Quasars are fascinating objects. In the simplest possible terms, quasars are bright accretion disks that form when intense heat and light is emitted from the accretion disk. This is caused by friction produced from the material swirling around, and eventually into, the black hole. The material gathers around the event horizon the point at which gravity becomes so strong that no matter not even light is able to escape. As the material around the black hole spins, friction heats up the gases and other material in the accretion disk, making them visible in optical light, x-ray, and infrared wavelengths on the electromagnetic spectrum.