Round nebulous object against a black backdrop with a few white stars. The object has yellowish spikes emanating from a blue-white center, with shades of red, blue and purple.

#Supernovas are rare. One was #supernova1181, which 1st appeared in early August 1181. This month, scientists said they've discovered new written evidence of supernova 1181, in the work of an Arabic poet. 💥🌌🔭
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📸 NASA/ CXC/ U. Manitoba/ ESA/ NOIRLab/ MDM/ Dartmouth/ JPL/ Caltech.