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==Gallery== <gallery> Image:Opo0113i.jpg|Illustration of the dynamics of a [[proplyd]] File:Pitch perfect in DSHARP at ALMA.jpg|20 protoplanetary discs captured by the [[High Angular Resolution Project]] (DSHARP).<ref>{{cite web |title=Pitch perfect in DSHARP at ALMA |url=https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw1904a/ |website=www.eso.org |access-date=28 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> File:Cosmic shadow of HBC 672.jpg|A shadow is created by the protoplanetary disc surrounding the star [[HBC 672]] within the nebula.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hubble reveals cosmic Bat Shadow in the Serpent's Tail |url=https://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1819/ |website=www.spacetelescope.org |access-date=5 November 2018}}</ref> File:Young planet creates a scene.jpg|Protoplanetary disc [[AS 209]] nestled in the young [[Ophiuchus (constellation)|Ophiuchus]] star-forming region.<ref>{{cite web|title=Young planet creates a scene|url=https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw1809a/|website=www.eso.org|access-date=26 February 2018}}</ref> Image:Feeding a Baby Star with a Dusty Hamburger.jpg|Protoplanetary disk [[HH 212]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Feeding a Baby Star with a Dusty Hamburger|url=https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw1720a/|website=www.eso.org|access-date=15 May 2017}}</ref> File:Spring Cleaning in an Infant Star System.jpg|By observing dusty protoplanetary discs, scientists investigate the first steps of planet formation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Spring Cleaning in an Infant Star System|url=https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw1714a/|website=www.eso.org|access-date=3 April 2017}}</ref> Image:Boulevard_of_Broken_Rings.jpg|Concentric rings around young star [[HD 141569A]], located some 370 light-years away.<ref>{{cite web|title=Boulevard of Broken Rings|url=http://www.eso.org/public/images/potw1625a/|access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref> Image:NASA-14114-HubbleSpaceTelescope-DebrisDisks-20140424.jpg|[[Debris disks]] detected in [[Hubble Space Telescope|HST]] images of young stars, ''[[HD 141943]]'' and ''[[HD 191089]]'' - images at top; geometry at bottom.<ref name="NASA-20140424">{{cite web |last1=Harrington |first1=J.D. |last2=Villard |first2=Ray |title=RELEASE 14-114 Astronomical Forensics Uncover Planetary Disks in NASA's Hubble Archive |url=http://www.nasa.gov/press/2014/april/astronomical-forensics-uncover-planetary-disks-in-nasas-hubble-archive |date=24 April 2014 |work=[[NASA]] |url-status=live |archive-date=2014-04-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140425125432/http://www.nasa.gov/press/2014/april/astronomical-forensics-uncover-planetary-disks-in-nasas-hubble-archive/ |access-date=2014-04-25 }}</ref> Image:Protoplanetary disk HH-30.jpg|Protoplanetary disk [[HH-30]] in [[Taurus (constellation)|Taurus]] - disk emits the reddish [[stellar jet]]. Image:Artist’s Impression of a Baby Star Still Surrounded by a Protoplanetary Disc.jpg|Artist's impression of a protoplanetary disk. Image:M42proplyds.jpg|A proplyd in the [[Orion Nebula]]. Image:Artist's impression of the disc around a young star.ogv|Video shows the evolution of the disc around a young star like [[HL Tauri]] (artist concept). Image:GW Orionis 2.jpg|Image of the circumtrinary disc around [[GW Orionis]].<ref name="Bi2020"/> Image:David A. Aguilar's Red Dwarf Stars.jpg|An artist's concept of a protoplanetary disk Image:177-341W collage Aru et al 2024.png|Components of proplyd 177-341W in the [[Orion Nebula]] observed with [[Very Large Telescope|VLT]] [[Multi-unit spectroscopic explorer|MUSE]], showing an ionization front, protoplanetary disk, and tail<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Aru |first1=Mari-Liis |last2=Mauco |first2=Karina |last3=Manara |first3=Carlo F. |title=A tell-tale tracer for externally irradiated protoplanetary disks: Comparing the [C I] 8727 Å line and ALMA observations in proplyds |journal=Astronomy & Astrophysics |volume=692 |pages=A137 |date=December 2024 |doi=10.1051/0004-6361/202451737 |url=https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2024/12/aa51737-24/aa51737-24.html|arxiv=2410.21018 }}</ref> </gallery>
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