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 1884→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
27282930
1 April 1884 2 April 1884 3 April 1884 4 April 1884 5 April 1884 6 April 1884 7 April 1884 8 April 1884 9 April 1884 10 April 1884 11 April 1884 12 April 1884 13 April 1884 14 April 1884 15 April 1884 16 April 1884 17 April 1884 18 April 1884 19 April 1884 20 April 1884 21 April 1884 22 April 1884 23 April 1884 24 April 1884 25 April 1884 26 April 1884 27 April 1884 28 April 1884 29 April 1884 30 April 1884 1 May 1884 8 Apus 145 9 Apus 145 10 Apus 145 11 Apus 145 12 Apus 145 13 Apus 145 14 Apus 145 15 Apus 145 16 Apus 145 17 Apus 145 18 Apus 145 19 Apus 145 20 Apus 145 21 Apus 145 22 Apus 145 23 Apus 145 24 Apus 145 25 Apus 145 26 Apus 145 27 Apus 145 28 Apus 145 1 Pavo 145 2 Pavo 145 3 Pavo 145 4 Pavo 145 5 Pavo 145 6 Pavo 145 7 Pavo 145 8 Pavo 145 9 Pavo 145
MD -51700 MD -51699 MD -51698 MD -51697 MD -51696 MD -51695 MD -51694 MD -51693 MD -51692 MD -51691 MD -51690 MD -51689 MD -51688 MD -51687 MD -51686 MD -51685 MD -51684 MD -51683 MD -51682 MD -51681 MD -51680 MD -51679 MD -51678 MD -51677 MD -51676 MD -51675 MD -51674 MD -51673 MD -51672 MD -51671 MD -51670 MS -50294 MS -50293 MS -50292 MS -50291 MS -50290 MS -50289 MS -50288 MS -50287 MS -50286 MS -50285 MS -50284 MS -50283 MS -50282 MS -50281 MS -50280 MS -50279 MS -50278 MS -50277 MS -50276 MS -50275 MS -50274 MS -50273 MS -50272 MS -50271 MS -50270 MS -50269 MS -50268 MS -50267 MS -50266 MS -50265