Quasar Spectrum (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Quasar Spectrum

Caption

This is an artist's conception of the "changing-look quasar" as is appared in early 2015. The glowing blue region shows the last of the gas being swallowed by central black hole as it shuts off. The spectrum is the previous one obtained by the SDSS in 2003.

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Dana Berry / SkyWorks Digital, Inc.

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