Astronomical instrumentation worldwide
Click on the instrument name for more information, click on the
penultimate column for advice about submitting proposals.
Check the observatory web pages (first column) for the latest
on instrument availability.
The Mobj column documents multi-object capability: MS then
number of slits,
F then number of fibres, or IF = integral-field
unit (with number of lenslets, if any).
This list was last updated 2004.
This test version lists common-user optical, near-IR and mid-IR
instruments offered at KeckI/II, HET, Subaru,
VLT1/2/3/4, GeminiN/S, MMT, Baade/Clay (Magellan),
Palomar 5-m, WHT, CTIO 4-m, AAT, KPNO 3.8-m, UKIRT, ESO 3.6-m, CFHT, WIYN,
ARC, Calar Alto 3.5-m, NTT, TNG, and the smaller La Palma
telescopes (INT, JKT, NOT).
Please send comments to
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Low- and medium-resolution optical spectrographs
| Telescope |
D/m |
Instrument |
Min R |
Max R |
Field |
Mobj |
Who can apply |
Notes |
KeckII
| 9.8
|
DEIMOS
|
| 5000
|
20'
| MS85
|
UCal, Caltech, UHaw
|
|
KeckII
| 9.8
|
ESI
|
1000
| 6000
|
2x8'
| MS
|
UCal, Caltech, UHaw
|
|
KeckII
| 9.8
|
LRIS
|
300
| 5000
|
6x7.8'
|
|
UCal, Caltech, UHaw
|
|
HET
| 9.2
|
LRS
|
60
| 1300
|
4'
|
|
HET partners (5 univ) , NOAO
|
|
Subaru
| 8.3
|
FOCAS
|
250
| 2000
|
6'
| M100
|
JP, all
|
|
VLT1
| 8.2
|
FORS1
|
300
| 1000
|
7'
| MS9
|
ESO, Chile
|
|
VLT2
| 8.2
|
FORS2
|
300
| 2000
|
7'
| MS9
|
ESO, Chile
|
|
VLT2
| 8.2
|
FLAMES
|
7500
| 25000
|
25'
| F130
|
ESO, Chile
|
Not yet available
|
VLT3
| 8.2
|
VIMOS
|
300
| 2000
|
7x7x4'
| MS750
|
ESO, Chile
|
Not yet available
|
GeminiN
| 8.1
|
GMOS
|
700
| 4400
|
5.5'
| MS100s
|
US UK CA AU BR AR CL
|
|
GeminiS
| 8.1
|
GMOS
|
700
| 4400
|
5.5'
| MS100s
|
US UK CA AU BR AR CL
|
From 2003
|
MMT
| 6.5
|
MMT Spec
|
3000
| 8000
|
|
|
Arizona, CfA?
|
|
Baade
| 6.5
|
IMACS
|
2000
| 21000
|
24'
|
|
Carnegie, 4 univs, Chile
|
From 2003
|
Baade
| 6.5
|
B&C
|
800
| 3000
|
75"
|
|
Carnegie, 4 univs, Chile
|
From 2003
|
Baade
| 6.5
|
LDSS2
|
200
| 1000
|
7.5'
| MS
|
Carnegie, 4 univs, Chile
|
|
Clay
| 6.5
|
MIKE
|
9000
| 25000
|
5"
| F256
|
Carnegie, 4 univs, Chile
|
From 2003
|
Hale5
| 5.1
|
DoubleSpec
|
1000
| 10000
|
2.2'
| MS8
|
Caltech, JPL, NASA
|
|
Hale5
| 5.1
|
NorrisSpec
|
1000
| 4000
|
20'
| F150
|
Caltech, JPL, NASA
|
|
Hale5
| 5.1
|
COSMIC
|
600
| 1200
|
9.7'
|
|
Caltech, JPL, NASA
|
|
WHT
| 4.2
|
ISIS
|
900
| 13000
|
4.0'
|
|
UK ES NL EU
|
|
WHT
