Galaxy Zoo Talk

Distant, obscured quasars

  • Budgieye by Budgieye moderator

    Obscured quasars in CANDELS ,done by our own Kevin Schawinski, one of the founders of Galaxy Zoo.astronomers are uncovering an underlying population of fainter quasars that thrive in normal-looking spiral galaxies. They are triggered by black holes snacking on such tasty treats as a batch of gas or the occasional small satellite galaxy.

    http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/science/quasar-snacks.html

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    Credit:
    NASA, ESA/Hubble, and K. Schawinski (Yale University, USA)

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