SN 1572

SN 1572 or Tycho's Nova was a supernova in the constellation Cassiopeia, one of the few supernovae visible by the naked eye. It was first observed on November 11 by Tycho Brahe, when it was brighter than Venus. In March 1574 its brightness fell below visiblity with the naked eye.

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Tycho Brahe may not have been the first to notice the new star; it was probably Wolfgang Schuler, who first saw it on November 6, 1572. The Italian astronomer Francesco Maurolico may also have spotted it before Brahe in the same year. The supernova remnant was discovered in the 1960s as a very faint nebula. The supernova was probably of Type I.

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Tycho Brahe: Tycho Brahe (born Tyge Ottesen Brahe) (December 14, 1546 – October 24 1601) was a Danish nobleman known primarily for his work as an astronomer and an astrologer (the two were highly related in his day), as well as an alchemist. He was granted an estate on the island of Hven and the funding to...

SN 1572 related Images and Photos (experimental)

H. Rap Brown S.N.C.C.

Passing Through (S/N ed/125)

Granja Avicola de Sn. Luis 1896