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| Paper: |
Wide-Field Views of Nearby Galaxies |
| Volume: |
458, Galactic Archaeology: Near-Field Cosmology and the Formation of the Milky Way |
| Page: |
265 |
| Authors: |
Ferguson, A. M. N. |
| Abstract: |
I review the evidence for complex low surface brightness structures
in the outer regions of large galaxies. While the most spectacular
examples are provided by systems hosting coherent debris streams,
the most common examples may be extremely diffuse smooth stellar
envelopes. Wide-field imagers on large telescopes are allowing us
to explore these components in quantitative detail well beyond the
Local Group and I highlight some recent results obtained with
Subaru/Suprime-Cam. Finally, I stress the importance of wide-field
imagery for interpreting deep HST studies of nearby galaxies, and
touch upon some new results on the star formation and chemical
evolutionary history of the M31 outer disc. |
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