English: Simulated image of supernova en:SN 1054 at the position of modern Crab Nebula, as presumably would have been observed from Kaifeng, China at 04:30 local time, July 4th, 1054. Chinese asterism as provided within software.
Screenshot of Stellarium version 0.13.3, supernova simulation provided by Alexander Wolf's Historical Supernovae Plug-in version 0.2.17.
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Stellarium by Fabien Chéreau et al, Historical Supernovae Plug-in by Alexander Wolf, screenshot captured by User:JWNoctis
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