File:Kepler Drawing of SN 1604.png

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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.

From English Wikipedia, 05:27, 27 November 2004.Berkut. 499x754 (226181 bytes) (pngout-ed and reduced to grayscale palette) 15:13, 10 October 2004. Janderk. 499x754 (369200 bytes)(Drawing by Kepler of the 1604 supernova)

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Johannes Kepler's drawing of Ophiuchus marking a large new star in the sky "N"

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