Behold, directly overhead, a certain strange star was suddenly seen... Amazed, and as if astonished and stupefied, I stood still.
— Tycho Brahe
I was busy in Michigan this week...didn't notice the big glow in the sky LOL...
But here's a several billion year old gamma burst that occured well before the Earth existed!
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/21mar_nakedeye.htm?list880574
Astrophotography equipment
