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HST ACS/HRC wide view of the Fomalhaut system
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HST ACS/HRC wide view of the Fomalhaut system
Date: 12 November 2008 Satellite: Hubble Space Telescope Depicts: Fomalhaut Copyright: NASA, ESA and P. Kalas (University of California, Berkeley, USA) Show in archive: true
The large disk of gas surrounding Fomalhaut is clearly visible in this image taken with the High Resolution Camera (HRC) of the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). The disk is not centred on Fomalhaut quite as predicted, hinting that the gravity of another body – perhaps a planet – is pulling it out of shape.