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The first quasars, 3C48 and 3C273 were discovered by Allan Sandage. Works CIted for this slide:
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Cyril Hazard and colleagues pinpointed the exact location of 3C273 when the moon passed in front of it. Works CIted for this slide:
-"Astronomy and Space Science: Pulsars, Quasars, and DIstant Questions." Pulsars, Quasars, and DIstant Questions. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.
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The quasar is officially classified by Maarten Schmidt. Works Cited for this slide:
-"Astronomy and Space Science: Pulsars, Quasars, and DIstant Questions." Pulsars, Quasars, and DIstant Questions. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.
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-"SSU Department of Physics & Astronomy - Home." SSU Department of Physics & Astronomy - Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.This website was used for a picture of Maarten Schmidt. -
Both Russian and American scientists Yakov Zel'dovich and Edwin Salpeter state that black holes could have enough power to power quasars, exhausting light and heat. Works Cited for this slide:
-"Astronomy and Space Science: Pulsars, Quasars, and DIstant Questions." Pulsars, Quasars, and DIstant Questions. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.
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-"Wikia." Superpower Wiki. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.
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The accretion disk was successfully modeled, disproving the theory that a quasar is a white hole at the end of a wormhole. Works Cited for this slide:
-"Astronomy and Space Science: Pulsars, Quasars, and DIstant Questions." Pulsars, Quasars, and DIstant Questions. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.
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-"National Optical Astronomy Observatory." National Optical Astronomy Observatory. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2013. -
Two Hundred Quasars are known by this point in time. Works Cited for this slide:
-"Astronomy and Space Science: Pulsars, Quasars, and DIstant Questions." Pulsars, Quasars, and DIstant Questions. N.p., n.d.
Web. 12 Dec. 2013.
-"Main Page." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 12 Dec. 2013. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.This website was used for a picture of a quasar.
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Gravitational Lens effect confirmed observationally. Works Cited for this slide:
-"Astronomy and Space Science: Pulsars, Quasars, and DIstant Questions." Pulsars, Quasars, and DIstant Questions. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.
This website was used for information on quasars.
-"Astronomy Picture of the Day." Astronomy Picture of the Day. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.
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The Sloan Digital Sky Survey begins quasar hunting. Works Cited for slide:
-"Astronomy and Space Science: Pulsars, Quasars, and DIstant Questions." Pulsars, Quasars, and DIstant Questions. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.
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-"Astronomy Picture of the Day." Astronomy Picture of the Day. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.This website was used for a picture of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Telescope. -
The Sloan Digital Sky Service finishes quasar hunting, finding 90,000 in total. Works Cited For This Time Point:
-"Astronomy and Space Science: Pulsars, Quasars, and DIstant Questions." Pulsars, Quasars, and Distant Questions. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.
This website was used for information on quasars.
-"ThinkQuest : Library." ThinkQuest : Library. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.This website was used for pictures of quasars.
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