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 1001→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
2627282930
1 April 1001 2 April 1001 3 April 1001 4 April 1001 5 April 1001 6 April 1001 7 April 1001 8 April 1001 9 April 1001 10 April 1001 11 April 1001 12 April 1001 13 April 1001 14 April 1001 15 April 1001 16 April 1001 17 April 1001 18 April 1001 19 April 1001 20 April 1001 21 April 1001 22 April 1001 23 April 1001 24 April 1001 25 April 1001 26 April 1001 27 April 1001 28 April 1001 29 April 1001 30 April 1001 1 May 1001
MD -374210 MD -374209 MD -374208 MD -374207 MD -374206 MD -374205 MD -374204 MD -374203 MD -374202 MD -374201 MD -374200 MD -374199 MD -374198 MD -374197 MD -374196 MD -374195 MD -374194 MD -374193 MD -374192 MD -374191 MD -374190 MD -374189 MD -374188 MD -374187 MD -374186 MD -374185 MD -374184 MD -374183 MD -374182 MD -374181 MD -374180