२२ शतभिषा

+++(Sadachbia = γ Aquarii इति केचित्। Fomalhaut स्याद् इत्यन्ये।)+++

• “The taittirIya brAhmaNa associates this with varuNa; however, the taittirIya saMhitA makes it 1 of the 3 indra nakShatra-s.”
• “There is an asterism of Iranians known as Satavaēsa, which we hold to be the equivalent of the Vedic one. The Iranian asterism was associated with the sea while the Vedic one with Varuṇa. The possibility of Fomalhaut (α Pisces Austrinisis) being this star is not implausible.”
• “It is believed to be the group of stars around Lambda Aquarii a slowly pulsating red giant. "
• " First and foremost is the Helix Nebula NGC 7293 which was discovered by Karl Harding, while making his giant star atlas funded along with Gauss by Laplace and Lagrange. It is a glorious sight even with a mere 6in reflector. Then there is M2 which along with M 56 which we saw in the vicinity of abhijit remarkably is is part a former dwarf galaxy termed the Gaia sausage that was swallowed by the Milky Way well before the birth of the sun. Another great planetary is the Saturn Nebula NGC 7009 discovered by Herschel.”