Ep 65: Quasars
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The Brightest Quasar in the Universe
The most powerful quasar known as of 2021 apparently is something that's got a funky name, which I won't read out. It doesn't have a popular name but its luminosity is 2.66 times 10 of the power of 41 watts. And any amateur astronomer with a good enough bit of equipment can indeed see it. But this is just the one that happens to be closest to us and so therefore was the first to be discovered.
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