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Jul 12, 2026, 3:35 AMretooted Daniel Fischer
The forgotten bright star - Theta Eridani as a millenary stellar transient observed by Hipparchus, Ptolemy and al-Sufi: https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.30748 -> To Ancient Astronomers, #ThetaEridani Was Brighter For A Thousand Years - Now We Know Why: https://www.universetoday.com/articles/to-ancient-astronomers-theta-eridani-was-brighter-for-a-thousand-years-now-we-know-why