For reference, one solar mass of radiation is about the same as the output from a gamma ray burst, or about 2000 times the output from a supernova.
Or in less sensical units, the energy from detonating 1% of our galaxy's mass worth of TNT.
Or in less sensical units, the energy from detonating 1% of our galaxy's mass worth of TNT.
"Which of the following would be brighter, in terms of the amount of energy delivered to your retina:
1. A supernova, seen from as far away as the Sun is from the Earth, or
2. The detonation of a hydrogen bomb pressed against your eyeball?
Answer: the supernova, by nine orders of magnitude."