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 0149→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
27282930
1 April 0149 2 April 0149 3 April 0149 4 April 0149 5 April 0149 6 April 0149 7 April 0149 8 April 0149 9 April 0149 10 April 0149 11 April 0149 12 April 0149 13 April 0149 14 April 0149 15 April 0149 16 April 0149 17 April 0149 18 April 0149 19 April 0149 20 April 0149 21 April 0149 22 April 0149 23 April 0149 24 April 0149 25 April 0149 26 April 0149 27 April 0149 28 April 0149 29 April 0149 30 April 0149 1 May 149
MD -685396 MD -685395 MD -685394 MD -685393 MD -685392 MD -685391 MD -685390 MD -685389 MD -685388 MD -685387 MD -685386 MD -685385 MD -685384 MD -685383 MD -685382 MD -685381 MD -685380 MD -685379 MD -685378 MD -685377 MD -685376 MD -685375 MD -685374 MD -685373 MD -685372 MD -685371 MD -685370 MD -685369 MD -685368 MD -685367 MD -685366