APOD: SN 1006 Supernova Remnant

apod.nasa.gov — A new star, likely the brightest supernova in recorded human history, lit up planet Earth's sky in the year 1006 AD. The expanding debris cloud from the stellar explosion, found in the southerly constellation of Lupus, still puts on a cosmic light show across the electromagnetic spectrum.

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MakiMaki Jul 4, 2008