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 0879→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
30
1 April 0879 2 April 0879 3 April 0879 4 April 0879 5 April 0879 6 April 0879 7 April 0879 8 April 0879 9 April 0879 10 April 0879 11 April 0879 12 April 0879 13 April 0879 14 April 0879 15 April 0879 16 April 0879 17 April 0879 18 April 0879 19 April 0879 20 April 0879 21 April 0879 22 April 0879 23 April 0879 24 April 0879 25 April 0879 26 April 0879 27 April 0879 28 April 0879 29 April 0879 30 April 0879 1 May 879
MD -418769 MD -418768 MD -418767 MD -418766 MD -418765 MD -418764 MD -418763 MD -418762 MD -418761 MD -418760 MD -418759 MD -418758 MD -418757 MD -418756 MD -418755 MD -418754 MD -418753 MD -418752 MD -418751 MD -418750 MD -418749 MD -418748 MD -418747 MD -418746 MD -418745 MD -418744 MD -418743 MD -418742 MD -418741 MD -418740 MD -418739