How many years did China record the supernova explosion in detail before westerners?
In the past two thousand years, there have been at least seven supernova explosions, which can be found in China's historical documents. The earliest 185 supernova and 393 supernova are only recorded in China. 1054, people in China observed a "guest star" next to the star of Taurus. 1572, astronomer tycho discovered a supernova explosion in cassiopeia. The latest one was discovered by Kepler in Serpent in 1604. Even in the daytime, you can see them at their brightest.