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   PR # 22176
    {\it ROSAT} observations have shown that nearby radio galaxies with  
    prominent cores and jets contain multiple spectral and spatial       
    components. Even the unresolved component's spectrum is more         
    complicated than simple power law or thermal emission, but the       
    limited spectral capabilities of the PSPC do not allow an unambiguous
    spectral decomposition. Here we propose ASCA observations of the two 
    brightest radio galaxies, for which we have extensive {\it ROSAT}    
    datasets and which show strong spectral and spatial structures. The  
    ASCA spectra will characterize the emission mechanisms without       
    ambiguity, and the imaging capability will place constraints on the  
    extended components, which are believed to arise from hot gas in the 
   associated groups.            
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