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 3540→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
282930
1 April 3540 2 April 3540 3 April 3540 4 April 3540 5 April 3540 6 April 3540 7 April 3540 8 April 3540 9 April 3540 10 April 3540 11 April 3540 12 April 3540 13 April 3540 14 April 3540 15 April 3540 16 April 3540 17 April 3540 18 April 3540 19 April 3540 20 April 3540 21 April 3540 22 April 3540 23 April 3540 24 April 3540 25 April 3540 26 April 3540 27 April 3540 28 April 3540 29 April 3540 30 April 3540 1 May 3540 4 Delphinus 1025 5 Delphinus 1025 6 Delphinus 1025 7 Delphinus 1025 8 Delphinus 1025 9 Delphinus 1025 10 Delphinus 1025 11 Delphinus 1025 12 Delphinus 1025 13 Delphinus 1025 14 Delphinus 1025 15 Delphinus 1025 16 Delphinus 1025 17 Delphinus 1025 18 Delphinus 1025 19 Delphinus 1025 20 Delphinus 1025 21 Delphinus 1025 22 Delphinus 1025 23 Delphinus 1025 24 Delphinus 1025 25 Delphinus 1025 26 Delphinus 1025 27 Delphinus 1025 28 Delphinus 1025 1 Grus 1025 2 Grus 1025 3 Grus 1025 4 Grus 1025 5 Grus 1025
MD 553141 MD 553142 MD 553143 MD 553144 MD 553145 MD 553146 MD 553147 MD 553148 MD 553149 MD 553150 MD 553151 MD 553152 MD 553153 MD 553154 MD 553155 MD 553156 MD 553157 MD 553158 MD 553159 MD 553160 MD 553161 MD 553162 MD 553163 MD 553164 MD 553165 MD 553166 MD 553167 MD 553168 MD 553169 MD 553170 MD 553171 MS 538200 MS 538201 MS 538202 MS 538203 MS 538204 MS 538205 MS 538206 MS 538207 MS 538208 MS 538209 MS 538210 MS 538211 MS 538212 MS 538213 MS 538214 MS 538215 MS 538216 MS 538217 MS 538218 MS 538219 MS 538220 MS 538221 MS 538222 MS 538223 MS 538224 MS 538225 MS 538226 MS 538227 MS 538228 MS 538229