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It’s January 5, and today’s photo reveals the Crab Nebula in all of its glory.

The nebula had been discovered about a century earlier by English astronomer John Bevis.

The nebula is actually a supernova remnant from a star that was observed popping in 1054 and recorded by Chinese astronomers.

That must have been quite a sight, because the supernova occurred only about 2,000 light-years from Earth, which is relatively close as these things go.

It likely was as bright as Venus and visible during daylight hours for a few weeks.

This image was captured by amateur astronomer Paul Macklin in Indiana.

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