IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg). Via Wikipedia.
Taurus
The Bull
OriginAncient
AbbreviationTau
GenitiveTauri
Pronunciation/ˈtɔːrəs/ TOR-əs genitive /ˈtɔːraɪ/ TOR-eye
TOR-us
LocationCelestial Equator
Primary StarAldebaran (α Tauri)
Right Ascention 4h 36m Declination +16° 31'
Martian Solar Lag δ(🜨→♂) +0.132h (7.9m)
Taurus, “The Bull” represents Zeus in the form he took when he abducted Europa, daughter of the king of Phoenicia. While playing on the beach, Europa sighted a magnificent white bull with golden horns grazing peacefully with her father’s herd. She was entranced by its beauty and gentle demeanor. The bull knelt before her, and when she climbed up on its back, it went into the sea and swam her to Crete, where Zeus finally shed his bestial disguise. He seduced her and one of their offspring was Minos, king of Crete.
www.underthesky.com
Taurus as depicted by Johann Bayer in his Uranometria (1603). Source image provided by www.RareMaps.com — Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. Via www.underthenightsky.com.
←April 0424→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
282930
1 April 0424 2 April 0424 3 April 0424 4 April 0424 5 April 0424 6 April 0424 7 April 0424 8 April 0424 9 April 0424 10 April 0424 11 April 0424 12 April 0424 13 April 0424 14 April 0424 15 April 0424 16 April 0424 17 April 0424 18 April 0424 19 April 0424 20 April 0424 21 April 0424 22 April 0424 23 April 0424 24 April 0424 25 April 0424 26 April 0424 27 April 0424 28 April 0424 29 April 0424 30 April 0424 1 May 424
MD -584954 MD -584953 MD -584952 MD -584951 MD -584950 MD -584949 MD -584948 MD -584947 MD -584946 MD -584945 MD -584944 MD -584943 MD -584942 MD -584941 MD -584940 MD -584939 MD -584938 MD -584937 MD -584936 MD -584935 MD -584934 MD -584933 MD -584932 MD -584931 MD -584930 MD -584929 MD -584928 MD -584927 MD -584926 MD -584925 MD -584924