JWST/Mid-InfraRed (MIRI) Guaranteed Time Observing programs on Star and Planet Formation

The Mid-InfraRed (MIRI) Guaranteed Time Observing (GTO) programs on star and planet formation cover both nearby low mass star formation regions, distant Galactic massive star formation regions and star formation studies of the Magellanic Clouds. Although the programs focus primarily on MIRI imaging and MIRI medium resolution spectroscopy (MRS), observations with the Near-InfraRed (NIRCam) and the Near-InfraRed Spectrograph (NIRSpec) are also taken for a comprehensive study. The programs pursue objects and regions previously studied with Spitzer, Herschel, HST and ALMA. The Galactic studies will reveal greater detail both spatially and spectroscopically of the star and planet formation processes. The observations of star formation in the Magellanic Clouds will reveal details at ~0.1 pc. Details of the observation planning will be shown for two MIRI GTO programs that focus on the study of star formation at low metallicity: one star formation region in the Small Magellanic Cloud and one star formation region in the Large Magellanic Cloud.