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 0198→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
2930
1 April 0198 2 April 0198 3 April 0198 4 April 0198 5 April 0198 6 April 0198 7 April 0198 8 April 0198 9 April 0198 10 April 0198 11 April 0198 12 April 0198 13 April 0198 14 April 0198 15 April 0198 16 April 0198 17 April 0198 18 April 0198 19 April 0198 20 April 0198 21 April 0198 22 April 0198 23 April 0198 24 April 0198 25 April 0198 26 April 0198 27 April 0198 28 April 0198 29 April 0198 30 April 0198 1 May 198
MD -667499 MD -667498 MD -667497 MD -667496 MD -667495 MD -667494 MD -667493 MD -667492 MD -667491 MD -667490 MD -667489 MD -667488 MD -667487 MD -667486 MD -667485 MD -667484 MD -667483 MD -667482 MD -667481 MD -667480 MD -667479 MD -667478 MD -667477 MD -667476 MD -667475 MD -667474 MD -667473 MD -667472 MD -667471 MD -667470 MD -667469