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Taurus

A prominent constellation in the northern sky, representing a bull. It contains notable astronomical objects, including the Crab Nebula and the Pleiades star cluster.

Source: apod.nasa.gov

APODs including "Taurus"

The Milky Way Near the Southern Cross

The Milky Way Near the Southern Cross

17/05/2007

NGC 5139: Omega Centauri

NGC 5139: Omega Centauri

19/04/2007

Composite Crab

Composite Crab

26/10/2006

Apollo 17: VIP Site Anaglyph

Apollo 17: VIP Site Anaglyph

26/08/2006

Elliptical Galaxy Centaurus A from CFHT

Elliptical Galaxy Centaurus A from CFHT

04/07/2006

Omega Centauri

Omega Centauri

26/05/2006

NGC 4696: Energy from a Black Hole

NGC 4696: Energy from a Black Hole

27/04/2006

The Galaxy Within Centaurus A

The Galaxy Within Centaurus A

04/03/2006

Apollo 17's Moonship

Apollo 17's Moonship

07/01/2006

M83: The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy from VLT

M83: The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy from VLT

18/12/2005

Apollo 17: Last on the Moon

Apollo 17: Last on the Moon

17/12/2005

Crab Nebula Mosaic from HST

Crab Nebula Mosaic from HST

02/12/2005

Simeis 147: Supernova Remnant from Palomar

Simeis 147: Supernova Remnant from Palomar

29/11/2005

Portrait of RY Tauri

Portrait of RY Tauri

23/09/2005

The Boomerang Nebula in Polarized Light

The Boomerang Nebula in Polarized Light

14/09/2005

The Center of Centaurus A

The Center of Centaurus A

17/07/2005

RCW 79: Stars in a Bubble

RCW 79: Stars in a Bubble

15/04/2005

Simeis 147: Supernova Remnant

Simeis 147: Supernova Remnant

24/03/2005

The Radio Sky: Tuned to 408MHz

The Radio Sky: Tuned to 408MHz

05/02/2005

Southern Cross in Mauna Loa Skies

Southern Cross in Mauna Loa Skies

29/01/2005

The Galaxy Within Centaurus A

The Galaxy Within Centaurus A

24/06/2004

Apollo 17's Lunar Rover

Apollo 17's Lunar Rover

05/06/2004

Cosmic Construction Zone RCW 49

Cosmic Construction Zone RCW 49

03/06/2004

The Spiral Arms of NGC 4622

The Spiral Arms of NGC 4622

21/02/2004

Thackeray's Globules

Thackeray's Globules

16/08/2003

Dusty Galaxy Centaurus A

Dusty Galaxy Centaurus A

06/08/2003

Centaurus A: X-Rays from an Active Galaxy

Centaurus A: X-Rays from an Active Galaxy

05/07/2003

M83: The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy from VLT

M83: The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy from VLT

11/05/2003

The Energetic Jet from Centaurus A

The Energetic Jet from Centaurus A

01/05/2003

Spiral Galaxy In Centaurus

Spiral Galaxy In Centaurus

19/04/2003