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Hectochelle is a high-resolution, multiobject optical spectrograph
fed by 240 optical fibers. It operates at the f/5 Cassegrain focus of the
6.5-meter MMT on Mount Hopkins in Arizona. The instrument is composed of
a robotic positioner and a large, bench-mounted spectrograph, joined by a
bundle of 25m long optical fibers. Dual robots, dubbed Fred and Ginger,
reconfigure all 240 optical fibers in just 5 minutes.
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Modified 5-April-2007 by Doug Mink