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Taurus

Taurus: A large and ancient constellation in the northern hemisphere's winter sky, representing a bull in various mythologies.
Stars and clusters: Taurus hosts several bright stars, such as Aldebaran and El Nath, and prominent star clusters, such as the Pleiades and the Hyades, as well as the Crab Nebula and other star-forming regions.
History and mythology: Taurus was associated with the spring equinox and the renewal of life in many cultures, and was depicted as a sacred bull or a lover of Zeus in different stories. It also marked the location of the Taurid meteor showers and the bending of light by the Sun.
Astronomical facts: Taurus is crossed by the ecliptic, the celestial equator, and the galactic plane, and is one of the zodiac constellations. The Sun appears in Taurus from May 13 to June 21, and the space probe Pioneer 10 is moving towards this constellation.
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