Monthly Archives: December, 2011
Kepler and the Star of Bethlehem
On the evening of the 17th of October 1604, as the clouds finally lifted over the city of Prague to reveal a clear night sky, the German astronomer Johannes Kepler observed a new star in the feet of the Constellation of Serpens. The supernova (now known as SN 1604) burned brightly through the night and […]
