Active Galactic Nuclei and Quasars!

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Published 2024-02-24

Some galaxies have cores that outshine the entire rest of the galaxy. What are these amazing phenomena, and how do they manifest? This is part of my complete intro Astronomy class that I taught at Willam Paterson University and CUNY Hunter.

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Active galactic nucleus: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_galactic_nucleus
Quasar: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quasar
Messier 87: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_87
Gamma Rays in Active Galactic Nuclei: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20135
Bremsstrahlung X-Rays: hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/quantum/xrayc.…
Synchrotron Radiation: hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Particles/sync…
Synchrotron Radiation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchrotron_radiation

All Comments (6)

@daemeonation3018 4 months ago

I teach high school physics and astronomy in China. I can't really communicate a lot of high level ideas to my students, but Jason's channel is one of my favorites.
@MDSBock 3 months ago

Really awesome talk about radio Galaxies and associated pictures, well done Jason. I watched my first video of yours over 2 light years ago and I subscribed right away...
@M-period-Fresh-comma 4 months ago

Cool channel and content. My favorite stuff is about light.
@ioanbota9397 4 months ago

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@justinhorn2395 4 months ago

I love your videos, thank you for years of infotainment and great repeat deep sleep mind stimulation materials. ASMR plus learning at it's best. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