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In October 2022, an extremely bright flash caught the attention of the Gemini South telescope in Chile. It was quickly determined to be the brightest ever seen, hence its nickname: the Brightest Of All Time (the BOAT).

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ashley villar, gw170817, eric burns, cosmic doomsday, neutron star, star, stellar collision, gamma ray, light sources, gamma ray burst, stellar astronomy, star types, impact events, supernova, peter blanchard
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