Two images. Left: A yellow-orange, and reddish disk (looking like a doughnut) surrounded by broader white and rust colored disk. Right: A nearly edge-on rusty-colored disk the far side appearing more white.

Hubble images Galaxies NGC 4261 (left) and NGC 7052 (right)

These Hubble images show disks of dust that fuel black holes at the centers of the galaxies NGC 4261 (left) and NGC 7052 (right).

Credits: Left: H. Ford, L. Ferrarese (Johns Hopkins University), NASA; Right: Roeland P. van der Marel (STScI), Frank C. van den Bosch (Univ. of Washington), NASA
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Image CreditLeft: H. Ford, L. Ferrarese (Johns Hopkins University), NASA; Right: Roeland P. van der Marel (STScI), Frank C. van den Bosch (Univ. of Washington), NASA
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