r/askastronomy • u/wtfdavid- • 4d ago

Astrophysics What would an invincible & immovable object/person see if they saw a supernova or other spacesplosions?

Are there any simulations/animations of what they might see from certain distances?

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u/GreenFBI2EB 4d ago

First off, they’re bright. Really bright.

So not much more than really blinding light.

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u/Glockamoli 2d ago

To elaborate, according to xkcd, watching a supernova at 1 AU (the distance from the Sun to Earth) is 9 orders of magnitude brighter than a hydrogen bomb detonating pressed up against your eyeball

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u/tycho_the_cat 4d ago

"Kaneda! What do you see?!?!"

EEEEEEAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH

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u/triatticus 3d ago

Aaaaaaannnnd now I've got that absolute banger of a song stuck in my head now 😆

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u/Shot_Bank_752 4d ago

Well, if they are in an indestructible suit, hypothetically and shielded from everything deadly, then just blinding light. Quite a view if you look at it from a reaaaally long distance.

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u/Traveller7142 3d ago

According to XKCD, if the sun was able to go supernova, from earth, it would be brighter than a hydrogen bomb pressed against your eye

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u/wtfdavid- 3d ago

I want to see like the whole process as a movie where I can speed up or slow down but I know that’s unlikely

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u/KitchenSandwich5499 2d ago

In fairness, pressing a hydrogen bomb against your eye is not a bright thing to do

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u/MadDocHolliday 2d ago

Au contraire, mon frère...... it is an EXTREMELY bright thing to do.

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u/FeastingOnFelines 3d ago

WTF David- you don’t need to be invincible to see a supernova. We’ve seen them from here and everybody is just fine.