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 3882→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
30
1 April 3882 2 April 3882 3 April 3882 4 April 3882 5 April 3882 6 April 3882 7 April 3882 8 April 3882 9 April 3882 10 April 3882 11 April 3882 12 April 3882 13 April 3882 14 April 3882 15 April 3882 16 April 3882 17 April 3882 18 April 3882 19 April 3882 20 April 3882 21 April 3882 22 April 3882 23 April 3882 24 April 3882 25 April 3882 26 April 3882 27 April 3882 28 April 3882 29 April 3882 30 April 3882 1 May 3882 25 Lupus 1207 26 Lupus 1207 27 Lupus 1207 28 Lupus 1207 1 Apus 1207 2 Apus 1207 3 Apus 1207 4 Apus 1207 5 Apus 1207 6 Apus 1207 7 Apus 1207 8 Apus 1207 9 Apus 1207 10 Apus 1207 11 Apus 1207 12 Apus 1207 13 Apus 1207 14 Apus 1207 15 Apus 1207 16 Apus 1207 17 Apus 1207 18 Apus 1207 19 Apus 1207 20 Apus 1207 21 Apus 1207 22 Apus 1207 23 Apus 1207 24 Apus 1207 25 Apus 1207 26 Apus 1207
MD 678054 MD 678055 MD 678056 MD 678057 MD 678058 MD 678059 MD 678060 MD 678061 MD 678062 MD 678063 MD 678064 MD 678065 MD 678066 MD 678067 MD 678068 MD 678069 MD 678070 MD 678071 MD 678072 MD 678073 MD 678074 MD 678075 MD 678076 MD 678077 MD 678078 MD 678079 MD 678080 MD 678081 MD 678082 MD 678083 MD 678084 MS 659737 MS 659738 MS 659739 MS 659740 MS 659741 MS 659742 MS 659743 MS 659744 MS 659745 MS 659746 MS 659747 MS 659748 MS 659749 MS 659750 MS 659751 MS 659752 MS 659753 MS 659754 MS 659755 MS 659756 MS 659757 MS 659758 MS 659759 MS 659760 MS 659761 MS 659762 MS 659763 MS 659764 MS 659765 MS 659766