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 4226→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
30
1 April 4226 2 April 4226 3 April 4226 4 April 4226 5 April 4226 6 April 4226 7 April 4226 8 April 4226 9 April 4226 10 April 4226 11 April 4226 12 April 4226 13 April 4226 14 April 4226 15 April 4226 16 April 4226 17 April 4226 18 April 4226 19 April 4226 20 April 4226 21 April 4226 22 April 4226 23 April 4226 24 April 4226 25 April 4226 26 April 4226 27 April 4226 28 April 4226 29 April 4226 30 April 4226 1 May 4226 2 Corvus 1390 3 Corvus 1390 4 Corvus 1390 5 Corvus 1390 6 Corvus 1390 7 Corvus 1390 8 Corvus 1390 9 Corvus 1390 10 Corvus 1390 11 Corvus 1390 12 Corvus 1390 13 Corvus 1390 14 Corvus 1390 15 Corvus 1390 16 Corvus 1390 17 Corvus 1390 18 Corvus 1390 19 Corvus 1390 20 Corvus 1390 21 Corvus 1390 22 Corvus 1390 23 Corvus 1390 24 Corvus 1390 25 Corvus 1390 26 Corvus 1390 27 Corvus 1390 1 Centaurus 1390 2 Centaurus 1390 3 Centaurus 1390 4 Centaurus 1390
MD 803697 MD 803698 MD 803699 MD 803700 MD 803701 MD 803702 MD 803703 MD 803704 MD 803705 MD 803706 MD 803707 MD 803708 MD 803709 MD 803710 MD 803711 MD 803712 MD 803713 MD 803714 MD 803715 MD 803716 MD 803717 MD 803718 MD 803719 MD 803720 MD 803721 MD 803722 MD 803723 MD 803724 MD 803725 MD 803726 MD 803727 MS 781984 MS 781985 MS 781986 MS 781987 MS 781988 MS 781989 MS 781990 MS 781991 MS 781992 MS 781993 MS 781994 MS 781995 MS 781996 MS 781997 MS 781998 MS 781999 MS 782000 MS 782001 MS 782002 MS 782003 MS 782004 MS 782005 MS 782006 MS 782007 MS 782008 MS 782009 MS 782010 MS 782011 MS 782012 MS 782013