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• Cirasuolo, Michele [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
• Fairley, Alasdair [STFC, UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory Edinburgh, UK]
• Rees, Phil [STFC, UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory Edinburgh, UK]
• Gonzalez, Oscar A. [STFC, UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory Edinburgh, UK]
• Taylor, William [STFC, UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory Edinburgh, UK]
• Maiolino, Roberto [Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK]
• Afonso, Jose [Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço and Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal]
• Evans, Chris [STFC, UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory Edinburgh, UK]
• Flores, Hector [GEPI, Observatoire de Paris, PSL University, CNRS, France]
• Lilly, Simon [Department of Physics, ETH Zurich, Switzerland]
• Oliva, Ernesto [INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Florence, Italy]
• Paltani, Stephane [Department of Astronomy, University of Geneva, Versoix, Switzerland]
• Vanzi, Leonardo [Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile]
• Abreu, Manuel [Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço and Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal]
• Accardo, Matteo [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
• Adams, Nathan [Department of Physics, University of Oxford, UK]
• Álvarez Méndez, Domingo [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
• Amans, Jean-Philippe [GEPI, Observatoire de Paris, PSL University, CNRS, France]
• Amarantidis, Stergios [Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço and Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal]
• Atek, Hakim [GEPI, Observatoire de Paris, PSL University, CNRS, France]
• Atkinson, David [STFC, UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory Edinburgh, UK]
• Banerji, Manda [Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Southampton, UK]
• Barrett, Joe [STFC, UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory Edinburgh, UK]
• Barrientos, Felipe [Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile]
• Bauer, Franz [Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile]
• Beard, Steven [STFC, UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory Edinburgh, UK]
• Béchet, Clementine [Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile]
• Belfiore, Andrea [INAF, IASF-MI, Milano, Italy]
• Bellazzini, Michele [INAF – Astrophysics and Space Science Observatory Bologna, Italy]
• Benoist, Christophe [Université Côte d’Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Laboratoire Lagrange, France]
• Best, Philip [Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, UK]
• Biazzo, Katia [INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, Italy]
• Black, Martin [STFC, UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory Edinburgh, UK]
• Boettger, David [Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile]
• Bonifacio, Piercarlo [GEPI, Observatoire de Paris, PSL University, CNRS, France]
• Bowler, Rebecca [Department of Physics, University of Oxford, UK]
• Bragaglia, Angela [INAF – Astrophysics and Space Science Observatory Bologna, Italy]
• Brierley, Saskia [STFC, UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory Edinburgh, UK]
• Brinchmann, Jarle [Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço, Universidade do Porto, CAUP, Porto, Portugal]
• Brinkmann, Martin [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
• Buat, Veronique [Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, CNES, LAM, Marseille, France]
• Buitrago, Fernando [Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço and Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal]
• Burgarella, Denis [Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, CNES, LAM, Marseille, France]
• Burningham, Ben [School of Physics Astronomy and Mathematics, University of Hertfordshire, UK]
• Buscher, David [Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK]
• Cabral, Alexandre [Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço and Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal]
• Caffau, Elisabetta [GEPI, Observatoire de Paris, PSL University, CNRS, France]
• Cardoso, Leandro [Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço, Universidade do Porto, CAUP, Porto, Portugal]
• Carnall, Adam [Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, UK]
• Carollo, Marcella [Department of Physics, ETH Zurich, Switzerland]
• Castillo, Roberto [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
• Castignani, Gianluca [EPFL, Observatoire de Sauverny, Versoix, Switzerland]
• Catelan, Marco [Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile]
• Cicone, Claudia [Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Oslo, Norway]
• Cimatti, Andrea [University of Bologna, Department of Physics and Astronomy (DIFA), Italy]
• Cioni, Maria-Rosa L. [Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam (AIP), Germany]
• Clementini, Gisella [INAF – Astrophysics and Space Science Observatory Bologna, Italy]
• Cochrane, William [STFC, UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory Edinburgh, UK]
• Coelho, João [Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço and Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal]
• Colling, Miriam [STFC, Daresbury Laboratory, Sci-Tech Daresbury, UK]
• Contini, Thierry [Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie, Toulouse, France]
• Contreras, Rodrigo [Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile]
• Conzelmann, Ralf [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
• Cresci, Giovanni [INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Florence, Italy]
• Cropper, Mark [UCL Department of Space and Climate Physics, London, UK]
• Cucciati, Olga [INAF – Astrophysics and Space Science Observatory Bologna, Italy]
• Cullen, Fergus [Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, UK]
• Cumani, Claudio [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
• Curti, Mirko [Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK]
• Da Silva, Antonio [Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço and Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal]
• Daddi, Emanuele [CEA, IRFU, DAp, AIM, Université Paris-Saclay, Université Paris Diderot, France]
• Dalessandro, Emanuele [INAF – Astrophysics and Space Science Observatory Bologna, Italy]
• Dalessio, Francesco [INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, Italy]
