The height of the quasar epoch was
A) before mass had a chance to accumulate at the nucleus.
B) less than 1 billion years ago.
C) 5 billion years ago.
D) before the formation of galaxies.
E) when there was still sufficient mass to fuel the supermassive black holes at their center.

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The height of the quasar epoch was when there was still sufficient mass to fuel the supermassive black holes at their centers. This period allowed the quasars to be extremely luminous, as the abundant material falling into the black holes released vast amounts of energy.

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