ExGal-Twin: Excellence in Galaxies - Twinning the IAC
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ExGal-Twin is a Widening Horizon Europe project led by IAC to boost excellence in extragalactic research and project management aiming to strengthen international collaboration with our partners: CNRS-ObAS, Groningen University and Durham University.
Malin 2, a massive low-surface-brightness spiral, looks ordinary in SDSS… until you go deeper:
🔹 SDSS – bright core, faint arms.
🔹 DECaLS – more extended spiral structure.
🔹 TTT3 – huge, faint arms, plumes and clusters revealed.
🔹 SDSS – bright core, faint arms.
🔹 DECaLS – more extended spiral structure.
🔹 TTT3 – huge, faint arms, plumes and clusters revealed.
June 23, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Malin 2, a massive low-surface-brightness spiral, looks ordinary in SDSS… until you go deeper:
🔹 SDSS – bright core, faint arms.
🔹 DECaLS – more extended spiral structure.
🔹 TTT3 – huge, faint arms, plumes and clusters revealed.
🔹 SDSS – bright core, faint arms.
🔹 DECaLS – more extended spiral structure.
🔹 TTT3 – huge, faint arms, plumes and clusters revealed.