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The Sky at Night•Season 16•Episode 13

Tycho's Star

Dec 4, 1972

Four hundred years ago this month, the famous astronomer Tycho Brahe saw a brilliant new star blaze overhead near the 'W' of Cassiopeia. This was a supernova, one of only three in recorded history. Patrick Moore talks about these dramatic stellar explosions.

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Season 16 Episodes13

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X-Ray Stars

Mars - A Dynamic World

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Fifteenth Anniversary

The Tenth Planet?

Midsummer and Megaliths

Jupiter - The Colossal Planet

The Andromeda Galaxy

An Exploded Planet?

Mars

Collapsing Stars

Tycho's Star

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Episode Summary

"Tycho's Star" is episode 13 of The Sky at Night season 16. It aired on December 4, 1972.

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