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MOONS : the new Multi-Object Spectrograph for the VLT

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Date
01/06/2020
Author
MOONS
Rees, P.
Evans, C.
Atkinson, D.
Tojeiro, R.
Wild, V.
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Abstract
MOONS is the new Multi-Object Optical and Near-infrared Spectrograph currently under construction for the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at ESO. This remarkable instrument combines, for the first time, the collecting power of an 8-m telescope, 1000 fibres with individual roboticp ositioners, and both low- and high-resolution simultaneous spectral coverage across the 0.64–1.8 μm wavelength range. This facility will provide the astronomical community with a powerful, world-leading instrument able to serve a wide range of Galactic, extragalactic and cosmological studies. Construction is now proceeding full steam ahead and this overview article presents some of the science goals and the technical description of the MOONS instrument. More detailed information on the MOONS surveys is provided in the other dedicated articles in this Messenger issue.
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MOONS , Rees , P , Evans , C , Atkinson , D , Tojeiro , R & Wild , V 2020 , ' MOONS : the new Multi-Object Spectrograph for the VLT ' The Messenger , vol. 180 , pp. 10-17 . https://doi.org/10.18727/0722-6691/5195
Publication
The Messenger
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18727/0722-6691/5195
ISSN
0722-6691
Type
Journal article
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Copyright © 2020 ESO. This work has been made available online in accordance with publisher policies or with permission. Permission for further reuse of this content should be sought from the publisher or the rights holder. This is the final published version of the work, which was originally published at https://doi.org/10.18727/0722-6691/5195.
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http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2020Msngr.180...10C
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10023/20772

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