star timeline

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  • Jan 1, 1006

    the brightest recorded supernova is observed in the constellation of Lupus.

    the brightest recorded supernova is observed in the constellation of Lupus.
    the brightest recorded supernova is observed in the constellation of Lupus.
  • Jan 1, 1054

    Chinese and American Indian astronomers observe the Crab supernova explosion.

    Chinese and American Indian astronomers observe the Crab supernova explosion.
    Chinese and American Indian astronomers observe the Crab supernova explosion.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1105 to

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  • Jan 1, 1181

    Chinese astronomers observe the SN1181 supernova

    Chinese astronomers observe the SN1181 supernova
  • Jan 1, 1572

    Tycho Brahe discovers his supernova in Cassiopeia.

    Tycho Brahe discovers his supernova in Cassiopeia.
    Tycho Brahe discovers his supernova in Cassiopeia.
  • Johannes Kelper's supernova in Serpens is observed.

    Johannes Kelper's supernova in Serpens is observed.
    Johannes Kelper's supernova in Serpens is observed.
  • Alvan Clark observes Sirius B

    Alvan Clark observes Sirius B
  • William Huggins studies the spectrum of a nova and discovers that it is surrounded by a cloud of hydrogen

    William Huggins studies the spectrum of a nova and discovers that it is surrounded by a cloud of hydrogen
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  • Walter Sydney Adams determines an incredibly high density for sirius B

    Walter Sydney Adams determines an incredibly high density for sirius B
  • Ralph Fowler uses Fermi-Dirac statistics to explain white dwarf stars

    Ralph Fowler uses Fermi-Dirac statistics to explain white dwarf stars
  • Robert Oppenheimer and George Volkoff calculate the first neutron star models

    Robert Oppenheimer and George Volkoff calculate the first neutron star models
  • Riccardo Giacconi, Herbert Gursky, Frank Paolini and Bruno Rossi discover scorpius x-1

    Riccardo Giacconi, Herbert Gursky, Frank Paolini and Bruno Rossi discover scorpius x-1
  • Jocelyn Bell and Antony Hewish discover radio pulses from a pulsar

    Jocelyn Bell and Antony Hewish discover radio pulses from a pulsar
  • Thomas Gold proposes that pulsars are rotating neutron stars

    Thomas Gold proposes that pulsars are rotating neutron stars