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January 19, 2016
ASASSN-15LH: Astronomers Have Found the Brightest Supernova Yet
At that distance, the blast was 22,700 times dimmer than the faintest objects a human can see with the naked eye. But the far-flung supernova was so powerful that astronomers calculate if it had happened at the distance of the famed "dog star" Sirius, just 8 light-years away, it would have been as bright as the sun. -- Smithsonian
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If it were 'only' 8 light years away it would be as bright as the sun ... and we would all be dead.
Posted by: Brett_McS at January 19, 2016 9:43 PM
Buy stock in good sunscreen and Arctic properties.
Posted by: Vermont Woodchuck at January 20, 2016 11:17 AM
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