Re: [APML] Some M31 Help

["Robert Gendler" <robgendler@worldnet.att.net>]

Tom,

M31 is tipped 12 degrees from edge on. I suppose the image

would need to be rendered 3D and then rotated. Not sure how

to do that <G>.

Rob Gendler
Email: robgendler@att.net
Web site: http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/

----- Original Message -----

From: Tom & Lou Krajci

To: astro-photo@seds.org

Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 5:17 PM

Subject: Re: [APML] Some M31 Help

From: Robert Gendler

>...The new image is at

http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/M31LRGBMOS.html

 

Does anyone know the angle that M31 is tipped away from being squarely 'face on' to us?  Based on that info, and this detailed image...it would be interesting to see what it would look like 'stretched' to appear as if it were face on.

 

Tom Krajci

 

PS.  Other galaxies could be given the same treatment with digital image manipulation...NGC2903, NGC253, etc.....