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 2899→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
2627282930
1 April 2899 2 April 2899 3 April 2899 4 April 2899 5 April 2899 6 April 2899 7 April 2899 8 April 2899 9 April 2899 10 April 2899 11 April 2899 12 April 2899 13 April 2899 14 April 2899 15 April 2899 16 April 2899 17 April 2899 18 April 2899 19 April 2899 20 April 2899 21 April 2899 22 April 2899 23 April 2899 24 April 2899 25 April 2899 26 April 2899 27 April 2899 28 April 2899 29 April 2899 30 April 2899 1 May 2899 5 Lepus 685 6 Lepus 685 7 Lepus 685 8 Lepus 685 9 Lepus 685 10 Lepus 685 11 Lepus 685 12 Lepus 685 13 Lepus 685 14 Lepus 685 15 Lepus 685 16 Lepus 685 17 Lepus 685 18 Lepus 685 19 Lepus 685 20 Lepus 685 21 Lepus 685 22 Lepus 685 23 Lepus 685 24 Lepus 685 25 Lepus 685 26 Lepus 685 27 Lepus 685 28 Lepus 685 1 Columba 685 2 Columba 685 3 Columba 685 4 Columba 685 5 Columba 685 6 Columba 685
MD 319021 MD 319022 MD 319023 MD 319024 MD 319025 MD 319026 MD 319027 MD 319028 MD 319029 MD 319030 MD 319031 MD 319032 MD 319033 MD 319034 MD 319035 MD 319036 MD 319037 MD 319038 MD 319039 MD 319040 MD 319041 MD 319042 MD 319043 MD 319044 MD 319045 MD 319046 MD 319047 MD 319048 MD 319049 MD 319050 MD 319051 MS 310408 MS 310409 MS 310410 MS 310411 MS 310412 MS 310413 MS 310414 MS 310415 MS 310416 MS 310417 MS 310418 MS 310419 MS 310420 MS 310421 MS 310422 MS 310423 MS 310424 MS 310425 MS 310426 MS 310427 MS 310428 MS 310429 MS 310430 MS 310431 MS 310432 MS 310433 MS 310434 MS 310435 MS 310436 MS 310437