Celestial Atlas: Taurus (original) (raw)

Taurus is one of the 48 ancient constellations recorded by Ptolemy. Historical Map of Taurus
From Bayer's 1603 Uranometria (Image Credit and © Tartu Observatory Virtual Museum; used by permission)
The horizontal bands across the middle represent the Ecliptic (marked in degrees) and the Zodiac
Portion of Bayer's Uranometria showing the region near Taurus Map of Taurus
Modified version of Wikimedia Commons map by Torsten Bronger
Wikimedia Commons map of Taurus Constellations Bordering Taurus
(to be added in the next iteration of this page) Stars in Taurus

Stars that have common names often have multiple names, so the common names shown (if any) cannot be considered authoritative. Right ascension and declination are given in 2000.0 coordinates. α Tau (Aldebaran) β Tau (El Nath = Alnath) γ Tau δ Tau ε Tau

Objects of Interest

M1 (= NGC 1952 = The Crab Nebula) -- An 8th-magnitude supernova remnant (RA 05 34 32, Dec +22 00 52)