| 4.2
|
AF2
|
1000
| 8000
|
40'
| F120
|
UK ES NL EU
|
|
WHT
| 4.2
|
INTEGRAL
|
100
| 6000
|
30"
| IF
|
UK ES NL EU
|
|
WHT
| 4.2
|
OASIS
|
| 3400
|
45"
| IF1100
|
UK ES NL EU
|
AO; Commissioning 2003
|
CTIO4
| 4.0
|
R-C SPEC
|
1200
| 5000
|
5'
|
|
US, all
|
|
CTIO4
| 4.0
|
Hydra CTIO
|
|
|
40'
| F138
|
US, all
|
|
AAT
| 3.9
|
2dF
|
|
|
120'
| F400
|
AU UK
|
|
AAT
| 3.9
|
RGOspec
|
850
| 12000
|
|
|
AU UK
|
|
AAT
| 3.9
|
TAURUS
|
|
|
|
|
AU UK
|
|
AAT
| 3.9
|
SPIRAL
|
1200
| 11000
|
22x11"
| IF 512
|
AU UK
|
|
KPNO4
| 3.8
|
R-C CCD
|
300
| 5000
|
5.4'
| MS
|
US, all
|
|
KPNO4
| 3.8
|
MARS
|
400
| 1100
|
5'
| MS
|
US, all
|
|
ESO4
| 3.6
|
EFOSC-2
|
100
| 1000
|
5'
| MS
|
ESO, Chile
|
|
CFHT
| 3.6
|
MOS
|
|
|
10x10'
| MS10s
|
CA FR US
|
|
CFHT
| 3.6
|
OSIS
|
|
|
|
|
CA FR US
|
|
CFHT
| 3.6
|
FTS
|
|
|
|
|
CA FR US
|
|
WIYN
| 3.5
|
Hydra
|
700
| 22000
|
60'
| F100
|
US, all
|
|
WIYN
| 3.5
|
DensePak
|
700
| 22000
|
45"
| IF90
|
US, all
|
|
Calar4
| 3.5
|
TWIN
|
3000
| 14000
|
4'
|
|
DE ES all
|
|
Calar4
| 3.5
|
PMAS
|
1500
| 6000
|
8"
| IF
|
DE ES all
|
|
Calar4
| 3.5
|
MOSCA4
|
|
|
11'
| MS
|
DE ES all
|
|
NTT
| 3.5
|
EMMI
|
280
| 70000
|
9'
|
|
ESO, Chile
|
|
ARC
| 3.5
|
DIS II
|
700
| 6000
|
|
|
??
|
|
TNG
| 3.5
|
DOLORES
|
300
| 3000
|
9.4'
| MS
|
IT ES UK EU all
|
|
INT
| 2.5
|
IDS
|
500
| 15000
|
4.0'
|
|
UK ES NL EU
|
N/A after Jul 2003
|
NOT
| 2.6
|
ALFOSC
|
700
| 4300
|
| MS
|
DE FI IS NO SE EU all
|
|
NOT
| 2.6
|
SOFIN
|
|
|
|
|
DE FI IS NO SE EU all
|
|
High-resolution optical spectrographs
| Telescope |
D/m |
Instrument |
Min R |
Max R |
Field |
Mobj |
Who can apply |
Notes |
KeckI
| 9.8
|
HIRES
|
30000
| 80000
|
|
|
UCal, Caltech, UHaw
|
|
HET
| 9.2
|
HRS
|
15000
| 120000
|
|
|
HET partners (5 univ) , NOAO
|
|
Subaru
| 8.3
|
HDS
|
| 160000
|
60"
|
|
JP, all
|
|
VLT2
| 8.2
|
UVES
|
40000
| 100000
|
| F8
|
ESO, Chile
|
|
GeminiS
| 8.1
|
bHROS
|
150000
|
|
3, 7"
|
|
US UK CA AU BR AR CL
|
Not yet available
|
WHT
| 4.2
|
UES
|
40000
| 80000
|
5.0'
|
|
UK ES NL EU
|
Retired Jul 2002
|
CTIO4
| 4.0
|
Echelle
|
50000
|
|
|
|
US, all
|
|
AAT
| 3.9
|
UCLES
|
100000
|
|
|
|
AU UK
|
|
AAT
| 3.9
|
UHRF
|
300000
| 940000
|
1.5"
|
|
AU UK
|
|
KPNO4
| 3.8
|
Echelle
|
18000
| 65000
|
2'
|
|
US, all
|
|
ESO4
| 3.6
|
CES
|
220000
| 235000
|
|
|
ESO, Chile
|
|
ESO4
| 3.6
|
HARPS
|
120000
| 120000
|
1"
|
|
ESO, Chile
|
|
CFHT
| 3.6
|
Gecko
|
| 120000
|
|
|
CA FR US
|
|
ARC
| 3.5
|
Echelle
|
38000
| 38000
|
|
|
??
