Daily Image
27-11-2006
The tail of the Medusa
| Submitter: | Eva Manthey |
| Description: | The Medusa galaxy (NGC 4194) is the prominent representative of the poorly studied class of minor mergers. Westerbork HI data reveal a nice single HI tidal tail (shown as contours on top of an optical image). Noteworthy, there is a striking difference between the optical and gaseous morphology of the tidal features. |
| Copyright: | Eva Manthey |
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