Astronomy Picture Of The Day: Johannes Kepler supernova

 

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#TBT to October 1604, when sky watchers spotted a new bright dot among the stars. This supernova was named for German astronomer Johannes Kepler, who studied it extensively. Our telescopes still observe its slowly expanding remnant!

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