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 3541→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
27282930
1 April 3541 2 April 3541 3 April 3541 4 April 3541 5 April 3541 6 April 3541 7 April 3541 8 April 3541 9 April 3541 10 April 3541 11 April 3541 12 April 3541 13 April 3541 14 April 3541 15 April 3541 16 April 3541 17 April 3541 18 April 3541 19 April 3541 20 April 3541 21 April 3541 22 April 3541 23 April 3541 24 April 3541 25 April 3541 26 April 3541 27 April 3541 28 April 3541 29 April 3541 30 April 3541 1 May 3541 24 Camelopardalis 1026 25 Camelopardalis 1026 26 Camelopardalis 1026 27 Camelopardalis 1026 28 Camelopardalis 1026 1 Chamaeleon 1026 2 Chamaeleon 1026 3 Chamaeleon 1026 4 Chamaeleon 1026 5 Chamaeleon 1026 6 Chamaeleon 1026 7 Chamaeleon 1026 8 Chamaeleon 1026 9 Chamaeleon 1026 10 Chamaeleon 1026 11 Chamaeleon 1026 12 Chamaeleon 1026 13 Chamaeleon 1026 14 Chamaeleon 1026 15 Chamaeleon 1026 16 Chamaeleon 1026 17 Chamaeleon 1026 18 Chamaeleon 1026 19 Chamaeleon 1026 20 Chamaeleon 1026 21 Chamaeleon 1026 22 Chamaeleon 1026 23 Chamaeleon 1026 24 Chamaeleon 1026 25 Chamaeleon 1026
MD 553506 MD 553507 MD 553508 MD 553509 MD 553510 MD 553511 MD 553512 MD 553513 MD 553514 MD 553515 MD 553516 MD 553517 MD 553518 MD 553519 MD 553520 MD 553521 MD 553522 MD 553523 MD 553524 MD 553525 MD 553526 MD 553527 MD 553528 MD 553529 MD 553530 MD 553531 MD 553532 MD 553533 MD 553534 MD 553535 MD 553536 MS 538555 MS 538556 MS 538557 MS 538558 MS 538559 MS 538560 MS 538561 MS 538562 MS 538563 MS 538564 MS 538565 MS 538566 MS 538567 MS 538568 MS 538569 MS 538570 MS 538571 MS 538572 MS 538573 MS 538574 MS 538575 MS 538576 MS 538577 MS 538578 MS 538579 MS 538580 MS 538581 MS 538582 MS 538583 MS 538584