UKATC MOONS news and project overview

MOONS news and project overview

MOONS Blog – building astronomy instruments that operate below subzero
Mechanical Engineer Jonathan Strachan talks us through some of the complex design and engineering required on a large-scale scientific instrument like MOONS.
MOONS update – successful software assessment testing
MOONS reaches another important stage before shipping to Chile.
MOONS update – vibration tests successfully completed
Instrument passes vital stage in Preliminary Acceptance Europe process.
MOONS energy chain wins Golden Vector Award
Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences at the University of Lisbon receives award from igus for ‘most spectacular energy chain application’.
MOONS update - end-to-end testing of science configurations with FPUs
MOONS front end systems integrated and tested in science operations scenarios.
MOONS update - fully populated instrument cooled to 40 Kelvin and controlled with final software
MOONS reaches important stage on road to Chile.
Scottish Affairs Committee visits UK ATC and Higgs Centre
MPs visited Edinburgh as part of the inquiry into Science and Scotland.
Blog - LEGO and astronomy
Systems Engineers Martin Black explains why LEGO is a useful tool to help engineers, designers and public engagement.
MOONS update - Fibre Positioning Module connected to Rotating Front End
After almost 1000 Fibre Positioning Units have been secured in place project reaches major milestone.
MOONS
MOONS (the Multi-Object Optical and Near-infrared Spectrograph) is a next generation spectrograph destined for the Very Large Telescope in Chile.