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    MOONS - Multi Object spectroscopy for the VLT: overview and instrument integration update
    (2022) Gonzalez, Oscar A.; Cirasuolo, Michele; Taylor, William; Black, Martin; Rees, Phil; Bryson, Ian; Chittick, Stephen; Afonso, Jose; Lilly, Simon; Flores, Hector; Maiolino, Roberto; Oliva, Ernesto; Paltani, Stephane; Vanzi, Leonardo; Abreu, Manuel; Amans, Jean-Philippe; Atkinson, David; Beard, Steven; Belfiore, Andrea; Breen, Ciaran; Bayo, Amelia; Born, Andy; Cabral, Alexandre; Chapman, Lee; Cochrane, William; Coelho, Joao; Colling, Miriam; Conzelmann, Ralf; Dalessio, Francesco; Davidson, George; Delplancke-Stroebele, Francoise; Fisher, Martin; Forchi, Vincenzo; Franzetti, Paolo; Garilli, Bianca; Gargiulo, Adriana; Guinouard, Isabelle; Gutierrez, Pablo; Haigron, Regis; Hammersley, Peter; Ivanov, Valentin; Ives, Derek; Iwert, Olaf; King, David; Kovacz, Suzanne; Laporte, Philippe; Lee, David; Li Causi, Gianluca; Macleod, Alastair; Alvarez, Domingo; Oliveira, Antonio; Palsa, Ralf; Parra, Manuel; Pedichini, Fernando; Pena, Vicente; Petr-Gotzens, Monika; Rodrigues, Myriam; Royer, Frederic; Santo, Pedro; Sepulveda, Jorge; Sharman, Robyn; Shen, Tzu-Chiang; Sordet, Michael; Strachan, Jonathan; Tait, Graham; Tejeda, Alexis; Tozzi, Andrea; O'Malley, Norman; Waring, Chris; Watson, Stephen; Willemse, Bart; Gao Xiaofeng; Yang, Yanbin; Zoccali, Manuela
    The Multi Object Optical and Near-infrared Spectrograph (MOONS) instrument is the next generation multi-object spectrograph for the Very Large Telescope (VLT). The instrument combines the high multiplexing capability offered by 1000 optical fibres deployed by individual robotic positioners with a novel spectrograph able to provide both low- and high-resolution spectroscopy simultaneously across the wavelength range 0.64 mu m - 1.8 mu m. Powered by the collecting area of the 8-m VLT, MOONS will provide the astronomical community with a world-leading facility able to serve a wide range of Galactic, Extragalactic and Cosmological studies. This paper provides an updated overview of the instrument and its construction progress, reporting on the ongoing integration phase.