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German astronomer spots Tycho supernova with naked eye in 1572

On November 6, 1572, a German astronomer saw a bright new object in the sky without a telescope, an explosion later known as the Tycho supernova.

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On November 6, 1572, a German astronomer saw a bright new object in the sky without a telescope, an explosion later known as the Tycho supernova.