Medieval Chinese chronicles contain a very intriguing account of a "guest star" near Zeta Tauri (present nomenclature) in July 4th in the year 1054 AD. All the details of the date resulted from recent research but not to be construed as if given by the Chinese. The precies account is
". . . . During the third month in the first year of the Chia-yu reign period [March 19 - April 17, 1056] the Director of the Astronomical Bureau said, 'The Guest Star' has become invisible , which is an omen of the departure of the guest'. Originally, during the fifth month of the first year of the Chih-ho reign period [it]appeared in the morning in the east guarding T'ien-Kuan. It was visible in the day like Venus, with pointed rays in all four directions. . .It was seen altogether for twenty-three days." [as a daylight object]
It was the first supernova (next was Tycho Brahe's of 1572 in Cassiopeia) with recorded hstory and precise dates. It is now known as 'Crab Nebula'. Messier has marked it as M1 in his catalogue of objects to be avoided in his search for Comets; but his list itself became a valuable guide of objects which are not stars.
Interestingly, a confirmation (without seeking it) came in the form of several American native pictograms found in ruins of North Arizona, one in a cave at White Mesa and the other on a wall of a Navajo Canyon, showing a Crescent Moon just 2 degrees north of its present position on the morning of July 5, 1054 AD.What constellation did the chinese observe a supernova?Do you mean recently? The supernova SN 2008D was observed in 2008 by many people, including Dr. X.-Y. Wang of the Department of Astronomy, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China. The supernova was in the constellation Lynx.What constellation did the chinese observe a supernova?It is called Messier 1, also the crab nebula, it is in Taurus the Bull.
Satan confused the crab nebula with the crab constellation (Cancer).
Easily done.What constellation did the chinese observe a supernova?Cancer.
The remnant of the supernova is popularly called the Crab Nebula.
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