|
|
TNG
| 3.5
|
SARG
|
29000
| 164000
|
30"
|
|
IT ES UK EU all
|
|
Optical imagers
| Telescope |
D/m |
Instrument |
Field |
Who can apply |
Notes |
KeckII
| 9.80
|
DEIMOS
|
20'
|
UCal, Caltech, UHaw
|
|
KeckII
| 9.80
|
ESI
|
2x8'
|
UCal, Caltech, UHaw
|
|
KeckII
| 9.80
|
LRIS
|
6x7.8'
|
UCal, Caltech, UHaw
|
|
Subaru
| 8.30
|
SUPRIME
|
30'
|
JP, all
|
|
VLT1
| 8.20
|
FORS1
|
7'
|
ESO, Chile
|
|
VLT2
| 8.20
|
FORS2
|
7'
|
ESO, Chile
|
|
GeminiN
| 8.10
|
GMOS
|
5.5'
|
US UK CA AU BR AR CL
|
|
GeminiS
| 8.10
|
GMOS
|
5.5'
|
US UK CA AU BR AR CL
|
From 2003
|
MMT
| 6.50
|
Minicam
|
3'
|
Arizona, CfA?
|
|
Baade
| 6.50
|
IMACS
|
24'
|
Carnegie, 4 univs, Chile
|
From 2003
|
Baade
| 6.50
|
B&C
|
75"
|
Carnegie, 4 univs, Chile
|
From 2003
|
Baade
| 6.50
|
LDSS2
|
7.5'
|
Carnegie, 4 univs, Chile
|
|
Baade
| 6.50
|
MagIC
|
|
Carnegie, 4 univs, Chile
|
|
Clay
| 6.50
|
MIKE
|
5"
|
Carnegie, 4 univs, Chile
|
From 2003
|
Hale5
| 5.10
|
COSMIC
|
9.7'
|
Caltech, JPL, NASA
|
|
Hale5
| 5.10
|
LFC
|
24'
|
Caltech, JPL, NASA
|
|
WHT
| 4.20
|
PF imager
|
16'
|
UK ES NL EU
|
|
WHT
| 4.20
|
Aux-port
|
1.8'
|
UK ES NL EU
|
|
WHT
| 4.20
|
OASIS
|
45"
|
UK ES NL EU
|
AO; Commissioning 2003
|
CTIO4
| 4.00
|
MOSAICII
|
35'
|
US, all
|
|
AAT
| 3.90
|
WFI
|
33'
|
AU UK
|
|
KPNO4
| 3.80
|
MOSA
|
35.4'
|
US, all
|
|
ESO4
| 3.60
|
EFOSC-2
|
5'
|
ESO, Chile
|
|
ESO4
| 3.60
|
HARPS
|
1"
|
ESO, Chile
|
|
CFHT
| 3.60
|
Megacam
|
72'
|
CA FR US
|
|
CFHT
| 3.60
|
FOCAM
|
7'
|
CA FR US
|
|
CFHT
| 3.60
|
MOS
|
10x10'
|
CA FR US
|
|
CFHT
| 3.60
|
OSIS
|
|
CA FR US
|
|
WIYN
| 3.50
|
MIMO
|
9.5'
|
US, all
|
|
WIYN
| 3.50
|
WTTM
|
4.6'
|
US, all
|
Tip-tilt
|
Calar4
| 3.50
|
MOSCA4
|
11'
|
DE ES all
|
|
Calar4
| 3.50
|
LAICA
|
44.4'
|
DE ES all
|
|
NTT
| 3.50
|
EMMI
|
9'
|
ESO, Chile
|
|
NTT
| 3.50
|
SuSI2
|
5.5'
|
ESO, Chile
|
|
ARC
| 3.50
|
DIS II
|
|
??
|
|
ARC
| 3.50
|
SPIcam
|
4.8'
|
??
