It exhibited various hues of color in a few months, and disappeared in March, 1574.
The star that suddenly appeared in Serpentarius, in Kepler's time (1604), was at first brighter than Venus.

It lasted more than a year, and, passing through various tints of purple, yellow, red, became extinguished.
Originally, Bruno was intended for the Church.

He had become a Dominican, but was led into doubt by his meditations on the subjects of transubstantiation and the immaculate conception.

Not caring to conceal his opinions, he soon fell under the censure of the spiritual authorities, and found it necessary to seek refuge successively in Switzerland, France, England, Germany.

The cold-scented sleuth-hounds of the Inquisition followed his track remorselessly, and eventually hunted him back to Italy.