The Supernova 1500 stands as the most powerful LED white lighting fixture within the Sportsbeams portfolio, purpose-built for outdoor environments where unmatched brightness, reliability, and optical precision are essential. Utilizing 1450 watts of LED power, it produces over 161,000 lumens, illuminating even the world’s largest outdoor sports venues with consistent, high-quality white light. This fixture is a proven performer across a range of installations—from high school sports fields to professional stadiums—where dependable, uniform illumination is critical. Its color rendering index (CRI) options ranging from 70 to 90 ensure crisp, natural white light that enhances visibility and visual performance for both spectators and broadcast cameras. With no plastics used in the optical path, the fixture maintains absolute color fidelity and light purity throughout its lifetime.
A core member of the Monobeam series, the Supernova 1500 is purpose-tailored for large-scale sports and entertainment venues where clear, bright white light is paramount. It serves as a versatile lighting solution for stadiums, auditoriums, municipal and scholastic sports fields, wall washes, and high-mast applications. Its design makes it a cost-effective choice for installations that prioritize exceptional white light quality over color-mixing capabilities, providing a more economical alternative to RGB-based luminaires. Whether enhancing the precision of a football match or illuminating a live concert, the Supernova 1500 delivers professional-grade clarity, ensuring every moment is presented in its truest form.
Optically, the Supernova 1500 delivers a lumen output range from 121,271 to 167,977 lumens, with an efficiency of 92 to 124 lumens per watt, and supports CCT selections between 2200K and 6000K. Multiple NEMA beam configurations (3, 4, 5, 6, and 7) allow tailored light distribution for different venue geometries. Constructed with Sportsbeams’ single-glass optic lens™, the fixture ensures an exceptionally uniform lumen density—346 lumens per square inch—distributing light evenly across a wide area while eliminating hot spots and glare. Unlike traditional fixtures that use clusters of small plastic lenses, the Supernova 1500 utilizes tightly bunched bare LEDs beneath a single optical surface, maximizing the effective emitting area and preserving beam integrity.
This patented optical system is rooted in over a decade of design innovation, informed by experience in Hollywood’s broadcast lighting. The same Emmy Award-winning engineering team that revolutionized LED broadcast lighting contributed to the Supernova 1500’s development. The result is a fixture capable of delivering extraordinary brightness without the discomfort of glare—a critical factor for both on-field athletes and live or televised audiences. Achieving this balance of power and comfort is physically impossible with conventional designs, making Sportsbeams’ patented optical architecture uniquely effective for professional-grade lighting environments.
Thermally, the Supernova 1500 employs the most sophisticated active cooling system in the market. Built with military-grade components, the intelligent closed-loop cooling system utilizes exterior-rated fans tested to exceed 490,000 hours of mean time between failures (MTBF), ensuring performance in the harshest conditions. The system maintains a constant internal temperature for LEDs and electronic components, preventing overheating and preserving long-term light quality. Unlike passive heat sinks that require specific orientation for airflow, the Supernova 1500’s active cooling allows installation at any angle—enhancing flexibility for architectural or high-mast mounting applications.
Additional advantages of this intelligent cooling design include more than 40% weight reduction compared to traditional heavy metal fixtures, broader ambient temperature operation from -50°C to +50°C, and extended operational lifespan. The system automatically manages over-temperature, over-voltage, and overload events, recovering seamlessly without manual intervention. Built-in monitoring intelligence continuously tracks fan speed, internal temperature, and system health, ensuring reliable long-term operation even in demanding outdoor or coastal environments.
Constructed with a robust aluminum housing and fully rated for both indoor and outdoor use, the fixture is compliant with major electrical and environmental certifications including FCC, CE, ETL, IK08, CB, KC, UL 924, and RoHS, and passes MIL-STD-810 salt spray testing for corrosion resistance. It supports 277V–500V input voltage, operates at 45–66 Hz frequency, and offers surge protection between L-N 5.5kV and L-N-PE 10kV. Despite its substantial 75-pound build, its 3.59 ft² effective projected area (EPA) allows secure mounting even in wind-prone installations, with both pedestal and pendant mounting options available.
Every aspect of the Supernova 1500 embodies a commitment to reliability, visual precision, and environmental durability. With its exceptional luminous power, tunable white color range, DMX512 controllability, durable aluminum structure, and patented cooling and optical innovations, this fixture stands as a benchmark in professional sports and large-venue LED lighting. It represents the culmination of advanced optical science, thermal engineering, and broadcast-level visual expertise—making it the trusted choice for arenas, stadiums, and large-scale events demanding the highest standards of clarity, consistency, and performance.
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