Tycho's Star
- Episode aired Dec 4, 1972
400 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 3 in recorded history. Patri... Read all400 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 3 in recorded history. Patrick talks about these dramatic stellar explosions.400 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 3 in recorded history. Patrick talks about these dramatic stellar explosions.