The Constellations - Taurus

This is the twenty-second episode of our ongoing series about the constellations. Today we explore the constellation Taurus, the bull, and take a closer look at some of the star clusters visible in the night sky. We also examine the Crab Nebula pulsar and the history of the Messier Catalog. Follow the Delta College Planetarium on our website: www.delta.edu/planet Or on our facebook at: www.facebook.com/DeltaPlanetarium Planetarium visuals were created using Digistar 6 by Evans & Sutherland. Image Credits: Pleiades Photo - NASA, ESA and AURA/Caltech. This image is in the public domain. Portrait of Charles Messier - Artist Nicolas Anseaume. This painting is in the public domain. Comet NEOWISE 7-16-2020 - Photographer Brian Kennedy. This image is used with permission. Comet C/2019 Y4 and M81 & M82 - Photographer Brian Kennedy. This image is used with permission. Music Credits: "Maia Nebula" from the album "Invent the Universe" by the artist Stellardrone. The song has been modified in length from the original. Music is used here under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution Unported License. stellardrone.bandcamp.com/album/invent-the-universe creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/