I concluded that this new star was not any kind of comet or fiery meteor... but that it is a star shining in the firmament itself—one that has never previously been seen before our time.
— Tycho Brahe Early Modern

Astronomical observations

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Observation of the supernova SN 1572

Date / Period

1573

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Strange & Unusual

Source

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tycho-Brahe-Danish-astronomer

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