Quasar

Quasars

By InvestigatorGray

  • First Quasars Discovered

    First Quasars Discovered
    The first quasars, 3C48 and 3C273 were discovered by Allan Sandage. 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.
    -"Main Page." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 12 Dec. 2013. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.This webiste was used for a picture of quasar 3C48.

  • Location Pinpointed

    Location Pinpointed
    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.
    This website was used for information on quasars.
    -"Lighthouses of Australia Inc." Lighthouses of Australia Inc. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.This website was used for a picture of Cyril Hazard.

  • Quasars Officially Classified

    Quasars Officially Classified
    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.
    This website was used for information on quasars.
    -"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.

  • Black Holes Proposed

    Black Holes Proposed
    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.
    This website was used for information on quasars.
    -"Wikia." Superpower Wiki. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.
    This Website was used for a picture of a black hole.

  • Accretion Disk Modeled

    Accretion Disk Modeled
    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.
    This website was used for information on quasars.
    -"National Optical Astronomy Observatory." National Optical Astronomy Observatory. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.

  • Quasars Known

    Quasars Known
    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.
    This website was used for information on quasars.

  • Gravitational Lens Confirmed

    Gravitational Lens Confirmed
    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.
    This site was used for a picture for the gravitational lens slide of the timeline.

  • Sloan Digital Sky Survey

    Sloan Digital Sky Survey
    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.
    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.This website was used for a picture of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Telescope.

  • Quasar Hunting Finished

    Quasar Hunting Finished
    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.