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Polarizing Filter

Caption: A polarizing filter attached to a telescope suppresses the light emitted by dust particles and ionized gas clouds around the quasar so its true electromagnetic spectrum can be revealed.

Credit: Makoto Kishimoto, with cloud image by Schartmann.

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