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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                   2025 August 8   
      
                                 Dawn of the Crab   
                    Image and Text Credit: Bradley E. Schaefer   
      
      Explanation: One of the all-time historic skyscapes occured in July   
      1054, when the Crab Supernova blazed into the dawn sky. Chinese court   
      astrologers first saw the Guest Star on the morning of 4 July 1054 next   
      to the star Tianguan (now cataloged as Zeta Tauri). The supernova   
      peaked in late July 1054 a bit brighter than Venus, and was visible in   
      the daytime for 23 days. The Guest Star was so bright that every   
      culture around the world inevitably discovered the supernova   
      independently, although only nine reports survive, including those from   
      China, Japan, and Constantinople. This iPhone picture is from Signal   
      Hill near Tucson on the morning of 26 July 2025, faithfully re-creates   
      the year 1054 Dawn of the Crab, showing the sky as seen by Hohokam   
      peoples. The planet Venus, as a stand-in for the supernova, is close to   
      the position of what is now the Crab Nebula supernova remnant. Step   
      outside on a summer dawn with bright Venus, and ask yourself "What   
      would you have thought in ancient times when suddenly seeing the Dawn   
      of the Crab?"   
      
                         Tomorrow's picture: light-weekend   
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