Vertical profiles in near-IR and optical bands, and other works. Top: NIRCam vertical profiles shown with symbols, in light blue for F150W and dark blue for F277W. We also show the fit from Fraternali et al. (2011) using IRAC data (black line) and two fits from the radiative transfer models of Xilouris et al. (1998). In all cases, we average the vertical profiles over galactocentric radii 2.5 kpc ≤ r ≤ 9 kpc, so that the radial coverage is the same. Bottom: Emission profiles across the disk at r ∼ 8 kpc showing the NIRCam data, and three optical bands. The images have all been normalised to the average values at z = 1 kpc, due to different units, for an easier comparison. The upturn at 1.2 kpc in F150W is an artefact due to one of the dither offsets mentioned in the text.