Tycho's Nova

What really kick started my career as an astronomer, and also changed my life drastically, was the viewing of SN 1572. You must be thing, what is that? I'll tell you.
It's this:

Amazing. Isn't it beautiful? This is the supernova that I spotted one night, the 11th of November, 1572. It surpassed all the other stars in brilliancy. I practically had the night sky memorized from childhood, and never before had I seen such a bright star. At first I thought that my eyes were playing tricks, but others were pointing in astonishment as well. It was a miracle. In March of 1574, it finally faded away.
Although some people claimed to have seen the star before myself, I had the most in depth observations. I published a book with my observations called De nova stella.

Here is an example of my observations.


If not for this star, I might not have gone on to discover all that I did. Thank you, SN 1572.