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Kepler's Supernova (1604)

Type Event Region Europe Time 1604–1605

Around October 1604 a new star visible to the naked eye appeared in the Milky Way (later catalogued SN 1604, also called Kepler's Supernova), at time…

Timeline

1604Various places in Europe · EuropeAround October 1604, astronomers and citizens across Europe sighted an unusually bright new star near Ophiuchus, its brightness rising rapidly to surpass most planets then visible in the night sky.
1606Prague · BohemiaKepler compiled and published De stella nova in Prague, gathering observational data alongside astrological and natural-philosophical discussion, making this eruption one of the best-documented supernova records in the history of early modern astronomy.

Sources

De stella nova in pede Serpentarii — Johannes Kepler (1606)
SN 1604, Kepler's Supernova https://science.nasa.gov/mission/chandra/sn-1604-keplers-supernova/