More M100

David Malin’s deep image of M100 reveals that this spiral galaxy is actually

a giant which reaches far out to interact with its faint neighboring galaxies.

While this interaction, on the one hand, is probably responsible for the

pronounced spiral structure of this galaxy, it also disturbes the contours of

M100’s outskirts. As in other deep images of galaxies, it is suggested that

significant portions of the galaxy’s mass may lie in the faint outer regions

which cannot be traced in conventional photographs.

Above images are copyrighted and may be used for private purpose only.

For any other kind of use, including internet mirroring and storing on

CD-ROM, please contact

Coral Cooksley of the

Anglo Australian Observatory.

For technical info on deep astrophotography, look at David Malin’s webpage on

special photographic techniques.

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Hartmut Frommert

([email protected])

Christine Kronberg

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Last Modification: 7 Jun 1998, 16:50 MET