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    SN 1006 was a supernova that is likely the brightest observed stellar event in recorded history, reaching an estimated −7.5 visual magnitude, and exceeding...
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    among those SN 1054 (as well as SN 1006 and SN 1181, the two other historic supernovas from the early second millennium). The entry relating to SN 1054 can...
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    Hindu Mataram Kingdom. April 30 – The brightest supernova ever recorded, SN 1006, occurs in the constellation of Lupus. It is observed and described in...
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    Later, SN 185 was documented by Chinese astronomers in 185 AD. The brightest recorded supernova was SN 1006, which was observed in AD 1006 in the constellation...
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    ISSN 0035-8711. Winkler, P. Frank; Gupta, Gaurav; Long, Knox S. (2003). "The SN 1006 Remnant: Optical Proper Motions, Deep Imaging, Distance, and Brightness...
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    Indian and other observers. The supernova SN 1006 appeared in the southern constellation of Lupus during the year 1006 CE. This was the brightest recorded star...
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    observations on eclipses were still used centuries later. In 1006, Ali ibn Ridwan observed the SN 1006, a supernova regarded as the brightest stellar event in...
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  • Type Ia supernova (redirect from SN Ia)
    white dwarf have been ruled out. It has also been strongly suggested for SN 1006, given that no companion star remnant has been found there. Observations...
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    constellation. The historic supernova SN 1006 is described by various sources as appearing on April 30 to May 1, 1006, in the constellation of Lupus. ESO...
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    explode as a type Ia supernova via a process known as carbon detonation; SN 1006 is thought to be a famous example. A white dwarf is very hot when it forms...
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    required to generate ultra-high energy cosmic rays. Observation of the SN 1006 remnant in the X-ray has shown synchrotron emission consistent with it...
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    of the supernova now known as SN 1006, the brightest stellar event in recorded history, which he observed in the year 1006. This was written in a commentary...
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    SN 393 is the modern designation for a probable supernova that was reported by the Chinese in the year 393 CE. An extracted record of this astronomical...
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  • as a collection of numerous nebulous stars 1006 — Ali ibn Ridwan and Chinese astronomers observe the SN 1006, the brightest stellar event ever recorded...
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    Hunga-Ha'apai eruption Oruanui eruption Toba supereruption Yellowstone Caldera SN 1006 SN 1572 Kepler's Supernova Solar storm of 1859 Meteor Crater Chichxulub impact...
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    50×10−14 near-infrared light limit of James Webb Space Telescope −7 631 SN 1006 supernova 14 2.51×10−6 Pluto (max.) limit of 8–10 in (20–25 cm) telescopes...
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  • September 2012). "No surviving evolved companions of the progenitor of SN 1006". Nature. 489 (7417): 533–536. arXiv:1210.1948. Bibcode:2012Natur.489....
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    Muslim astronomer Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi in his Book of Fixed Stars. The SN 1006 supernova, the brightest apparent magnitude stellar event in recorded history...
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    Models of rotating 20 M☉ stars predict a peculiar type II supernova similar to SN 1987A from a blue supergiant progenitor. On the other hand, non-rotating 20 M☉...
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    supernova, now known as SN 185. The brightest stellar event in recorded history was the SN 1006 supernova, which was observed in 1006 and written about by...
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  • astronomers become the first to record observations of a supernova, SN 185. 1006SN 1006, a magnitude −7.5 supernova in the constellation of Lupus, is observed...
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  • 1000s (decade) (section 1006)
    Hindu Mataram Kingdom. April 30 – The brightest supernova ever recorded, SN 1006, occurs in the constellation of Lupus. It is observed and described in...
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    About 1000 CE ? 26,000 Ib or Ic unidentified black hole SN 1006 15h 02m 22.1s −42° 05′ 49″ May 1, 1006 −7.5 7,200 Ia none G350.1-0.3 17h 21m 06s −37° 26′ 50″...
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    December 2011. Winkler, P. Frank; Gupta, Gaurav; Long, Knox S. (2003). "The SN 1006 Remnant: Optical Proper Motions, Deep Imaging, Distance, and Brightness...
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  • years ago. The Schweizer–Middleditch Star is a star near the center of SN 1006 in Centaurus. Named after Francois Schweizer and John Middleditch. Sneden's...
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  • of brightest stars Brightest star in a transient event Progenitor of SN 1006 1006 m= −7.5 This was a supernova, and its remnant (SNR) is catalogued as...
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    brighter, potentially the brightest supernova in recorded history (currently SN 1006). At 7,500 light-years from the star it is unlikely to directly affect...
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  • they occurred: SN 1006 (the brightest stellar event ever recorded), SN 1054 (of which the remnant is the Crab Nebula and the Crab Pulsar), SN 1572 (Tycho's...
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    Knots or globules of denser gas in SN 1006....
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    the Large Magellanic Cloud was also given by al-Sufi. In 1006, Ali ibn Ridwan observed SN 1006, the brightest supernova in recorded history, and left a...
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