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Daily Quiz | On Kepler’s SupernovaJohannes Kepler’s original drawing from his book ‘De Stella Nova in pede Serpentarii’ (1606) depicting the location of the stella nova.START THE QUIZ
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In which constellation did SN 1604 occur?
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What type of supernova was SN 1604 classified as?
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What is the title of Kepler’s 1606 book detailing his observations of the supernova?
Answer : De Stella Nova in pede Serpentarii
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What was the maximum duration for which SN 1604 remained visible to the naked eye?
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What was the primary composition of the progenitor star of SN 1604?
Answer : A carbon-oxygen white dwarf in a binary system
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Although it is popularly known as ‘Kepler’s Supernova’, who was the first person to record an observation of SN 1604?
Answer : Lodovico delle Colombe in northern Italy, on October 9, 1604
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SHOW ANSWER Published – October 09, 2025 05:00 pm IST
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