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 1501→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
282930
1 April 1501 2 April 1501 3 April 1501 4 April 1501 5 April 1501 6 April 1501 7 April 1501 8 April 1501 9 April 1501 10 April 1501 11 April 1501 12 April 1501 13 April 1501 14 April 1501 15 April 1501 16 April 1501 17 April 1501 18 April 1501 19 April 1501 20 April 1501 21 April 1501 22 April 1501 23 April 1501 24 April 1501 25 April 1501 26 April 1501 27 April 1501 28 April 1501 29 April 1501 30 April 1501 1 May 1501
MD -191589 MD -191588 MD -191587 MD -191586 MD -191585 MD -191584 MD -191583 MD -191582 MD -191581 MD -191580 MD -191579 MD -191578 MD -191577 MD -191576 MD -191575 MD -191574 MD -191573 MD -191572 MD -191571 MD -191570 MD -191569 MD -191568 MD -191567 MD -191566 MD -191565 MD -191564 MD -191563 MD -191562 MD -191561 MD -191560 MD -191559