|
|
TNG
| 3.50
|
OIG
|
4.9'
|
IT ES EU all
|
|
INT
| 2.50
|
WFC
|
34'
|
UK ES NL EU
|
|
NOT
| 2.60
|
ALFOSC
|
|
DE FI IS NO SE EU all
|
|
NOT
| 2.60
|
MOSAIC
|
7.7'
|
DE FI IS NO SE EU all
|
|
NOT
| 2.60
|
StanCam
|
|
DE FI IS NO SE EU all
|
|
JKT
| 1.00
|
JKT CCD
|
|
UK ES NL EU
|
N/A after Jul 2003
|
Near-IR spectrographs
| Telescope |
D/m |
Instrument |
Min R |
Max R |
Field |
Mobj |
Who can apply |
Notes |
KeckI
| 9.8
|
NIRC2
|
| 5000
|
10,20,40"
|
|
UCal, Caltech, UHaw
|
AO
|
KeckII
| 9.8
|
NIRSPEC
|
2000
| 25000
|
42"
|
|
UCal, Caltech, UHaw
|
AO
|
HET
| 9.2
|
JCAM
|
5500
| 11000
|
|
|
HET partners (5 univ) , NOAO
|
|
Subaru
| 8.3
|
IRCS
|
100
| 2000
|
60"
|
|
JP, all
|
|
Subaru
| 8.3
|
CISCO/OHS
|
|
|
2'
|
|
JP, all
|
|
VLT1
| 8.2
|
ISAAC
|
500
| 3000
|
|
|
ESO, Chile
|
|
VLT1
| 8.2
|
CRIRES
|
| 100000
|
50"
|
|
ESO, Chile
|
Not yet available
|
VLT4
| 8.2
|
SINFONI
|
| 5000
|
|
|
ESO, Chile
|
Not yet available
|
VLT4
| 8.2
|
NIRMOS
|
2000
|
|
|
|
ESO, Chile
|
Not yet available
|
VLT4
| 8.2
|
NAOS
|
400
| 1500
|
56"
|
|
ESO, Chile
|
AO
|
GeminiN
| 8.1
|
NIFS
|
5000
|
|
3"
| IF
|
US UK CA AU BR AR CL
|
Not yet available
|
GeminiN
| 8.1
|
NIRI
|
400
| 1700
|
30,50,120
|
|
US UK CA AU BR AR CL
|
|
GeminiS
| 8.1
|
FlamingosI
|
350
| 2400
|
2.6'
| MS100
|
US UK CA AU BR AR CL
|
|
GeminiS
| 8.1
|
GNIRS
|
600
| 18000
|
| IF
|
US UK CA AU BR AR CL
|
Not yet available
|
GeminiS
| 8.1
|
Phoenix
|
50000
| 75000
|
14"
|
|
US UK CA AU BR AR CL
|
|
GeminiS
| 8.1
|
CIRPASS
|
3000
|
|
| IF490
|
US UK CA AU BR AR CL
|
|
MMT
| 6.5
|
Flamingos2
|
| 1000
|
6.8'
| MS
|
Arizona, CfA?
|
Available ~ 2004
|
Hale5
| 5.1
|
Pharo
|
| 1500
|
25,40"
|
|
Caltech, JPL, NASA
|
AO
|
WHT
| 4.2
|
LIRIS
|
1000
| 3000
|
4.2'
| MS10
|
UK ES NL EU
|
Commissioning 2003
|
CTIO4
| 4.0
|
OSIRIS
|
1200
| 3000
|
3.5'
|
|
US, all
|
Tip-tilt
|
AAT
| 3.9
|
IRIS2
|
1500
| 2500
|
8'
|
|
AU UK
|
|
KPNO4
| 3.8
|
FLAMINGO
|
1000
| 3000
|
10'
| MS
|
US, all
|
|
UKIRT
| 3.8
|
UIST
|
1500
| 3500
|
1,2'
| +IF
|
UK
|
|
UKIRT
| 3.8
|
CGS4
|
500
| 8500
|
|
|
UK
|
|
CFHT
| 3.6
|
OSIS-IR
|
|
|
|
|
CA FR US
|
|
CFHT
| 3.6
|
GriF
|
|
|
36"
|
|
CA FR US
|
|
Calar4
| 3.5
|
OMEGACass
|
6000
|
|
|
|
DE ES all
|
|
NTT
| 3.5
|
SofI
|
600
| 1200
|
5.5'
|
|
ESO, Chile
|
|
ARC
| 3.5
|
GRIM II
|
200
| 800
|
|
|
??
