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Quasars
and Other Weird Things
1. Quasar comes from "Quasi-stellar" radio source.
2. Now known as very luminous, extraordinarily distant active galaxies.
3. Since they are so distant, we see them as they were a very long time ago.

 

Brief Lecture - w/pix - please read this very good summary. Frequently Asked Questions About Quasars
Images of Radio Galaxies and Quasars
Astronomy Picture of the Day Index - Quasars
Core Of Galaxy  NGC 4261 - APOD

Links to the currently weird, and sometimes unexplained:

Hubble Telescope archive for
Quasars (QSOs)

The Electromagnetic Spectrum

 

 

Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory (CGRO) Home
APOD - Compton Gamma Ray Observatory

UPDATED: 11/04/07