BIBLIOS

Document type
Other

Document subtype
Review

Title
MOONS: The New Multi-Object Spectrograph for the VLT

Participants in the publication
Cirasuolo, Michele (Author)
et al. (Author)
Alexandre Cabral (Author)
Dep. Física
LOLS
IA
Israel Matute (Author)
Dep. Física
João M. P. Coelho (Author)
Dep. Física
LOLS
IA
A. da Silva (Author)
Dep. Física
Dep. Física
IA

Summary
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 robotic positioners, 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.


Institution
FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS DA UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA

Where published
ESO Messenger No. 180

Publication Identifiers


Keywords
Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics; Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics; Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies