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 2473→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
30
1 April 2473 2 April 2473 3 April 2473 4 April 2473 5 April 2473 6 April 2473 7 April 2473 8 April 2473 9 April 2473 10 April 2473 11 April 2473 12 April 2473 13 April 2473 14 April 2473 15 April 2473 16 April 2473 17 April 2473 18 April 2473 19 April 2473 20 April 2473 21 April 2473 22 April 2473 23 April 2473 24 April 2473 25 April 2473 26 April 2473 27 April 2473 28 April 2473 29 April 2473 30 April 2473 1 May 2473 25 Pavo 458 26 Pavo 458 27 Pavo 458 28 Pavo 458 1 Aquila 458 2 Aquila 458 3 Aquila 458 4 Aquila 458 5 Aquila 458 6 Aquila 458 7 Aquila 458 8 Aquila 458 9 Aquila 458 10 Aquila 458 11 Aquila 458 12 Aquila 458 13 Aquila 458 14 Aquila 458 15 Aquila 458 16 Aquila 458 17 Aquila 458 18 Aquila 458 19 Aquila 458 20 Aquila 458 21 Aquila 458 22 Aquila 458 23 Aquila 458 24 Aquila 458 25 Aquila 458 26 Aquila 458
MD 163428 MD 163429 MD 163430 MD 163431 MD 163432 MD 163433 MD 163434 MD 163435 MD 163436 MD 163437 MD 163438 MD 163439 MD 163440 MD 163441 MD 163442 MD 163443 MD 163444 MD 163445 MD 163446 MD 163447 MD 163448 MD 163449 MD 163450 MD 163451 MD 163452 MD 163453 MD 163454 MD 163455 MD 163456 MD 163457 MD 163458 MS 159020 MS 159021 MS 159022 MS 159023 MS 159024 MS 159025 MS 159026 MS 159027 MS 159028 MS 159029 MS 159030 MS 159031 MS 159032 MS 159033 MS 159034 MS 159035 MS 159036 MS 159037 MS 159038 MS 159039 MS 159040 MS 159041 MS 159042 MS 159043 MS 159044 MS 159045 MS 159046 MS 159047 MS 159048 MS 159049