Some NLRGs contain hidden BLRs

Optical and radio images of the prototype NLRG: Cygnus A.

 

Keck spectrophotometry of the Narrow Line Radio Galaxy, Cygnus A, showing a broad line region in polarized light.
[Figure from Ogle et al 1997 o-linnk]

 

Keck spectrophotometry divided by East and West parts of the nebulosity.
[Figure from Ogle et al 1997 o-linnk]

 

Emission line images of the radio galaxy 3C 234.

 

Radio image of 3C 234.

 

Unpolarized (top) and polarized (bottom) spectra of 3C 234. The prominence of the broad H-alpha line is greatly increased in the polarized spectrum.