File:Kepler Drawing of SN 1604.png

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English: Illustration from Johannes Kepler's book De Stella Nova in Pede Serpentarii (On the New Star in Ophiuchus's Foot) indicating the location of the 1604 supernova. The supernova, also know as Kepler's Supernova, is the star marked with a 'N' on the right foot of the Ophiuchus (Serpent Bearer) constellation. It is the latest supernova in the Milky Way observed with certainty by mankind.
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Source De Stella Nova in Pede Serpentarii
Author Unknown authorUnknown author
Johannes Kepler (1571–1630)  wikidata:Q8963 s:en:Author:Johannes Kepler q:en:Johannes Kepler
 
Johannes Kepler
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Johannes Keppler; Ioannis Keppleri
Description mathematician, astronomer and astrologer
Date of birth/death 27 December 1571 Edit this at Wikidata 15 November 1630 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Imperial Free City of Weil der Stadt Regensburg Edit this at Wikidata
Work period before 1594 to 1630
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Johannes Kepler's drawing of Ophiuchus marking a large new star in the sky "N"

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