• Dauvin, Louise [Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile]
• Davidson, George [STFC, UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory Edinburgh, UK]
• de Laverny, Patrick [Université Côte d’Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Laboratoire Lagrange, France]
• Delplancke-Ströbele, Françoise [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
• De Lucia, Gabriella [INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste, Italy]
• Del Vecchio, Ciro [INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Florence, Italy]
• Dessauges-Zavadsky, Miroslava [Department of Astronomy, University of Geneva, Versoix, Switzerland]
• Di Matteo, Paola [GEPI, Observatoire de Paris, PSL University, CNRS, France]
• Dole, Herve [Institut d’Astrophysique Spatiale, Orsay, Université Paris Sud, France]
• Drass, Holger [Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile]
• Dunlop, Jim [Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, UK]
• Dünner, Rolando [Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile]
• Eales, Steve [School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Cardiff, UK]
• Ellis, Richard [Dept of Physics & Astronomy, University College London, UK]
• Enriques, Bruno [Department of Physics, ETH Zurich, Switzerland]
• Fasola, Giles [GEPI, Observatoire de Paris, PSL University, CNRS, France]
• Ferguson, Annette [Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, UK]
• Ferruzzi, Debora [INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Florence, Italy]
• Fisher, Martin [Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK]
• Flores, Mauricio [Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile]
• Fontana, Adriano [INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, Italy]
• Forchi, Vincenzo [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
• Francois, Patrick [GEPI, Observatoire de Paris, PSL University, CNRS, France]
• Franzetti, Paolo [INAF, IASF-MI, Milano, Italy]
• Gargiulo, Adriana [INAF, IASF-MI, Milano, Italy]
• Garilli, Bianca [INAF, IASF-MI, Milano, Italy]
• Gaudemard, Julien [GEPI, Observatoire de Paris, PSL University, CNRS, France]
• Gieles, Mark [Astrophysics Research Group, Surrey University, UK]
• Gilmore, Gerry [Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK]
• Ginolfi, Michele [Department of Astronomy, University of Geneva, Versoix, Switzerland]
• Gomes, Jean Michel [Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço, Universidade do Porto, CAUP, Porto, Portugal]
• Guinouard, Isabelle [GEPI, Observatoire de Paris, PSL University, CNRS, France]
• Gutierrez, Pablo [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
• Haigron, Régis [GEPI, Observatoire de Paris, PSL University, CNRS, France]
• Hammer, François [GEPI, Observatoire de Paris, PSL University, CNRS, France]
• Hammersley, Peter [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
• Haniff, Chris [Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK]
• Harrison, Chris [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
• Haywood, Misha [GEPI, Observatoire de Paris, PSL University, CNRS, France]
• Hill, Vanessa [Université Côte d’Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Laboratoire Lagrange, France]
• Hubin, Norbert [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
• Humphrey, Andrew [Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço, Universidade do Porto, CAUP, Porto, Portugal]
• Ibata, Rodrigo [Observatoire Astronomique, Université de Strasbourg, France]
• Infante, Leopoldo [Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile]
• Ives, Derek [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
• Ivison, Rob [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
• Iwert, Olaf [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
• Jablonka, Pascale [EPFL, Observatoire de Sauverny, Versoix, Switzerland]
• Jakob, Gerd [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
• Jarvis, Matt [Department of Physics, University of Oxford, UK]
• King, David [Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK]
• Kneib, Jean-Paul [EPFL, Observatoire de Sauverny, Versoix, Switzerland]
• Laporte, Philippe [GEPI, Observatoire de Paris, PSL University, CNRS, France]
• Lawrence, Andy [Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, UK]
• Lee, David [STFC, UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory Edinburgh, UK]
• Li Causi, Gianluca [INAF – Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Rome, Italy]
• Lorenzoni, Silvio [Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço and Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal]
• Lucatello, Sara [INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Italy]
• Luco, Yerco [Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile]
• Macleod, Alastair [STFC, UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory Edinburgh, UK]
• Magliocchetti, Manuela [INAF – Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Rome, Italy]
• Magrini, Laura [INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Florence, Italy]
• Mainieri, Vincenzo [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
• Maire, Charles [Department of Astronomy, University of Geneva, Versoix, Switzerland]
• Mannucci, Filippo [INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Florence, Italy]
• Martin, Nicolas [Observatoire Astronomique, Université de Strasbourg, France]
• Matute, Israel [Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço and Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal]
• Maurogordato, Sophie [Université Côte d’Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Laboratoire Lagrange, France]
• McGee, Sean [School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, UK]
• Mcleod, Derek [Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, UK]
• McLure, Ross [Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, UK]
• McMahon, Richard [Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK]
• Melse, Basile-Thierry [GEPI, Observatoire de Paris, PSL University, CNRS, France]
• Messias, Hugo [Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço and Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal]
• Mucciarelli, Alessio [University of Bologna, Department of Physics and Astronomy (DIFA), Italy]
• Nisini, Brunella [INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, Italy]
• Nix, Johannes [STFC, UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory Edinburgh, UK]
• Norberg, Peder [Department of Physics, Durham University, UK]
• Oesch, Pascal [Department of Astronomy, University of Geneva, Versoix, Switzerland]
• Oliveira, António [Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço and Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal]
