Aquila, in the Bible

Aquila (ăk`wĭlə, əkwĭl`ə), in the New Testament, Christian of Jewish origin from Pontus who lived at Rome. He and his wife, Prisca or Priscilla, were friendly to Paul.

Aquila, in astronomy

Aquila [Lat.,=the eagle], equatorial constellation constellation, in common usage, group of stars that appear to form a configuration in the sky; properly speaking, a constellation is a definite region of the sky in which the configuration of stars is contained.
..... Click the link for more information. located N of Sagittarius and Capricornus, lying partly in the Milky Way. It is sometimes depicted as an eagle. It contains the bright star Altair Altair (ăltä`ĭr), brightest star in the constellation Aquila (Eagle); Bayer designation α Aquilae; 1992 position R.A.
..... Click the link for more information. (Alpha Aquilae) and the pulsating variable star Eta Aquilae. The brightest nova ever seen occurred in Aquila in 1918. Other novas were observed in Aquila in 389 and 1899; two were observed there in 1936. Aquila reaches its highest point in the evening sky in late August.

Aquila [′ak·wə·lə]

(astronomy)

A constellation with a right ascension of 20 hours and declination of 5°N. Abbreviated Aqil; Aql.

Aquila (redirected from Aquila degli Abruzzi)

Aquila, in the Bible

Aquila, in astronomy

Aquila
(redirected from Aquila degli Abruzzi)