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 1394→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
27282930
1 April 1394 2 April 1394 3 April 1394 4 April 1394 5 April 1394 6 April 1394 7 April 1394 8 April 1394 9 April 1394 10 April 1394 11 April 1394 12 April 1394 13 April 1394 14 April 1394 15 April 1394 16 April 1394 17 April 1394 18 April 1394 19 April 1394 20 April 1394 21 April 1394 22 April 1394 23 April 1394 24 April 1394 25 April 1394 26 April 1394 27 April 1394 28 April 1394 29 April 1394 30 April 1394 1 May 1394
MD -230669 MD -230668 MD -230667 MD -230666 MD -230665 MD -230664 MD -230663 MD -230662 MD -230661 MD -230660 MD -230659 MD -230658 MD -230657 MD -230656 MD -230655 MD -230654 MD -230653 MD -230652 MD -230651 MD -230650 MD -230649 MD -230648 MD -230647 MD -230646 MD -230645 MD -230644 MD -230643 MD -230642 MD -230641 MD -230640 MD -230639