On Cas A, Cassini, comets, and King Charles

We re-examine the long-standing problem of the date of the Cassiopeia A supernova (SN), in view of recent claims that it might be the 1630 ‘noon-star’ seen at the birth of King Charles II. We do not support this identification, based on the expected brightness of a Type-IIb SN (too faint to be seen...

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Main Authors: Soria, Roberto, Balestrieri, R., Ohtsuka, Y.
Format: Journal Article
Published: CSIRO 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40091