Longobardi, AArnaboldi, MagdaGerhard, OrtwinCoccato, LOkamura, SFreeman, Kenneth2015-12-130004-6361http://hdl.handle.net/1885/77789Aims. We investigate the diffuse light in the outer regions of the nearby elliptical galaxy M 87 in the Virgo cluster, in the transition region between galaxy halo and intracluster light (ICL). Methods. The diffuse light is traced using planetary nebulasAuthor/s retain copyrightKeywords: Automatic selection; Colour-magnitude diagrams; Galaxies: clusters: General; Galaxies: elliptical and lenticular , CD; Galaxies: halos; Luminosity functions; Planetary nebulae: general; Point-Spread function; Luminance; Stars; Surveys; Galaxies Galaxies: clusters: general; Galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, cD; Galaxies: groups: individual: M 87; Galaxies: halos; Planetary nebulae: general201310.1051/0004-6361/2013216522016-02-24