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Illustration by Johannes Kepler from his 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 heel of the w:Ophiuchus (Serpent Bearer) constellation. It is the last supernova in the w:Milky Way observed with certainty by mankind.


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Originally submitted to English Wikipedia at 04:50, 2004 September 9 by w:User: Nickshanks.

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