@misc{6b7b5375ce3a4f6a88bb3005e9696cc2,
title = "MOONS: the new Multi-Object Spectrograph for the VLT",
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.",
author = "MOONS and M. Cirasuolo and A. Fairley and P. Rees and Gonzalez, {O. A.} and W. Taylor and R. Maiolino and J. Afonso and C. Evans and H. Flores and S. Lilly and E. Oliva and S. Paltani and L. Vanzi and M. Abreu and M. Accardo and N. Adams and {{\'A}lvarez M{\'e}ndez}, D. and J.-P. Amans and S. Amarantidis and H. Atek and D. Atkinson and M. Banerji and F. Barrientos and F. Bauer and S. Beard and C. B{\'e}chet and A. Belfiore and M. Bellazzini and C. Benoist and P. Best and K. Biazzo and M. Black and D. Boettger and P. Bonifacio and R. Bowler and A. Bragaglia and S. Brierley and J. Brinchmann and M. Brinkmann and V. Buat and F. Buitrago and D. Burgarella and B. Burningham and D. Buscher and A. Cabral and E. Caffau and L. Cardoso and A. Carnall and M. Carollo and R. Castillo and G. Castignani and M. Catelan and R. Tojeiro and V. Wild",
year = "2020",
month = jun,
day = "1",
doi = "10.18727/0722-6691/5195",
language = "English",
volume = "180",
pages = "10--17",
journal = "The Messenger",
issn = "0722-6691",
}