Cirasuolo, MicheleMicheleCirasuoloGonzalez, OscarOscarGonzalezRees, PhilPhilReesBryson, IanIanBrysonFairley, AlasdairAlasdairFairleyTaylor, WilliamWilliamTaylorAfonso, JoseJoseAfonsoLilly, SimonSimonLillyEvans, ChrisChrisEvansFlores, HectorHectorFloresMaiolino, RobertoRobertoMaiolinoOLIVA, ErnestoErnestoOLIVAPaltani, StephaneStephanePaltaniVanzi, LeonardoLeonardoVanziAbreu, ManuelManuelAbreuAmans, Jean-PhilippeJean-PhilippeAmansAtkinson, DavidDavidAtkinsonBeard, StevenStevenBeardBéchet, ClementineClementineBéchetBelfiore, AndreaAndreaBelfioreBlack, MartinMartinBlackBoettger, DavidDavidBoettgerBrierley, SaskiaSaskiaBrierleyBuscher, DavidDavidBuscherCabral, AlexandreAlexandreCabralCarollo, MarcellaMarcellaCarolloCochrane, WilliamWilliamCochraneCoelho, João.João.CoelhoColling, MiriamMiriamCollingConzelmann, RalfRalfConzelmannDalessio, FrancescoFrancescoDalessioDauvin, LouiseLouiseDauvinDavidson, GeorgeGeorgeDavidsonFasola, GilesGilesFasolaFERRUZZI, DeboraDeboraFERRUZZIFisher, MartinMartinFisherFlores, MauricioMauricioFloresGARILLI, Bianca Maria RosaBianca Maria RosaGARILLIGARGIULO, ADRIANAADRIANAGARGIULOGaudemard, JulienJulienGaudemardGuinouard, IsabelleIsabelleGuinouardGutierrez, PabloPabloGutierrezHaigron, RégisRégisHaigronHaniff, ChrisChrisHaniffIves, DerekDerekIvesIwert, OlafOlafIwertKing, DavidDavidKingKovacz, SuzanneSuzanneKovaczLaporte, PhilippePhilippeLaporteLee, DavidDavidLeeLI CAUSI, GianlucaGianlucaLI CAUSILuco, YerkoYerkoLucoMacleod, AlastairAlastairMacleodMaire, CharlesCharlesMaireMelse, Basile-ThierryBasile-ThierryMelseOliveira, AntónioAntónioOliveiraORIGLIA, LiviaLiviaORIGLIAParry, IanIanParryPEDICHINI, FernandoFernandoPEDICHINIPIAZZESI, RobertoRobertoPIAZZESIReix, FlorentFlorentReixRodrigues, MyriamMyriamRodriguesRojas, FelipeFelipeRojasRoyer, FrédéricFrédéricRoyerSantos, PedroPedroSantosSchnell, RobinRobinSchnellShen, Tzu-ChiangTzu-ChiangShenSordet, MichaelMichaelSordetStrachan, JonathanJonathanStrachanSun, XaioweiXaioweiSunTait, GrahamGrahamTaitTOZZI, AndreaAndreaTOZZITulloch, SimonSimonTullochVon Dran, LaurenLaurenVon DranWaring, ChrisChrisWaringWatson, StephenStephenWatsonWoodward, BrianBrianWoodwardYang, YanbinYanbinYang2025-03-132025-03-13202097815106368110277-786Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12386/36765The Multi Object Optical and Near-infrared Spectrograph (MOONS) instrument is the next generation multi-object spectrograph for the VLT. This powerful instrument will combine for the first time: the large collecting power of the VLT with a high multipexing capability offered by 1000 optical fibres moved with individual robotic positioners and a novel, very fast spectrograph able to provide both low- and high-resolution spectroscopy simultaneously across the wavelength range 0.64μm - 1.8μm. Such a facility will provide the astronomical community with a powerful, world-leading instrument able to serve a wide range of Galactic, Extragalactic and Cosmological studies. Th final assembly, integration and verification phase of the instrument is now about to start performance testing.STAMPAenConference paper10.1117/12.25612292-s2.0-85099776144https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie/11447/2561229/Crescent-MOONS--an-update-on-the-ongoing-construction-of/10.1117/12.2561229.fullhttps://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/850997761442020SPIE11447E..17CFIS/05 - ASTRONOMIA E ASTROFISICA