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News Release 144 of 736
June 27, 2006 01:00 PM (EDT)
News Release Number: STScI-2006-25
Hubble Reveals Two Dust Disks Around Nearby Star Beta Pictoris
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Image: Multi-Band Images of Beta Pictoris
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Separate B, V, and I ratio images taken with Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys support the notion that the inner warp surrounding the nearby star Beta Pictoris is a secondary dust disk, distinct from the main outer dust disk and inclined from it by roughly 4 to 5 degrees.
Image Type: Astronomical/Illustration
Credit: NASA, ESA and D. Golimowski (Johns Hopkins University)
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