Star counts profiles of the SE field (left panels) and NW field (right panels). From top to bottom, the profiles shown are of all stars (a and e), RGB (b and f), AGB (c and g), and MS stars (d and h). In each panel, the dashed line displays the estimated galaxy counts level, determined using methods described in the text. Open and full symbols show the star counts before and after the background galaxy contribution has been subtracted.