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 2444→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
12
3456789
10111213141516
17181920212223
24252627282930
1 April 2444 2 April 2444 3 April 2444 4 April 2444 5 April 2444 6 April 2444 7 April 2444 8 April 2444 9 April 2444 10 April 2444 11 April 2444 12 April 2444 13 April 2444 14 April 2444 15 April 2444 16 April 2444 17 April 2444 18 April 2444 19 April 2444 20 April 2444 21 April 2444 22 April 2444 23 April 2444 24 April 2444 25 April 2444 26 April 2444 27 April 2444 28 April 2444 29 April 2444 30 April 2444 1 May 2444 27 Volans 443 28 Volans 443 1 Lynx 443 2 Lynx 443 3 Lynx 443 4 Lynx 443 5 Lynx 443 6 Lynx 443 7 Lynx 443 8 Lynx 443 9 Lynx 443 10 Lynx 443 11 Lynx 443 12 Lynx 443 13 Lynx 443 14 Lynx 443 15 Lynx 443 16 Lynx 443 17 Lynx 443 18 Lynx 443 19 Lynx 443 20 Lynx 443 21 Lynx 443 22 Lynx 443 23 Lynx 443 24 Lynx 443 25 Lynx 443 26 Lynx 443 27 Lynx 443 28 Lynx 443
MD 152836 MD 152837 MD 152838 MD 152839 MD 152840 MD 152841 MD 152842 MD 152843 MD 152844 MD 152845 MD 152846 MD 152847 MD 152848 MD 152849 MD 152850 MD 152851 MD 152852 MD 152853 MD 152854 MD 152855 MD 152856 MD 152857 MD 152858 MD 152859 MD 152860 MD 152861 MD 152862 MD 152863 MD 152864 MD 152865 MD 152866 MS 148714 MS 148715 MS 148716 MS 148717 MS 148718 MS 148719 MS 148720 MS 148721 MS 148722 MS 148723 MS 148724 MS 148725 MS 148726 MS 148727 MS 148728 MS 148729 MS 148730 MS 148731 MS 148732 MS 148733 MS 148734 MS 148735 MS 148736 MS 148737 MS 148738 MS 148739 MS 148740 MS 148741 MS 148742 MS 148743