Duality 002—007
The Crab Nebula
1054 CE
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The Guest Star (The Observation)
On July 4, 1054 CE, the sky broke. Chinese astronomers at the Song court recorded a "Guest Star" in the constellation of Taurus. It was so bright it was visible in broad daylight for 23 days.
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On July 4, 1054 CE, the sky broke. Chinese astronomers at the Song court recorded a "" in the constellation of Taurus. It was so bright it was visible in broad daylight for 23 days.
It shone at night for nearly two years before fading. Across the world, in Chaco Canyon (New Mexico), Ancestral Puebloans may have recorded the same event in a petroglyph showing a star next to a crescent moon. For a brief moment, humanity lived under the light of two suns.