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Bartusiak, M. \"A Beast in the Core.\" Astronomy<\/em> (July 1998): 42. On supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies.<\/p>\r\n

Disney, M. \"A New Look at Quasars.\" Scientific American<\/em> (June 1998): 52.<\/p>\r\n

Djorgovski, S. \"Fires at Cosmic Dawn.\" Astronomy<\/em> (September 1995): 36. On quasars and what we can learn from them.<\/p>\r\n

Ford, H., & Tsvetanov, Z. \"Massive Black Holes at the Hearts of Galaxies.\" Sky & Telescope<\/em> (June 1996): 28. Nice overview.<\/p>\r\n

Irion, R. \"A Quasar in Every Galaxy?\" Sky & Telescope<\/em> (July 2006): 40. Discusses how supermassive black holes powering the centers of galaxies may be more common than thought.<\/p>\r\n

Kormendy, J. \"Why Are There so Many Black Holes?\" Astronomy<\/em> (August 2016): 26. Discussion of why supermassive black holes are so common in the universe.<\/p>\r\n

Kruesi, L. \"Secrets of the Brightest Objects in the Universe.\" Astronomy<\/em> (July 2013): 24. Review of our current understanding of quasars and how they help us learn about black holes.<\/p>\r\n

Miller, M., et al. \"Supermassive Black Holes: Shaping their Surroundings.\" Sky & Telescope<\/em> (April 2005): 42. Jets from black hole disks.<\/p>\r\n

Nadis, S. \"Exploring the Galaxy\u2013Black Hole Connection.\" Astronomy<\/em> (May 2010): 28. Overview.<\/p>\r\n

Nadis, S. \"Here, There, and Everywhere.\" Astronomy<\/em> (February 2001): 34. On Hubble observations showing how common supermassive black holes are in galaxies.<\/p>\r\n

Nadis, S. \"Peering inside a Monster Galaxy.\" Astronomy<\/em> (May 2014): 24. What X-ray observations tell us about the mechanism that powers the active galaxy M87.<\/p>\r\n

Olson, S. \"Black Hole Hunters.\" Astronomy<\/em> (May 1999): 48. Profiles four astronomers who search for \"hungry\" black holes at the centers of active galaxies.<\/p>\r\n

Peterson, B. \"Solving the Quasar Puzzle.\" Sky & Telescope<\/em> (September 2013): 24. A review article on how we figured out that black holes were the power source for quasars, and how we view them today.<\/p>\r\n

Tucker, W., et al. \"Black Hole Blowback.\" Scientific American<\/em> (March 2007): 42. How supermassive black holes create giant bubbles in the intergalactic medium.<\/p>\r\n

Voit, G. \"The Rise and Fall of Quasars.\" Sky & Telescope<\/em> (May 1999): 40. Good overview of how quasars fit into cosmic history.<\/p>\r\n

Wanjek, C. \"How Black Holes Helped Build the Universe.\" Sky & Telescope<\/em> (January 2007): 42. On the energy and outflow from disks around supermassive black holes; nice introduction.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section>

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Websites<\/h2>\r\n

Monsters in Galactic Nuclei: http:\/\/chandra.as.utexas.edu\/stardate.html. An article on supermassive black holes by John Kormendy, from StarDate<\/em> magazine.<\/p>\r\n

Quasar Astronomy Forty Years On: http:\/\/www.astr.ua.edu\/keel\/agn\/quasar40.html. A 2003 popular article by William Keel.<\/p>\r\n

Quasars and Active Galactic Nuclei: www.astr.ua.edu\/keel\/agn\/. An annotated gallery of images showing the wide range of activity in galaxies. There is also an introduction, a glossary, and background information. Also by William Keel.<\/p>\r\n

Quasars: \"The Light Fantastic\": http:\/\/hubblesite.org\/newscenter\/archive\/releases\/1996\/35\/background\/. This brief \"backgrounder\" from the public information office at the HubbleSite gives a bit of the history of the discovery and understanding of quasars.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section>

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Videos<\/h2>\r\n

Active Galaxies: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y_HgsFmwCeg. Part of the Astronomy: Observations and Theories<\/em> series; half-hour introduction to quasars and related objects (27:28).<\/p>\r\n

Black Hole Chaos: The Environments of the Most Supermassive Black Holes in the Universe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hzSgU-3d8QY. May 2013 lecture by Dr. Belinda Wilkes and Dr. Francesca Civano of the Center for Astrophysics in the CfA Observatory Nights Lecture Series (50:14).<\/p>\r\n

Hubble and Black Holes: http:\/\/www.spacetelescope.org\/videos\/hubblecast43a\/. Hubblecast on black holes and active galactic nuclei (9:10).<\/p>\r\n

