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Welcome to the qsoabslines.org blog page- A reservoir documenting hot-off-the-press quasar absorption line science, historical discoveries, short stories of quasar scientists (past and present), and thoughts about the future. I hope you will enjoy a read or two. Feel free to leave comments! Oh! ... and do not forget there is a Video Library that you can also browse on this site that also links to my Youtube channel: all things Quasar Absorption Lines.

Blogs are sorted in reverse date order. None of the blogs use AI or AI assistants.

| Blog #3 | December 16, 2025 |

The Road to Quasars

An Insider's Recollections by Ken Kellerman

Kellerman presents some historical facts that challenge the nominal origin story of quasars and highlight just how timid the most brilliant astronomers and quasar pioneers at the time were to equate quasars with extragalactic objects. He also describes the tensions and personalities involved in this high stakes game to find higher and higher redshift galaxies.

| Blog #2 | December 9, 2025 |

A Modern Scientific Revolution

Quasar and How they changed Our Science of the Cosmos

Before quasars, we were without the scientfic tools to probe the depths of time and space. We were without the ability to formulate testable ideas about the origin and evolution of the universe. Then quasars were discovered and they ushered in the modern age of astronomy. (This blog was originally written and appeared on the blog site "1584" hosted by Cambridge University Press.)

| Blog #1 | December 7, 2025 |

Origin Stories and Audacity

Quasar Pioneers Margaret and Geoffrey Burbidge and The First Book of Quasars

In 1967, only four years after quasi-stellar objects were discovered, Margaret and Geoffrey Burbidge had the audacity to write a 220 page book on the new astrophysical phenomenon of these mysterious objects. At the time, only some 100 qusars had been studied. What was clear was that astronomy was faced with a mystery that had no precedent in history--- these objects were nearly impossible to classify and understand. The thoroughness, insightfulness, and scientific honesty in these pages remains legacy science.

Coming Soon.

Quasars at the Quarter Century Mark: Weedman's Stab at Summarizing Quasar Astronomy

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