• Origlia, Livia [INAF – Astrophysics and Space Science Observatory Bologna, Italy]
• Padilla, Nelson [Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile]
• Palsa, Ralf [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
• Pancino, Elena [INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Florence, Italy]
• Papaderos, Polychronis [Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço, Universidade do Porto, CAUP, Porto, Portugal]
• Pappalardo, Ciro [Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço and Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal]
• Parry, Ian [Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK]
• Pasquini, Luca [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
• Peacock, John [Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, UK]
• Pedichini, Fernando [INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, Italy]
• Pello, Roser [Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, CNES, LAM, Marseille, France]
• Peng, Yingjie [Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Peking University, Beijing, China]
• Pentericci, Laura [INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, Italy]
• Pfuhl, Oliver [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
• Piazzesi, Roberto [INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, Italy]
• Popovic, Dan [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
• Pozzetti, Lucia [INAF – Astrophysics and Space Science Observatory Bologna, Italy]
• Puech, Mathieu [GEPI, Observatoire de Paris, PSL University, CNRS, France]
• Puzia, Thomas [Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile]
• Raichoor, Anand [EPFL, Observatoire de Sauverny, Versoix, Switzerland]
• Randich, Sofia [INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Florence, Italy]
• Recio-Blanco, Alejandra [Université Côte d’Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Laboratoire Lagrange, France]
• Reis, Sandra [Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço and Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal]
• Reix, Florent [GEPI, Observatoire de Paris, PSL University, CNRS, France]
• Renzini, Alvio [INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Italy]
• Rodrigues, Myriam [GEPI, Observatoire de Paris, PSL University, CNRS, France]
• Rojas, Felipe [Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile]
• Rojas-Arriagada, Álvaro [Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile]
• Rota, Stefano [INAF, IASF-MI, Milano, Italy]
• Royer, Frédéric [GEPI, Observatoire de Paris, PSL University, CNRS, France]
• Sacco, Germano [INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Florence, Italy]
• Sanchez-Janssen, Ruben [STFC, UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory Edinburgh, UK]
• Sanna, Nicoletta [INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Florence, Italy]
• Santos, Pedro [Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço and Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal]
• Sarzi, Marc [Armagh Observatory & Planetarium, Armagh, Northern Ireland]
• Schaerer, Daniel [Department of Astronomy, University of Geneva, Versoix, Switzerland]
• Schiavon, Ricardo [Liverpool John Moores University, UK]
• Schnell, Robin [Department of Astronomy, University of Geneva, Versoix, Switzerland]
• Schultheis, Mathias [Université Côte d’Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Laboratoire Lagrange, France]
• Scodeggio, Marco [INAF, IASF-MI, Milano, Italy]
• Serjeant, Steve [School of Physical Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK]
• Shen, Tzu-Chiang [BlueShadows Ltda., Santiago, Chile]
• Simmonds, Charlotte [EPFL, Observatoire de Sauverny, Versoix, Switzerland]
• Smoker, Jonathan [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
• Sobral, David [Department of Physics, University of Lancaster, UK]
• Sordet, Michael [Department of Astronomy, University of Geneva, Versoix, Switzerland]
• Spérone, Damien [EPFL, Observatoire de Sauverny, Versoix, Switzerland]
• Strachan, Jonathan [STFC, UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory Edinburgh, UK]
• Sun, Xiaowei [Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK]
• Swinbank, Mark [Department of Physics, Durham University, UK]
• Tait, Graham [STFC, UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory Edinburgh, UK]
• Tereno, Ismael [Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço and Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal]
• Tojeiro, Rita [School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, UK]
• Torres, Miguel [Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile]
• Tosi, Monica [INAF – Astrophysics and Space Science Observatory Bologna, Italy]
• Tozzi, Andrea [INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Florence, Italy]
• Tresiter, Ezequiel [Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile]
• Valenti, Elena [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
• Valenzuela Navarro, Álvaro [Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile]
• Vanzella, Eros [INAF – Astrophysics and Space Science Observatory Bologna, Italy]
• Vergani, Susanna [GEPI, Observatoire de Paris, PSL University, CNRS, France]
• Verhamme, Anne [EPFL, Observatoire de Sauverny, Versoix, Switzerland]
• Vernet, Joël [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
• Vignali, Cristian [INAF – Astrophysics and Space Science Observatory Bologna, Italy]
• Vinther, Jakob [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
• Von Dran, Lauren [Appleton Laboratory, STFC, Harwell Campus, UK]
• Waring, Chris [STFC, UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory Edinburgh, UK]
• Watson, Stephen [STFC, UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory Edinburgh, UK]
• Wild, Vivienne [School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, UK]
• Willesme, Bart [STFC, UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory Edinburgh, UK]
• Woodward, Brian [STFC, UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory Edinburgh, UK]
• Wuyts, Stijn [Department of Physics, University of Bath, UK]
• Yang, Yanbin [GEPI, Observatoire de Paris, PSL University, CNRS, France]
• Zamorani, Gianni [INAF – Astrophysics and Space Science Observatory Bologna, Italy]
• Zoccali, Manuela [Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile]
• Bluck, Asa [Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK]
• Trussler, James [Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK]

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 robotic positioners, 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.