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Starbursts, Interacting Galaxies and Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs)

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Starbursts, Interacting Galaxies and Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs). Some history. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Starbursts, Interacting Galaxies and Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs)

Starbursts, Interacting Galaxies and Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs)

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Some history

Twinkle, twinkle, quasi-star,Biggest puzzle from afar.How unlike the other ones,Brighter than a trillion Suns.Twinkle, twinkle, quasi-star, How I wonder what you are!                             - George Gamow

3C273

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M82

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Galaxies in collision/interacting/mergers

The “Antennae”Computer simulation – interacting pair

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M51 – the Whirlpool and companion

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Seyfert galaxies

Carl Seyfert 1943

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Radio galaxies and radio lobes

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Cygnus A

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