Tycho closed down his observatory on Hven in 1597 (the last recorded observation is on 15 March that year), and moved to Copenhagen. However, things did not go well for him there and he left Denmark with his family and his instruments to seek support and find somewhere to continue his work:
Tycho sarado down kanyang obserbatoryo sa Hven sa 1597 (ang huling naitala observation ay sa March 15 na taon), at inilipat sa Copenhagen. Gayunman, ang mga bagay-bagay na hindi pumunta ng mabuti para sa kanya at doon siya kaliwa Denmark sa kanyang pamilya at ang kanyang mga instrumento upang humingi ng suporta at hanapin sa tabi-tabi na magpatuloy sa kanyang trabaho: