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The Origin of Quasars

With the development of radio astronomy following World War II, it became apparent that galaxies contain magnetic fields and very-high-energy particles. What came as a complete surprise was the finding that some galaxies are extraordinarily powerful sources of radio emission and generate fluxes of high-energy particles which are ejected far beyond the galaxy confines. Even more surprising radio astronomical observations led to the discovery of quasars—the nuclei of galaxies that can have luminosities more than 1,000 times the total light of the galaxies themselves. The origin of these remarkable phenomena is the focus of this program. (59 minutes)

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Item#: EDP2757
Copyright date: ©1990
VHS ISBN 978-1-56950-806-0

Part of the Series : The Origin and Evolution of the Universe


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