellation’s brightest star, it gives Piscis Austrinus its most recognizable landmark.
Alpha Piscis Austrini: Alpha Piscis Austrini is the Bayer designation of Fomalhaut, the brightest star in Piscis Austrinus. This designation identifies the star that anchors the constellation’s outline.
Ptolemy: Ptolemy was a Greek-speaking astronomer and geographer whose second-century works shaped astronomy for centuries. Piscis Austrinus appears among the constellations catalogued in his Almagest.
Piscis Austrinus in mythology: Piscis Austrinus in mythology is the ancient celestial fish associated with the southern sky and water imagery. Its traditional role as the recipient of Aquarius’s water distinguishes its figure from other celestial fish.
Aquarius: Aquarius is a zodiac constellation traditionally shown as a water-bearer. In the traditional sky figure, its stream of water reaches the fish.
Beta Piscis Austrini: Beta Piscis Austrini is a star in Piscis Austrinus, also known as Epsilon Gruis. It is one of the constellation’s named Bayer stars, distinct from Fomalhaut.
Almagest: The Almagest is Ptolemy’s influential second-century treatise on mathematical astronomy. It records Piscis Austrinus within the inherited Greek constellation tradition.
Aquarius in mythology: Aquarius in mythology is the celestial water-bearer associated with pouring water from a vessel. The constellation’s traditional scene depends on Aquarius supplying the stream.
Constellation: A constellation is a defined region of the celestial sphere, often associated with a star pattern. Piscis Austrinus is one of the 88 modern constellations.
Gamma Piscis Austrini: Gamma Piscis Austrini is a star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus. It supplies another named point within the constellation’s star pattern.

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VolansCompared with: Its fish imagery contrasts with Volans’s specifically airborne figure.