|
|
ARC
| 3.5
|
NIC-FPS
|
10000
| 10000
|
4.6'
|
|
??
|
|
TNG
| 3.5
|
NICS
|
50
| 2500
|
4.2'
|
|
IT ES UK EU all
|
|
Near-IR imagers
| Telescope |
D/m |
Instrument |
Field |
Who can apply |
Notes |
KeckI
| 9.80
|
NIRC2
|
10,20,40"
|
UCal, Caltech, UHaw
|
AO
|
Subaru
| 8.30
|
IRCS
|
60"
|
JP, all
|
|
Subaru
| 8.30
|
CIAO
|
22"
|
JP, all
|
|
VLT4
| 8.20
|
NAOS
|
56"
|
ESO, Chile
|
AO
|
GeminiN
| 8.10
|
Altair
|
|
US UK CA AU BR AR CL
|
AO; Not yet available
|
GeminiN
| 8.10
|
NIRI
|
30,50,120
|
US UK CA AU BR AR CL
|
|
GeminiS
| 8.10
|
FlamingosI
|
2.6'
|
US UK CA AU BR AR CL
|
|
GeminiS
| 8.10
|
GNIRS
|
|
US UK CA AU BR AR CL
|
Not yet available
|
GeminiS
| 8.10
|
NICI
|
|
US UK CA AU BR AR CL
|
Not yet available
|
MMT
| 6.50
|
Flamingos2
|
6.8'
|
Arizona, CfA?
|
Available ~ 2004
|
Baade
| 6.50
|
PANIC
|
2'
|
Carnegie, 4 univs, Chile
|
|
Baade
| 6.50
|
WIRC
|
7'
|
Carnegie, 4 univs, Chile
|
|
Hale5
| 5.10
|
Pharo
|
25,40"
|
Caltech, JPL, NASA
|
AO
|
Hale5
| 5.10
|
WIRC
|
9'
|
Caltech, JPL, NASA
|
|
WHT
| 4.20
|
INGRID
|
4.3'
|
UK ES NL EU
|
|
WHT
| 4.20
|
LIRIS
|
4.2'
|
UK ES NL EU
|
Commissioning 2003
|
WHT
| 4.20
|
NAOMI
|
40"
|
UK ES NL EU
|
AO, + coron. OSCA
|
CTIO4
| 4.00
|
ISPI
|
11'
|
US, all
|
|
CTIO4
| 4.00
|
OSIRIS
|
3.5'
|
US, all
|
Tip-tilt
|
AAT
| 3.90
|
IRIS2
|
8'
|
AU UK
|
|
KPNO4
| 3.80
|
FLAMINGO
|
10'
|
US, all
|
|
KPNO4
| 3.80
|
SQUID
|
200"
|
US, all
|
|
ESO4
| 3.60
|
ADONIS
|
|
ESO, Chile
|
AO, decomm.
|
UKIRT
| 3.80
|
UIST
|
1,2'
|
UK
|
|
UKIRT
| 3.80
|
IRCAM
|
20.8"
|
UK
|
|
UKIRT
| 3.80
|
UFTI
|
92"
|
UK
|
|
CFHT
| 3.60
|
PUEO/KIR
|
36"
|
CA FR US
|
AO
|
CFHT
| 3.60
|
CFHT-IR
|
3.6'
|
CA FR US
|
|
CFHT
| 3.60
|
OSIS-IR
|
|
CA FR US
|
|
Calar4
| 3.50
|
OMEGAPrime
|
6.8'
|
DE ES all
|
|
Calar4
| 3.50
|
ALFA
|
|
DE ES all
|
AO
|
NTT
| 3.50
|
SofI
|
5.5'
|
ESO, Chile
|
|
ARC
| 3.50
|
GRIM II
|
|
??
|
|
ARC
| 3.50
|
NIC-FPS
|
4.6'
|
??
|
|
TNG
| 3.50
|
NICS
|
4.2'
|
IT ES UK EU all
|
|
TNG
| 3.50
|
ADOPT
|
|
IT ES EU all
|
AO
|
NOT
| 2.60
|
NOTCAM
|
4x4'
|
DE FI IS NO SE EU all
|
|
|