Fig. 1

The GMOS 35 × 5′′ field of view superimposed on the inner 20′′ of the HST/F569W image of Mrk 996 from Thuan et al. (1996) The scale and orientation are given. Left: linear contrast. Right: logarithmic contrast to emphasize the compact nucleus. The central circle corresponds to the nuclear aperture of 1
6 in diameter used in this work.
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