Supernova SN 1006 blazes in southern sky
April 30, 1006
Astronomers from Egypt to China to Switzerland recorded a new star in Lupus so bright that objects cast shadows by its light and men read at midnight by its glow. Modern physicists studying the remnant call it the brightest stellar event in recorded human history. The Egyptian astronomer Ali ibn Ridwan left the most detailed account, noting the star's brilliance exceeded a quarter of the moon's light.
In context
Also in 1006 (3 other events on record)
- Ghana Empire dominates West African gold trade · Africa · Politics
- Qarakhanids conquer Buddhist Khotan · Central Asia · War
- Sriwijaya burns its rivals · Southeast Asia · War
Before and after in Europe
Before and after in Science
Era
High Middle Ages (1000–1300), one of 1,306 events from that era on Saeculum.
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