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 1254→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
2627282930
1 April 1254 2 April 1254 3 April 1254 4 April 1254 5 April 1254 6 April 1254 7 April 1254 8 April 1254 9 April 1254 10 April 1254 11 April 1254 12 April 1254 13 April 1254 14 April 1254 15 April 1254 16 April 1254 17 April 1254 18 April 1254 19 April 1254 20 April 1254 21 April 1254 22 April 1254 23 April 1254 24 April 1254 25 April 1254 26 April 1254 27 April 1254 28 April 1254 29 April 1254 30 April 1254 1 May 1254
MD -281803 MD -281802 MD -281801 MD -281800 MD -281799 MD -281798 MD -281797 MD -281796 MD -281795 MD -281794 MD -281793 MD -281792 MD -281791 MD -281790 MD -281789 MD -281788 MD -281787 MD -281786 MD -281785 MD -281784 MD -281783 MD -281782 MD -281781 MD -281780 MD -281779 MD -281778 MD -281777 MD -281776 MD -281775 MD -281774 MD -281773