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 2532→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
27282930
1 April 2532 2 April 2532 3 April 2532 4 April 2532 5 April 2532 6 April 2532 7 April 2532 8 April 2532 9 April 2532 10 April 2532 11 April 2532 12 April 2532 13 April 2532 14 April 2532 15 April 2532 16 April 2532 17 April 2532 18 April 2532 19 April 2532 20 April 2532 21 April 2532 22 April 2532 23 April 2532 24 April 2532 25 April 2532 26 April 2532 27 April 2532 28 April 2532 29 April 2532 30 April 2532 1 May 2532 14 Cetus 490 15 Cetus 490 16 Cetus 490 17 Cetus 490 18 Cetus 490 19 Cetus 490 20 Cetus 490 21 Cetus 490 22 Cetus 490 23 Cetus 490 24 Cetus 490 25 Cetus 490 26 Cetus 490 27 Cetus 490 28 Cetus 490 1 Dorado 490 2 Dorado 490 3 Dorado 490 4 Dorado 490 5 Dorado 490 6 Dorado 490 7 Dorado 490 8 Dorado 490 9 Dorado 490 10 Dorado 490 11 Dorado 490 12 Dorado 490 13 Dorado 490 14 Dorado 490 15 Dorado 490 16 Dorado 490
MD 184977 MD 184978 MD 184979 MD 184980 MD 184981 MD 184982 MD 184983 MD 184984 MD 184985 MD 184986 MD 184987 MD 184988 MD 184989 MD 184990 MD 184991 MD 184992 MD 184993 MD 184994 MD 184995 MD 184996 MD 184997 MD 184998 MD 184999 MD 185000 MD 185001 MD 185002 MD 185003 MD 185004 MD 185005 MD 185006 MD 185007 MS 179986 MS 179987 MS 179988 MS 179989 MS 179990 MS 179991 MS 179992 MS 179993 MS 179994 MS 179995 MS 179996 MS 179997 MS 179998 MS 179999 MS 180000 MS 180001 MS 180002 MS 180003 MS 180004 MS 180005 MS 180006 MS 180007 MS 180008 MS 180009 MS 180010 MS 180011 MS 180012 MS 180013 MS 180014 MS 180015 MS 180016