Is the light from a supernova dangerous?

Question: Is the light from a supernova dangerous?
- Keywords:
  danger,
  supernova
Asked by ANYADM to Andrea, Charlie 🚀, Col Op, Kirsty, Vinita on 17 Jun 2016.
- Kirsty Lindsay answered on 17 Jun 2016:
  
  If you are near the shock-wave then yes- it is very, very dangerous high energy radiation- you would be burnt to a crisp!
- Andrea Boyd answered on 20 Jun 2016:
  
  What Kirsty said 🙂

Question: Is the light from a supernova dangerous?