SCORPIO at the 6-m telescope: current state and perspectivies for spectroscopy of galactic and extragalactic objects

TL;DR

This paper reviews the current capabilities and scientific achievements of the SCORPIO instrument at the Russian 6-m telescope, and discusses the development of its successor, SCORPIO-2, for galactic and extragalactic spectroscopy.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of SCORPIO's observational modes, scientific results, and introduces the new SCORPIO-2 instrument for future research.

Findings

Extensive scientific data collected over ten years using SCORPIO.

Successful application of direct imaging, slit spectroscopy, and Fabry-Perot interferometry modes.

Introduction of SCORPIO-2 for enhanced observational capabilities.

Abstract

A significant part of observations by Russian 6-m telescope is carried out using SCORPIO multi-mode focal reducer. A lot of scientific data have been collected using observations in direct imaging, slit spectroscopy and Fabry-Perot interferometry modes during the past ten years. Some results of these observations are considered in this review. We are also present a short description of a new generation instrument named SCORPIO-2.