In article ,
Eric Flesch writes:
I know that deeper imaging turns up more galaxy disks, Steve, but the
QSO/AGN distinction primarily relates to the luminosity of the core
compared with the disk; the visibility of the disk is a practical
consequence of that.

I agree with that except I'd write "host galaxy" in place of "disk."
Many host galaxies are ellipticals, not disks.

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