Colors of Tidal Tails

John Hibbard, NRAO

Optical Colors for a few mergers:

• Arp 295:
  • Truecolor BVR image, full FOV
  • Truecolor BVR image, close-up
  • Truecolor BVR image, individual disks
  • B-R Color image, full FOV
• NGC 520 (Arp 157 = UGC 966):
  • Truecolor BVR image, full FOV
  • Truecolor BVR image, closer FOV
  • Truecolor BVR image, brightest levels
  • B-R Color image
• Arp 190 (UGC 2320):
  • Truecolor BVR image, full FOV
  • Truecolor BVR image, close-up
  • B-R
• Arp 143 (NGC 2444/5):
  • Truecolor image;
  • B-R Color image
• NGC 2623 (Arp 243 = UGC 4509):
  • B-R Color image
• NGC 2744 (UGC 4757) B-R
• Arp 107 (UGC 5984) B-V
• NGC 3509 (Arp 335 = UGC 6134):
  • Truecolor RGB image, full FOV;
  • Truecolor RGB image, close-up;
  • B-V Color image
• Arp 299 (NGC 3690/IC 694 = UGC 6471)
  • Truecolor image, wider FOV
  • Truecolor image, close-up
  • B-R Color image, full FOV
  • B-R Color image, disks
  • B-K Color image, disks
• NGC 4038/9 (Arp 224):
  • Truecolor BVR image, full FOV;
  • Truecolor BVR image, close-up;
  • Truecolor BVR image, tidal dwarf region;
  • B-R Color image, full FOV
• NGC 4676 (Arp 242 = UGC 7938/9):
  • Truecolor BVR image, full FOV;
  • Truecolor BVR image, full FOV, deeper
  • Truecolor BVR image, close-up;
  • B-R, R-K Color images
• NGC 3921 (Arp 224 = UGC 6823):
  • Truecolor image, wider FOV
  • Truecolor image, close-up
  • B-V Color image
• IC 883 (UGC 8387):
  • B-R Color image
• NGC 7252 (Arp 226):
  • Truecolor image
  • B-R Color image

The data on Arp295, NGC520, Arp143, and NGC2623 were obtained with the KPNO 0.9m in 10/92.
The data on NGC4038/9 were obtained with the CTIO 0.9m in 4/91.
The data on NGC7252 were obtained with the CTIO 4m in 9/90.
The data on the other systems were obtained with the UH88" in 1/97