Abstract
MOONS (Multi-Object Optical and Near-infrared Spectrograph) is a large
field (500 square arcminutes), multi-object (500 object + 500 sky
fibres) instrument with spectral resolution of 5000 and 20000 proposed
for the VLT Nasmyth focus. The science case for MOONS, covering Galactic
structure and galaxy evolution up to the epoch of re-ionisation, is
briefly outlined.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 11-13 |
Journal | The Messenger |
Volume | 145 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Sep 2011 |