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 3555→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
12
3456789
10111213141516
17181920212223
24252627282930
1 April 3555 2 April 3555 3 April 3555 4 April 3555 5 April 3555 6 April 3555 7 April 3555 8 April 3555 9 April 3555 10 April 3555 11 April 3555 12 April 3555 13 April 3555 14 April 3555 15 April 3555 16 April 3555 17 April 3555 18 April 3555 19 April 3555 20 April 3555 21 April 3555 22 April 3555 23 April 3555 24 April 3555 25 April 3555 26 April 3555 27 April 3555 28 April 3555 29 April 3555 30 April 3555 1 May 3555 13 Cygnus 1033 14 Cygnus 1033 15 Cygnus 1033 16 Cygnus 1033 17 Cygnus 1033 18 Cygnus 1033 19 Cygnus 1033 20 Cygnus 1033 21 Cygnus 1033 22 Cygnus 1033 23 Cygnus 1033 24 Cygnus 1033 25 Cygnus 1033 26 Cygnus 1033 27 Cygnus 1033 28 Cygnus 1033 1 Delphinus 1033 2 Delphinus 1033 3 Delphinus 1033 4 Delphinus 1033 5 Delphinus 1033 6 Delphinus 1033 7 Delphinus 1033 8 Delphinus 1033 9 Delphinus 1033 10 Delphinus 1033 11 Delphinus 1033 12 Delphinus 1033 13 Delphinus 1033 14 Delphinus 1033
MD 558619 MD 558620 MD 558621 MD 558622 MD 558623 MD 558624 MD 558625 MD 558626 MD 558627 MD 558628 MD 558629 MD 558630 MD 558631 MD 558632 MD 558633 MD 558634 MD 558635 MD 558636 MD 558637 MD 558638 MD 558639 MD 558640 MD 558641 MD 558642 MD 558643 MD 558644 MD 558645 MD 558646 MD 558647 MD 558648 MD 558649 MS 543530 MS 543531 MS 543532 MS 543533 MS 543534 MS 543535 MS 543536 MS 543537 MS 543538 MS 543539 MS 543540 MS 543541 MS 543542 MS 543543 MS 543544 MS 543545 MS 543546 MS 543547 MS 543548 MS 543549 MS 543550 MS 543551 MS 543552 MS 543553 MS 543554 MS 543555 MS 543556 MS 543557 MS 543558 MS 543559