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Multi-Band Images of Beta Pictoris

Multi-Band Images of Beta Pictoris
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.
  • Release Date
    June 27, 2006
  • Science Release
    Hubble Reveals Two Dust Disks Around Nearby Star Beta Pictoris
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    NASA, ESA and D. Golimowski (Johns Hopkins University)

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Hubble Sees Two Dust Disks Around Beta Pictoris

Hubble Sees Two Dust Disks Around Beta Pictoris

This Hubble Space Telescope view of Beta Pictoris clearly shows a primary dust disk and a much fainter secondary dust disk. The secondary disk extends at least 24 billion miles from the star and is tilted roughly 4 to 5 degrees from the primary disk. The secondary disk is...

Beta Pictoris - Star with Disk - Not Annotated

Beta Pictoris - Star with Disk - Not Annotated

Beta Pictoris - Star with Disk - Annotated

Beta Pictoris - Star with Disk - Annotated

Intersecting Disks Schematic

Intersecting Disks Schematic

Intersecting Disks Schematic Without Text

Intersecting Disks Schematic Without Text

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Aug 17, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
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claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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