Have you ever seen an explosion of stars overhead when you go out at night?

I've never observed a star exploding (supernova) but the link shows you some people who have.

Rereading the question im wondering if you mean an explosion of stars as in there are many stars where there used to be just one. I don't think that has ever been observed, Stars don't really form in that way.

If what you saw was what appears to be a band of stars, then that is our own Milky Way. The band itself is called the Milky Way ... the galaxy of which we are part of is properly referred to as the Milky Way Galaxy. There is only one other galaxy of stars that can be observed with the naked eye and that is the Andromeda galaxy M31 ... and it takes an excellent observing night and a sharp eye to see it at all. In field glasses it will show up. But nothing will compare to a properly synced time-elapsed exposure from a professional-level telescope.

You're lucky to have dark skies where you live. They are becoming a rarity in this day and age. The winter skies, especially on a cold, moonless night, are the best for observing the overhead show.

I live in the country and have spectacular views of the skies, but I've never ever seen an "explosion of stars." Could this have been an Iridium flare? Also, no one has ever seen a supernova explode. They are always discovered after the event, whether in our own galaxy or in other galaxies.

The number of stars that you will be able to see depends on your location. Pollution in the lower atmosphere as well as light pollution can greatly affect your star gazing ability. With you living up on a high you are no doubt above a lot of the pollution and able to see many more stars. One time i was hiking at night at an elevation of 8,000 feet and i was absolutely amazed at all of the stars i could see.

cool huh? i see the galaxy of stars every night but i have never seen an explosion. its nice to live in the country

You are so lucky! i wish i lived at a higher elevation in a rural area, where i live most of the time, you can only find the north star, the big dipper, and Orion's belt. last night i was lucky, i saw most of orion

WOW!!!

Ive never seen something like that before and ive been looking through my telescope for the past two years, every night.

Thats amazing.