Monster Black Holes: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LN9oYjNKBm8. May 2013 lecture by Professor Chung-Pei Ma of the University of California, Berkeley; part of the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series (1:18:03).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section>","rendered":"

Articles<\/h2>\n
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Bartusiak, M. “A Beast in the Core.” Astronomy<\/em> (July 1998): 42. On supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies.<\/p>\n

Disney, M. “A New Look at Quasars.” Scientific American<\/em> (June 1998): 52.<\/p>\n

Djorgovski, S. “Fires at Cosmic Dawn.” Astronomy<\/em> (September 1995): 36. On quasars and what we can learn from them.<\/p>\n

Ford, H., & Tsvetanov, Z. “Massive Black Holes at the Hearts of Galaxies.” Sky & Telescope<\/em> (June 1996): 28. Nice overview.<\/p>\n

Irion, R. “A Quasar in Every Galaxy?” Sky & Telescope<\/em> (July 2006): 40. Discusses how supermassive black holes powering the centers of galaxies may be more common than thought.<\/p>\n

Kormendy, J. “Why Are There so Many Black Holes?” Astronomy<\/em> (August 2016): 26. Discussion of why supermassive black holes are so common in the universe.<\/p>\n

Kruesi, L. “Secrets of the Brightest Objects in the Universe.” Astronomy<\/em> (July 2013): 24. Review of our current understanding of quasars and how they help us learn about black holes.<\/p>\n

Miller, M., et al. “Supermassive Black Holes: Shaping their Surroundings.” Sky & Telescope<\/em> (April 2005): 42. Jets from black hole disks.<\/p>\n

Nadis, S. “Exploring the Galaxy\u2013Black Hole Connection.” Astronomy<\/em> (May 2010): 28. Overview.<\/p>\n

Nadis, S. “Here, There, and Everywhere.” Astronomy<\/em> (February 2001): 34. On Hubble observations showing how common supermassive black holes are in galaxies.<\/p>\n

Nadis, S. “Peering inside a Monster Galaxy.” Astronomy<\/em> (May 2014): 24. What X-ray observations tell us about the mechanism that powers the active galaxy M87.<\/p>\n

Olson, S. “Black Hole Hunters.” Astronomy<\/em> (May 1999): 48. Profiles four astronomers who search for “hungry” black holes at the centers of active galaxies.<\/p>\n

Peterson, B. “Solving the Quasar Puzzle.” Sky & Telescope<\/em> (September 2013): 24. A review article on how we figured out that black holes were the power source for quasars, and how we view them today.<\/p>\n

Tucker, W., et al. “Black Hole Blowback.” Scientific American<\/em> (March 2007): 42. How supermassive black holes create giant bubbles in the intergalactic medium.<\/p>\n

Voit, G. “The Rise and Fall of Quasars.” Sky & Telescope<\/em> (May 1999): 40. Good overview of how quasars fit into cosmic history.<\/p>\n

Wanjek, C. “How Black Holes Helped Build the Universe.” Sky & Telescope<\/em> (January 2007): 42. On the energy and outflow from disks around supermassive black holes; nice introduction.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Websites<\/h2>\n

Monsters in Galactic Nuclei: http:\/\/chandra.as.utexas.edu\/stardate.html. An article on supermassive black holes by John Kormendy, from StarDate<\/em> magazine.<\/p>\n

Quasar Astronomy Forty Years On: http:\/\/www.astr.ua.edu\/keel\/agn\/quasar40.html. A 2003 popular article by William Keel.<\/p>\n

Quasars and Active Galactic Nuclei: www.astr.ua.edu\/keel\/agn\/. An annotated gallery of images showing the wide range of activity in galaxies. There is also an introduction, a glossary, and background information. Also by William Keel.<\/p>\n

Quasars: “The Light Fantastic”: http:\/\/hubblesite.org\/newscenter\/archive\/releases\/1996\/35\/background\/. This brief “backgrounder” from the public information office at the HubbleSite gives a bit of the history of the discovery and understanding of quasars.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Videos<\/h2>\n

Active Galaxies: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y_HgsFmwCeg. Part of the Astronomy: Observations and Theories<\/em> series; half-hour introduction to quasars and related objects (27:28).<\/p>\n

Black Hole Chaos: The Environments of the Most Supermassive Black Holes in the Universe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hzSgU-3d8QY. May 2013 lecture by Dr. Belinda Wilkes and Dr. Francesca Civano of the Center for Astrophysics in the CfA Observatory Nights Lecture Series (50:14).<\/p>\n

Hubble and Black Holes: http:\/\/www.spacetelescope.org\/videos\/hubblecast43a\/. Hubblecast on black holes and active galactic nuclei (9:10).<\/p>\n

Monster Black Holes: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LN9oYjNKBm8. May 2013 lecture by Professor Chung-Pei Ma of the University of California, Berkeley; part of the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series (1:18:03).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\t\t\t

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