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 0768→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
282930
1 April 0768 2 April 0768 3 April 0768 4 April 0768 5 April 0768 6 April 0768 7 April 0768 8 April 0768 9 April 0768 10 April 0768 11 April 0768 12 April 0768 13 April 0768 14 April 0768 15 April 0768 16 April 0768 17 April 0768 18 April 0768 19 April 0768 20 April 0768 21 April 0768 22 April 0768 23 April 0768 24 April 0768 25 April 0768 26 April 0768 27 April 0768 28 April 0768 29 April 0768 30 April 0768 1 May 768
MD -459311 MD -459310 MD -459309 MD -459308 MD -459307 MD -459306 MD -459305 MD -459304 MD -459303 MD -459302 MD -459301 MD -459300 MD -459299 MD -459298 MD -459297 MD -459296 MD -459295 MD -459294 MD -459293 MD -459292 MD -459291 MD -459290 MD -459289 MD -459288 MD -459287 MD -459286 MD -459285 MD -459284 MD -459283 MD -459282 MD -459281