The Science Quiz | Remembering a star that was briefly the brightest…
Questions: 1. This star has gone by the names 1ES 1727-21.4, GCRV 67121, and PN G004.5+06.8, among others. But before the modern era, it was known simply as X’s star, after a German astronomer who described its appearance in a 1606 book. Name X. 2. The book (from Q1) had the extended title ‘On the…
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