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 2381→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
2627282930
1 April 2381 2 April 2381 3 April 2381 4 April 2381 5 April 2381 6 April 2381 7 April 2381 8 April 2381 9 April 2381 10 April 2381 11 April 2381 12 April 2381 13 April 2381 14 April 2381 15 April 2381 16 April 2381 17 April 2381 18 April 2381 19 April 2381 20 April 2381 21 April 2381 22 April 2381 23 April 2381 24 April 2381 25 April 2381 26 April 2381 27 April 2381 28 April 2381 29 April 2381 30 April 2381 1 May 2381 9 Cygnus 409 10 Cygnus 409 11 Cygnus 409 12 Cygnus 409 13 Cygnus 409 14 Cygnus 409 15 Cygnus 409 16 Cygnus 409 17 Cygnus 409 18 Cygnus 409 19 Cygnus 409 20 Cygnus 409 21 Cygnus 409 22 Cygnus 409 23 Cygnus 409 24 Cygnus 409 25 Cygnus 409 26 Cygnus 409 27 Cygnus 409 28 Cygnus 409 1 Delphinus 409 2 Delphinus 409 3 Delphinus 409 4 Delphinus 409 5 Delphinus 409 6 Delphinus 409 7 Delphinus 409 8 Delphinus 409 9 Delphinus 409 10 Delphinus 409
MD 129825 MD 129826 MD 129827 MD 129828 MD 129829 MD 129830 MD 129831 MD 129832 MD 129833 MD 129834 MD 129835 MD 129836 MD 129837 MD 129838 MD 129839 MD 129840 MD 129841 MD 129842 MD 129843 MD 129844 MD 129845 MD 129846 MD 129847 MD 129848 MD 129849 MD 129850 MD 129851 MD 129852 MD 129853 MD 129854 MD 129855 MS 126325 MS 126326 MS 126327 MS 126328 MS 126329 MS 126330 MS 126331 MS 126332 MS 126333 MS 126334 MS 126335 MS 126336 MS 126337 MS 126338 MS 126339 MS 126340 MS 126341 MS 126342 MS 126343 MS 126344 MS 126345 MS 126346 MS 126347 MS 126348 MS 126349 MS 126350 MS 126351 MS 126352 MS 126353 MS 126354