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The supernova SN 1006 appeared in the southern constellation of Lupus during the year 1006 CE. This was the brightest recorded star ever to appear in the night sky, and its presence was noted in China, Egypt, Iraq, Italy, Japan and Switzerland. It may also have been noted in France, Syria, and North America.
SN 1006 was a supernova that is likely the brightest observed stellar event in recorded history, reaching an estimated −7.5 visual magnitude, [3] and exceeding roughly sixteen times the brightness of Venus.
SN 1054 remnant (Crab Nebula)A supernova is an event in which a star destroys itself in an explosion which can briefly become as luminous as an entire galaxy.This list of supernovae of historical significance includes events that were observed prior to the development of photography, and individual events that have been the subject of a scientific paper that contributed to supernova theory.
The Hubble Telescope has shed new light on one of the brightest events ever witnessed in the universe. In 2015, scientists thought they witnessed the brightest supernova ever recorded, but it ...
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured photos of one of the earliest supernovas ever seen, with features appearing like grains and knots found in a cut of wood. "Once upon a time ...
[6] [7] In May 2007, NASA and several of the astronomers announced the first detailed analyses of the supernova, describing it as the "brightest stellar explosion ever recorded". [8] In October 2007, Quimby announced that SN 2005ap had broken SN 2006gy's record as the brightest-ever recorded supernova, and several subsequent discoveries are ...
The brightest recorded supernova was SN 1006, ... The most luminous supernova ever recorded is ASASSN-15lh, ... However, in the early universe, before AGB stars ...
The afterglow of the burst set a new record for the "most intrinsically bright object ever observed by humans in the universe", [2] 2.5 million times brighter than the brightest supernova to date, SN 2005ap. [10] Evidence suggests that the afterglow was particularly bright because its gamma jet pointed directly at Earth.