Vast Stellar Disks Set Stage for Planet Birth in New Hubble Images

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(Left): The HST/WFPC2 image of the HH 30 disk

(Right): A computer generated image of the disk based on a mathematical model of the dust illuminated by the central star.

Object Name: HH 30

Image Type: Astronomical/Illustration

Credit: Chris Burrows (STScI) and the WFPC2 Science Team

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The above image is part of a montage:

Montage Image: Young Stars Surrounded by Disks of Dust Image Type: Astronomical PRC1999-05b

Herbig-Haro 30 Image Type: Astronomical

DG Tauri B: A Star With a Thick Dust Lane and Bright Gas Jet Image Type: Astronomical

Haro 6-5B: A Disk of Dust Around a Star Image Type: Astronomical

HK Tauri Image Type: Astronomical

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