Abstract
We present HST images of star-forming galaxies at redshifts z>3. These galaxies have been color selected for having a Lyman discontinuity in the otherwise flat (in f_\nu units) UV spectra of unreddened star formation. The spectroscopic confirmation of these z>3 galaxies is reported in a companion paper (Steidel et al. 1996). The HST images probe the rest-frame UV at 1400--1900 Ang and show that the morphologies of the z>3 galaxies are generally compact, although we find a few cases of more diffuse light profiles and objects comprised of multiple compact structures. Overall, the dispersion of morphologies is relatively narrow, in contrast to the variety found in star-forming galaxies at intermediate redshifts (z~1). The galaxies with compact morphology are typically characterized by a small but resolved ``core'', approximately 3 galaxies are characterized by a relatively high degree of spherical symmetry. Morphology, space density, star-formation rates, masses, and epoch of the star-formation phase all support the hypothesis that we have identified the progenitors of present-day luminous galaxies at the epoch when they were forming the stars of
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