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To: LibWhacker

I think Kepler also saw a supernova, after Tycho’s death, but I don’t remember where in the sky it was visible.


20 posted on 03/20/2021 8:24:14 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: Verginius Rufus
Jan Brunowski, Johannes Kepler's assistant, first observed the phenomenon in October 1604; Kepler studied it until early 1606, when the supernova was no longer visible to the unaided eye. At its greatest apparent magnitude (about -2.5), the exploding star was brighter than Jupiter.

Kepler's Nova | supernova | Britannica
www.britannica.com › ... › Astronomy

Wow, you're really up on this stuff! Here I've always thought SN 1054 was the only one discovered by naked eye in the last 1,000 - 1,500 years or so.
21 posted on 03/20/2021 10:38:27 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: Verginius Rufus
SN 1604, also known as Kepler's Supernova, Kepler's Nova or Kepler's Star, was a Type Ia supernova that occurred in the Milky Way, in the constellation Ophiuchus.

Kepler's Supernova - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org › Kepler's_Supernova


22 posted on 03/20/2021 10:44:15 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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