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Alpha (α) Taurus, Aldebaran, is a pale rose star marking the right eye of the Bull (the star Ain, or epsilon (ε), marks the left eye).[[ | Alpha (α) Taurus, [[Aldebaran]], is a pale rose star marking the right eye of the Bull (the star Ain, or epsilon (ε), marks the left eye). [[Aldebaran]] is the Greek Omma Boos, Latin Oculus Tauri, and the early English Bull's Eye. Bull's-eye is what we call "the centre of a target, which usually carries the highest score", and "a precise or highly effective achievement" | ||
The great red giant, war-like Aldebaran is one of the [[Four Royal Stars]] or Guardians of Heaven, sentinels watching over other stars. It forms one of the four royal stars of Persia as Watcher of the East. | The great red giant, war-like Aldebaran is one of the [[Four Royal Stars]] or Guardians of Heaven, sentinels watching over other stars. It forms one of the four royal stars of Persia as Watcher of the East. | ||