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 3811→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
282930
1 April 3811 2 April 3811 3 April 3811 4 April 3811 5 April 3811 6 April 3811 7 April 3811 8 April 3811 9 April 3811 10 April 3811 11 April 3811 12 April 3811 13 April 3811 14 April 3811 15 April 3811 16 April 3811 17 April 3811 18 April 3811 19 April 3811 20 April 3811 21 April 3811 22 April 3811 23 April 3811 24 April 3811 25 April 3811 26 April 3811 27 April 3811 28 April 3811 29 April 3811 30 April 3811 1 May 3811 4 Grus 1169 5 Grus 1169 6 Grus 1169 7 Grus 1169 8 Grus 1169 9 Grus 1169 10 Grus 1169 11 Grus 1169 12 Grus 1169 13 Grus 1169 14 Grus 1169 15 Grus 1169 16 Grus 1169 17 Grus 1169 18 Grus 1169 19 Grus 1169 20 Grus 1169 21 Grus 1169 22 Grus 1169 23 Grus 1169 24 Grus 1169 25 Grus 1169 26 Grus 1169 27 Grus 1169 28 Grus 1169 1 Pegasus 1169 2 Pegasus 1169 3 Pegasus 1169 4 Pegasus 1169 5 Pegasus 1169
MD 652121 MD 652122 MD 652123 MD 652124 MD 652125 MD 652126 MD 652127 MD 652128 MD 652129 MD 652130 MD 652131 MD 652132 MD 652133 MD 652134 MD 652135 MD 652136 MD 652137 MD 652138 MD 652139 MD 652140 MD 652141 MD 652142 MD 652143 MD 652144 MD 652145 MD 652146 MD 652147 MD 652148 MD 652149 MD 652150 MD 652151 MS 634505 MS 634506 MS 634507 MS 634508 MS 634509 MS 634510 MS 634511 MS 634512 MS 634513 MS 634514 MS 634515 MS 634516 MS 634517 MS 634518 MS 634519 MS 634520 MS 634521 MS 634522 MS 634523 MS 634524 MS 634525 MS 634526 MS 634527 MS 634528 MS 634529 MS 634530 MS 634531 MS 634532 MS 634533 MS 634534