An Atlas of DRAGNs Edited by J. P. Leahy A . H. Bridle R. G. Strom

We present radio images and other data for the nearest 85 DRAGNs (radio galaxies and related objects) in the so-called "3CRR" sample of Laing, Riley & Longair (1983).

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Index

• Introductory Material
  • The Radio Sky See the Universe in a different light...
  • What are DRAGNs?
  • Some cosmological complications
  • Notes on radio images
  • Glossary Technical terms for non-specialists.
• Description of the Atlas
  • The Atlas project A brief introduction and summary of the data available.
  • The Atlas Web pages How to use this site.
  • FTP instructions How to download the original radio images.
  • The Atlas sample What's in, what's out, and why.
  • The Anatomy of DRAGNs
  • The classification system
  • Description of the data.
  • Table of radio data from the literature.
  • Table of positions from the literature.
  • Table of optical data from the literature.
  • Table of structural data from the Atlas. (Real soon now!).
  • Alternative names Messier, NGC, UGC, Abell... (with links)
  • Famous radio sources omitted from the Atlas with a few links.
  • Credits People, telescopes, and organizations which have contributed to the Atlas.
  • References
• Links to Pages on individual DRAGNs
  • Alphanumeric Listing
  • Listing by icons A bit slow (170 kbytes of images!).
  • Search for a specific DRAGN.