![From his observations, he concluded that it [Tycho's supernova] was not some kind of comet or a fiery meteor, whether these be generated beneath the Moon or above the Moon, but that it is a star shining in the firmament itself - one that has never previously been seen before our time, in any age since the beginning of the world.](/assets/img/quote-photos/from-his-observations-he-concluded-that-it-tychos-supernova-was-not-some-kind.jpg)
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