The Bull.
The Bull lays to the north-west from Orion. The myth says that the Bull was a white bull to which Zevs turned in order to steal Europe a daughter of Finikia tzar. She swam on it to Krit.
Deep purple star
a in Calf constellation is called an Ox’s eye. Its arabian name is Aldebaran, i.e. “following in the tracks”, for it moves in the sky after Galaxies - a beautiful scattered congestion of six or even seven stars. All of them has got the names of Atlant the Titan’s and Plejona the oceanida’s daughters. In Greek “Pleads” (Galaxies) means “Plejona’s daughters”.Near Pleads (Galaxies) there is one more young congestion - Giadas (according to the myth Plejada’s sister) - a wide group of the pale stars surrounding Aldebaran. For the astronomers this is the most important star accumulation. It is only 40 pk (132 light years) from the Sun and may be investigated in detail. Giadas occupy a great area in the sky 400 square degrees, with can be covered only 2 thousand moon disks. Aldebaran is not included in Giadas accumulation. This red giant is twice nearer to as.
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