What is the Aquila?

Aquila constellation is a northern constellation north sitting above constellation Sagittarius, between constellation Ophiuchus and constellation Delphinus. Aquila spans 20 degrees of the Zodiac in the Signs of Capricorn and Aquarius and contains 11 named fixed stars. Aquila, the Eagle, next to and westward from the Dolphin, is shown flying toward the east and across the Milky Way; its southern stars constituting the now discarded Antinous. Early representations added an arrow held in the Eagle’s talons, and Hevelius included a bow and arrow in his description. Our constellation is supposed to be represented by the bird figured on a Euphratean uranographic stone of about 1200 B.C. and known on the tablets as Idkhu Zamama, the Eagle, the Living Eye. According to Ptolemy, the influence of Aquila is similar to that of Mars and Jupiter. It is said to give great imagination, strong passions, indomitable will, a dominating character, influence over others, clairvoyance, a keen penetrating mind and ability for chemical research.

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