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  • shot of light blurred to create celestial image of sun going supernova or passing through stars in a galaxy at high speed akin to visuals in a science fiction film or movie. The effect had been achieved naturally in the shooting stage and not with post production blurring.

    Astronomers observe the brightest supernova on record

    by 
    Christine Fisher
    Christine Fisher
    04.13.2020

    In 2016, astronomers spotted the brightest supernova ever observed. They watched as the supernova, named SN2016aps, continued to emit radiation for more than 1,000 days.

  • Samsung's brightest 70-inch outdoor LCD meets the suddenly-blinded masses

    by 
    Richard Lawler
    Richard Lawler
    11.12.2008

    Say hello to the brightest LCD panel entering mass production - Samsung's 70-inch super bright digital information display will be burning out retinas near you next year. Taking local dimming LED backlighting to a new application, it features 200,000:1 contrast ratio and 2,000nit (cd/m2) brightness -- as much as four times brighter than the HDTV on your wall and topping the previous 1,500nit champ -- more than capable of displaying information or advertisements in bright sunlight or dim environments. The 1080p panel already nabbed a CES Innovation Award earlier today and will be sampled (in Las Vegas, surely) before the year is out, but you may want to grab some shades now just in case.