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Supernova

Posted by Alfredo J. Martiz J. (Tokyo, Japan) on 1 August 2007 in Abstract & Conceptual and Portfolio.

Today is August 1st, the beginning of a wonderful month, and a wonderful day for me, today is my Birthday, yeah, =)
I dedicate this photo to me, hehe, yes, this is for celebrating a wonderful day, but I thought about giving the fireworks a different meaning, therefore the title, please read further for the explanation.

A supernova (plural: supernovae or supernovas) is a stellar explosion that creates an extremely luminous object that is initially made of plasma—an ionized form of matter. A supernova may briefly out-shine its entire host galaxy before fading from view over several weeks or months. During this brief period of time, the supernova radiates as much energy as the Sun would emit over about 10 billion years. The explosion expels much or all of a star's material at a velocity of up to a tenth the speed of light, driving a shock wave into the surrounding interstellar gas. This shock wave sweeps up an expanding shell of gas and dust called a supernova remnant.
Source: Wikipedia

Chofu Hanabi. July 23rd, 2006.

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NIKON D70s
5 seconds
F/20.0
ISO 200
202 mm