The James Clerk Maxwell Telescope celebrates it's 25th anniversary. Named after the famous Scottish Physicist and Astronomer, James Clerk Maxwell who inspired Newton and other groundbreaking scientists.
W51, shown here, is located in the constellation of Aquila. It is one of the most massive regions of star formation within the galaxy.
W51, shown here, is located in the constellation of Aquila. It is one of the most massive regions of star formation within the galaxy.
It is in stellar nurseries such as this that the stars form with enough mass to go on to end their lives in Supernova explosions.
The background is a mid-infrared Spitzer image while the blue overlay is 850μm data from JCMT's SCUBA-2 in Hawaii, and is sponsored by the UK STFC.
Credit: Spitzer/GLIMPSE, JAC.
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