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The strip of sky 5° wide and centred at dec −40° is the largest area of the sky which has been completely searched for quasars1. The strip is long and narrow and runs from RA≲22 h to RA≳4 h. Near the centre of the strip, at 0 h
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Arp, H. A concentration of quasars in the Sculptor region of the sky. Nature 302, 397–399 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1038/302397a0
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