…”the team also realized that the stone — which measures about 18 by 10 inches — could potentially depict a map of the sky observed one night, rather than a simple hunting scene. The scientists transposed the carvings onto a chart of known constellations that surrounded HB9, and realized that the figures could represent celestial clusters. Seen from Kashmir, the supernova would have exploded near Orion, which fittingly coincides with the carved image of the hunter; as well as Taurus, which would be represented by the central bull.
Scientists Claim They Discovered World’s Earliest Representation of a Supernova
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