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Visible Multi Object Spectrograph

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VIMOS attached to VLT's Melipal (UT3)

VIMOS, the Visible Multi-Object Spectrograph, is a wide field spectrograph installed at the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT), in Chile. The instrument delivers visible images and spectra of up to 1,000 galaxies at a time in a 14 x 14 arcmin field of view.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "VIMOS – Visible Multi Object Spectrograph (Summary)". ESO. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  2. ^ "VIMOS – General Description (Overview)". ESO. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
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