ω ρ ο ν ▁( met e ō ron ), ▁sign ifying ▁anything ▁in ▁the ▁sky ▁or ▁above ▁the ▁earth ; ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁shared ▁origin ▁of ▁English ▁words ▁such ▁as ▁meteor oid ▁and ▁meteor ology . ▁ ▁These ▁ast ro log ical ▁met e ors ▁were ▁typically ▁held ▁to ▁be ▁om ens ▁that ▁pres aged ▁major ▁world ▁events . ▁ ▁In ▁De ▁nova ▁st ella , ▁Ty cho ▁Bra he , ▁one ▁of ▁many ▁ast ro log ers ▁who ▁observed ▁the ▁super n ova ▁of ▁ 1 5 7 2 , ▁stated ▁his ▁belief ▁that ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁the ▁super n ova ▁her ald ed ▁the ▁decl ine ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁and ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁years ▁ 1 5 9 2 - 1 6 3 2 ▁would ▁be ▁impact ed ▁by ▁the ▁ast ro log ical ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁super n ova . ▁ ▁The ▁years ▁correspond ed ▁almost ▁precisely ▁with ▁the ▁lif es pan ▁of ▁Gustav us ▁Ad olph us ▁( 1 5 9 4 ▁- ▁ 1 6 3 2 ), ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Sweden ▁who ▁champion ed ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁Protest ant ism ▁during ▁the ▁Th irty ▁Years ▁War . ▁ ▁This ▁apparently ▁successful ▁prediction ▁won ▁Bra he ▁international ▁fame ▁as ▁an ▁ast ro lo ger . ▁ ▁Use ▁According ▁to ▁Nicholas ▁De V ore , ▁while ▁the ▁fixed ▁stars ▁no ▁longer ▁are ▁consult ed ▁much ▁in ▁n atal ▁ast ro log y , ▁they ▁remain ▁important ▁in ▁aspects ▁of ▁ast ro log ical ▁div ination ▁such