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A comment on Mass Extinction and the Structure of the Milky Way (2013). Parent comment

Re:Mass Extinction and the Structure of the Milky Way (2013) by throwanem on Monday May 08, 2017 @05:15AM (#14290219)
...half a millennium or so before the telescope was invented?
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Re:Mass Extinction and the Structure of the Milky Way (2013) by badosu on Monday May 08, 2017 @07:14AM (#14290646)
I can't comment on this specific event, but there are many accounts of astronomical events visible to the naked eye that were proven to be a useful resource for contemporary astronomy [0].

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SN_1054#Chinese_astronomy

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Re:Mass Extinction and the Structure of the Milky Way (2013) by kyberias on Monday May 08, 2017 @05:40AM (#14290293)
We can assume events of this magnitude can be seen with naked eye. It the the Moon after all. Apparently this is based on recorded eye witness testimony.
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