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SN 1604

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A Tour of Kepler's Supernova Remnant

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A Quick Look at Kepler's Supernova Remnant

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Classroom Aid - Kepler's Supernova SN 1604

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Chasing Supernovae with Kepler

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Kepler's Supernova Remnant- The Story Behind It

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. Appearing in 1604, it is the most recent supernova in our galaxy to have been unquestionably observed by the naked eye, occurring no farther than 6 kiloparsecs from Earth. Prior to the adoption of the current naming system for supernovae, it was named for Johannes Kepler, the German astronomer who described it in De Stella Nova.
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