In the case of NGC 1068, nuclear light reflected off a dust cloud was measured, which led scientists to believe in the presence of an obscuring dust torus around a bright continuum and broad emission line nucleus.
No caso de NGC 1068, mediuse a luz nuclear reflectida pola nube de po, o que levou aos científicos a crer na presenza dun toro de po que a escurece situado arredor do continuo brillante e o núcleo de liña de emisión ancha.