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Thanks for the reply, I'm aware that the obviousness of us being able to see quasars sort of negates my question. But I just find it difficult to comprehend the vastness of intergalactic space, especially when I look at pics where they are teaming with hundreds(thousands) of galaxies (and...

Hi I was just wondering, my understanding is that quasars are the most distant objects from us or are at least very distant. Now my question would be; How is visible light able to reach us from such distant objects? Wouldn't there be a lot of matter between us and the quasar, wouldn't...