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 1885→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
2627282930
1 April 1885 2 April 1885 3 April 1885 4 April 1885 5 April 1885 6 April 1885 7 April 1885 8 April 1885 9 April 1885 10 April 1885 11 April 1885 12 April 1885 13 April 1885 14 April 1885 15 April 1885 16 April 1885 17 April 1885 18 April 1885 19 April 1885 20 April 1885 21 April 1885 22 April 1885 23 April 1885 24 April 1885 25 April 1885 26 April 1885 27 April 1885 28 April 1885 29 April 1885 30 April 1885 1 May 1885 28 Lepus 146 1 Columba 146 2 Columba 146 3 Columba 146 4 Columba 146 5 Columba 146 6 Columba 146 7 Columba 146 8 Columba 146 9 Columba 146 10 Columba 146 11 Columba 146 12 Columba 146 13 Columba 146 14 Columba 146 15 Columba 146 16 Columba 146 17 Columba 146 18 Columba 146 19 Columba 146 20 Columba 146 21 Columba 146 22 Columba 146 23 Columba 146 24 Columba 146 25 Columba 146 26 Columba 146 27 Columba 146 28 Columba 146 1 Monoceros 146
MD -51335 MD -51334 MD -51333 MD -51332 MD -51331 MD -51330 MD -51329 MD -51328 MD -51327 MD -51326 MD -51325 MD -51324 MD -51323 MD -51322 MD -51321 MD -51320 MD -51319 MD -51318 MD -51317 MD -51316 MD -51315 MD -51314 MD -51313 MD -51312 MD -51311 MD -51310 MD -51309 MD -51308 MD -51307 MD -51306 MD -51305 MS -49939 MS -49938 MS -49937 MS -49936 MS -49935 MS -49934 MS -49933 MS -49932 MS -49931 MS -49930 MS -49929 MS -49928 MS -49927 MS -49926 MS -49925 MS -49924 MS -49923 MS -49922 MS -49921 MS -49920 MS -49919 MS -49918 MS -49917 MS -49916 MS -49915 MS -49914 MS -49913 MS -49912 MS -49911 MS -49910